US DATA: ICSC sales for wk of Oct 22: “Despite the slightly cooler
temperatures across the nation last week, which can often be marginally
beneficial to retailers, sales slipped by 0.8% from the prior week
according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and
Goldman Sachs (GS) Weekly Chain Store Sales Index. Customer traffic led
the softness with a dip in shopping across most store types and shopping
venues, according to the ICSC-GS channel-checking survey for the week.
On a year over-year basis sales slowed, but remained positive increasing
by 2.4%.”