US DATA: Redbook for wk Nov 13: “Veterans Day promotions helped to
lift traffic and sales. Sales were generally brisker where the weather
was colder. Some retailers noted that they expected sales trends to be
somewhat erratic and promotion-driven at this time of year. Retailers
are looking forward to the start of the holiday period as the next
available opportunity to restore sales momentum.” Could strengthen into
the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Year-over-year: Week (w/e 11/13/10 vs year-ago) 2.7%
Year-over-year: Month (November 2010 vs November 2009) 2.7%
Month-over-month: (November 2010 vs October 2010) 0.1%