Retailers Hope For Strong Christmas Season

BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 08: A customer shops for gift packages during Christmas shopping season in a shopping mall on December 8, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. German consumer confidence dropped prior to the Christmas season from a high level, according to a survey released at the end of November, expecting to harm retail sales in December, but not to the point of hurting businesses greatly. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)