Retail rebound: 2017 holiday sales reach $598 billion

NEW YORK -- Retailers are seeing plenty of green this holiday season. And it's not over yet. Records are falling as sales add up. This holiday season, it wasn't just Manuel Rivera spending more. "Our finances are stable and we're buying more," Rivera said. Nor was it just John Robertelli. "This year, I think we're spending a bit more," he said. They had a lot of company across the country. Total retail sales this holiday season added up to a record $598 billion dollars — up $33 billion fro