Finance chiefs at retail companies forecast 3.9% sales growth this year, driven by lower fuel prices and unemployment.
The provisions of the tax extenders bill just passed by Congress expire at the end of 2014.
A significant number of directors also think Congress should tackle broad-based tax reform at the same time.
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Especially notable is the disparity in finance-chief versus CEO compensation in several sectors.