Lorraine Miller of Minot gets surprised looks when she tells people she goes to boxing exercise classes. Miller was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 20
captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: good evening and thanks for joining us. christmas has come and gone, but today, wall street was still talking about holiday sales. susie, there was a lot of worry about how much consumers would shop in november and december. susie: tom, worries about the economy didn t keep americans away from one of their favorite pastimes, shopping. for many of the nation s retailers, sales turned out better than they expected. the thomson-reuters sales index of 22 retailers rose 3.4% in december. that s a bit above expectations and better than last year. tom: still, as erika miller explains tonight, the strong sales came at a hefty price. reporter: 50%. 60%. even 70% off. retailers know many customers won t even look at merchandise unless there s a sale sign. the customer is demanding sale, and they are only buying when they do see markdown and clearance . reporter: kohl s and j.c. penney lowered their fourth quarter earnings guidance to