US DATA: Redbook sales for Apr 16 week: “Business continued to be
steady, led by spring seasonal lines, including apparel, outdoor goods
and home improvement products. Retailers benefited from year-over-year
comparisons as a later Easter caused more sale volume in the week.
Department store retailers continued to gather strength in apparel
categories. Warmer weather helped the seasonal apparel business,
especially women’s apparel and footwear.”
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Year-over-year: Week (w/e 04/16/11 vs year-ago) 5.1%
Year-over-year: Month (April 2011 vs April 2010) 4.9%
Month-over-month: (April 2011 vs March 2011) 1.1%