Nashville consumer spending may be on upswing | tennessean.com | The Tennessean

Nashville consumer spending may be on upswing | tennessean.com | The Tennessean

There are hopeful signs that consumers are ready to open their wallets again. Customers appear to be spending a bit more, pushing up sales and profits at national retail chains. And Nashville-based stores like Genesco Inc. say it is poised to grab even more of the hat-wear market, after beating Wall Street's expectations in its last quarter's sales results...