Three months after Hurricane Georges violently affected several areas of the Dominican Republic, businesses are optimistic that sales will be good this Christmas season. A report in Hoy indicates that some businessmen feel that sales this Christmas could even be greater than those of last year. Constantino Fern?ndez of Tiendas Ol? said that despite all the money losses the hurricane caused, the major national reconstruction programs implemented by businesses and the government all throughout the nation has generated an increase in jobs which has benefited hundreds of people. He explained that is why there are more persons with more money and he forecast sales will be up. He also said that store owners have been very aggressive promoting special sales that have boosted sales in early December. The biggest sales time is just about to begin. Employees go home this weekend with their Christmas bonus in their pockets. And the government bonus follows next week.
