date:Aug 21, 2013
usinesses to close their doors.
Some national chains informed that June's protests affected their income that month. Some have reported signs of recovery in July, as consumers started making postponed purchases.
Sales volumes over the first half of 2013 increased by merely 0.6% compared with the first semester of 2012.
Over the past year, tax incentives offered on refrigerators, ovens and washing machines manufactured locally have contributed to improve retailer sales, but Dilma Rousseff's Go