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Downtown Santa Monica businesses generated $1.2 billion in taxable sales in 2018, a 6.4% increase over the previous year. Sales declined between 2015 and 2017 as downtown retailers struggled to keep up with the popularity of online shopping, but 2018 marked a return to growth, according to a report released Thursday by the area’s business […]
