Rosy December for small business sales, but restaurants are left out
NEW YORK CITY, New York: December brought cheer to many small businesses as shoppers finished their holiday purchases, according to the Fiserv Small Business Index.
The index, which tracks point-of-sale transactions including card, cash, and check payments across approximately two million U.S. small businesses, rose to a seasonally adjusted 146, up three points from November.
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