Business: Holiday sales were up 7.6% despite the squeeze of inflation

Today's top D-FW business news you need to know [BUSINESS](dallasnews.com/business) dallasnews.com [Holiday sales were up 7.6% despite the squeeze of inflation]( CClothing rose 4.4%, and online sales jumped 10.6% from a year ago. [Hospitals will have to confront systemic problems to undo COVID-19 financial damage]( Nearly 1 out of every 10 Texas hospitals is at risk of closure, a Texas Hospital Association report shows. [Can Texas’ jobs-making machine keep cranking through a 2023 slowdown?]( Job growth surged during the pandemic recovery, but 2023 is projected to produce more paltry gains. [Can Dallas-Fort Worth’s economy hold its own in an uncertain world?]( From housing to consumer spending and crypto to commercial construction, inquiring minds want to know. Here's [...]   ADVERTISEMENT   [Will the nation’s largest resort solidify North Texas as the golf business capital?]( The Omni PGA Frisco Resort will open in spring 2023 and attract golf professionals and weekend visitors from [...] [Christmas Day flyers experience travel disruptions as dangerous winter storm nears its end]( What does the weather look like in D-FW for the end of this week? [AT&T teams with BlackRock on a venture to expand fiber-optic network]( The companies are targeting 1.5 million customer locations initially with its Gigapower service. [Abercrombie & Fitch opens new store in Dallas’ NorthPark Center on eve of Christmas]( The store, located across from Macy’s, is a new concept that targets millenials and Gen Z shoppers. It opened [...] [Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth top the country in construction job gains]( The D-FW area added 18,000 building sector jobs in the year ending with November, according to the latest [...] [MORE FROM BUSINESS](   ADVERTISEMENT   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy) | [Account Login]( |[Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy| [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2022