Dont bring bulky items with you that could conceal items of harm mayor carolyn mayor Carolyn Goodman were wide open on the strip. Very difficult to monitor that huge open area i mean from hotel to hotel i know the strip will be closed as we get to new years eve specifically but the sheriffs been asking everybody please come with bare minimum of belongings with you. Metros request comes at a time amid threats of terrorism. Sheriff lombardo said earlier today that reports of threats have increased by 300 percent in the last couple of months. Rtc of Southern Nevada will also be providing free rides from 6 p. M. On new years even to 9 in the morning then next day. And those buses will circulate to and from the strip and downtown. Earlier today we spoke with the Las Vegas Convention and visitors authoriy. It expects 98 point5 of all local hotel rooms to be full new years night. They expect around 332 thousand people will be in town for the party. And expect them to spend more dollars. Almos
Axelrod good evening. Scotts off tonight. Im jim axelrod and this is our western edition. Were getting our first look at just what kind of boost Holiday Shopping provided to the u. S. Economy and it is not the kind of picture retailers were hoping to see. According to Mastercard Spendingpulse Retail Shopping was up 2. 3 this holiday season. Keep in mind, these are just the initial numbers, but the National Retail federation had projected a bigger 3. 9 increase in Holiday Shopping. So if this first snapshot holds, this would be disappointing and the first time below 3 growth since 2009. Heres Terrell Brown. Reporter deep discounts and extended hours couldnt get americans to spend as much as stores expected. So now retailers are cutting prices even more. Even along chicagos exclusive michigan avenue, stores today were offering 75 off. Retail analyst craig johnson. Retailers overshot the mark in terms of apparel supply so there was an imbalance of supply demand in apparel leading to the p
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