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Shoppers hand retailers solid spring

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Americans gave retailers a respectable spring selling season, resulting in a slew of stores raising their earnings outlooks.

Though April shopping fell off from March’s blistering pace, the full spring picture shows consumers more willing to buy higher-priced merchandise and pay full price. Those are encouraging signs for the economy, but the path to recovery is still expected to be rocky.

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