Local retail hot, cold the day after Christmas

While most retailers saw the falling economy as the Grinch spoiling Christmas this year despite dramatic markdowns, one local business saw sales increase in the four weeks between the two busiest shopping days of the year.

Aurelius Bass Pro Shops General Manager Jeff Burdick said that not only are sales since Black Friday up this year over last, but also the store is "currently 138 percent over the sales projection" for Friday, the day after Christmas.

"I think pre-Christmas is the biggest determining factor for what post-Christmas will look like for Bass Pro," he said. "We had more customers pre-Christmas, and with them will bring more traffic post-Christmas."