US DATA: Redbook for Nov 20 wk: “Sales slipped a little compared to
the prior week largely due to the normal tendency of shoppers holding
off and waiting for the upcoming deep promotions of Black Friday and
Cyber Monday. Several retailers reported an improvement in the last few
days of the week, especially over the weekend, and generated positive
momentum for the final week of the month.”
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Year-over-year: Week (w/e 11/20/10 vs year-ago) 2.5%
Year-over-year: Month (November 2010 vs November 2009) 2.6%
Month-over-month: (November 2010 vs October 2010) 0.0%