Modest outlook for 2015 retail sales
Retailer chief financial officers are modestly optimistic about the retail industry’s sales growth prospects for 2015, according to accounting and professional services firm BDO USA LLP. The BDO Retail Compass Survey of CFOs, which polled 100 CFOs at leading retailers nationwide, forecasts a 3.9% gain in total retail sales and a 3.7% increase in same-store