Retail sales drop in October Malta Independent Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 14:57 Last update: about 15 years ago <a href='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/ck.php?n=afef72b0&cb=16' target='_blank'><img data-src='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=22&cb=16&n=afef72b0' border='0' alt='' /></a> Retail sales in the United States fell for the first time in four months in October, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday