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Retailers Not Seeing Boost Tax Refunds Typically Bring

Sling TV this month is appealing to customers who didn’t get the tax refund they anticipated: The vMVPD’s “special tax” subscription offer is 40 percent off for the first three months, it said. The seasonal boost retailers typically get from…

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tax refund season was largely a bust this year, with the number of refunds down. The most recent statistics on the IRS website show a 3.3 percent year-on-year decline in the number of refunds issued as of this March 8 vs. March 9, 2018, although the average refund added $4 year on year. Online sales generally tick upward during the NCAA’s March Madness tournament's three-week span, though not to the degree a typical Super Bowl does.