Movement in the malls 4.21% in week grows Valentine's day

Even with the slow pace of recovery of the brazilian economy, exacerbated by the complications of the Teamsters ' strike, the shopping centers have recorded an increase in the flow of visitors in the week before Valentine's day, thanks to the investments of the traders in campaigns and promotions to consumers. With that, the growth rate was 4.21% compared with the same week last year, according to a survey of the Brazilian Association of Shopping centres (Abrasce) with FX Retail Analytics consulting. The largest increase in flow was noted in the Southeast, whose high reached 5.58%. (Circe Bonatelli)