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NATION

Retail figures show signs of possible recovery

NEW YORK — After hibernating since last fall, shoppers may be carefully crawling out of their caves to restock their pantries and buy a few more necessities.

Retailers released figures Thursday showing that sales kept falling in February, but not nearly as much as in January — possibly indicating that business could be stabilizing. But analysts say that’s hardly enough to call the beginning of a recovery.

The tally by the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs showed that sales at stores open at least a year, known as same-store sales, slipped 0.1 percent in February, less than the 1 to 2 percent drop that was forecast.

REGION

InfoCision to conduct job interviews at centers

AKRON — InfoCision Management Corp. said it is looking to hire 100 people for full-time positions at its Austintown and Boardman call centers.

The company will conduct open interviews from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Austintown center, 5740 Interstate Blvd., and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 16 at the Boardman center, 8530 Crossroads Drive.

From Vindicator staff and wire reports