![]() Carlisle Sentinel | Mall Stores See Strong Rise in Holiday Sales New York Times - By MICHAEL BARBARO. Early openings deep discounts and resurgent department stores appeared to give merchants at the mall an edge over discount retailers during the holiday weekend a reversal of fortune from 2005. Wal-Mart same-store sales fall for the first time in 10 years Stocks may slip on Wal-Mart sales |