US DATA: ICSC sales for Apr 23 wk: “Retailers enjoyed another
positive sales week as a result of consumers hopping to finalize their
last minute Easter shopping. Overall, and being adjusted for
seasonality, weekly retail sales increased by 0.4 percent for the week
ending April 23, according to the ICSC-Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store
Sales Index. On a year-over-year basis, retail sales grew by 3.2
percent.”