i'm gabe albarian. >> suzanne: and finally tonight, it looks like the nation's retailers will have a green christmas after all. with just three shopping days to go until santa arrives, sales at traditional stores are already up 2.5%, and they're expected to top $465 billion this year. meanwhile, online sales are a big bright spot-- up 15% this season to almost $32 billion. from clicks to bricks, this is the make-or-break week, tom. it includes four of the top ten holiday shopping days and could account for as much as 20% of the season's overall sales. and you know if my kids are watching, mommy has done her part to help. >> tom: suzanne i've got the next two weeks, two birthdays and a christmas, and no i'm nowhere near done yet. >> suzanne: don't forget the after christmas sales still count. that's "nightly business report" for wednesday december 21. i'm suzanne pratt. good night everyone and good night to you too, tom. >> tom: i'm tom hudson, thank you for joining us. we'll see you an line and back here tomorrow evening. "nightly business report" is made possible by: captioning spon

i'm gabe albarian. >> suzanne: and finally tonight, it looks like the nation's retailers will have a green christmas after all. with just three shopping days to go until santa arrives, sales at traditional stores are already up 2.5%, and they're expected to top $465 billion this year. meanwhile, online sales are a big bright spot-- up 15% this season to almost $32 billion. from clicks to bricks, this is the make-or-break week, tom. it includes four of the top ten holiday shopping days and could account for as much as 20% of the season's overall sales. and you know if my kids are watching, mommy has done her part to help. >> tom: suzanne i've got the next two weeks, two birthdays and a christmas, and no i'm nowhere near done yet. >> suzanne: don't forget the after christmas sales still count. that's "nightly business report" for wednesday december 21. i'm suzanne pratt. good night everyone and good night to you too, tom. >> tom: i'm tom hudson, thank you for joining us. we'll see you an line and back here tomorrow evening. "nightly business report" is made possible by: captioning spon

i'm gabe albarian. >> suzanne: and finally tonight, it looks like the nation's retailers will have a green christmas after all. with just three shopping days to go until santa arrives, sales at traditional stores are already up 2.5%, and they're expected to top $465 billion this year. meanwhile, online sales are a big bright spot-- up 15% this season to almost $32 billion. from clicks to bricks, this is the make-or-break week, tom. it includes four of the top ten holiday shopping days and could account for as much as 20% of the season's overall sales. and you know if my kids are watching, mommy has done her part to help. >> tom: suzanne i've got the next two weeks, two birthdays and a christmas, and no i'm nowhere near done yet. >> suzanne: don't forget the after christmas sales still count. that's "nightly business report" for wednesday december 21. i'm suzanne pratt. good night everyone and good night to you too, tom. >> tom: i'm tom hudson, thank you for joining us. we'll see you an line and back here tomorrow evening. "nightly business report" is made possible by: captioning spon