US DATA: Redbook: “Our 21 company Johnson Redbook Same-store Sales
Index (SSI) was up 4.3% in July following a 0.2% gain in June and a 1.8%
gain in May. Three double-digit laggards were Gap, Inc, +10.0%, Limited
Inc., +12.0%, and Tandy Leather Factory, +19.0%. There was only one
double-digit laggard, Wet Seal, -15.6%. Among retailers, seventeen
companies posted positive gains and three companies posted negative
results.”