US DATA: wk 16-Jun ICSC-Goldman Store Sales: “flattened in the
latest week with some mixed influences. According to the ICSC-GS
consumer tracking survey mall traffic improved over the past week
relative to last year, but outlet business weakened. Apparel stores,
grocery stores, wholesale clubs and dollar stores were among the
segments showing year-over-year improvement during the past week. On a
year-over-year basis, sales improved markedly as well, increasing 3.6%
for the week, the strongest performance in four weeks. Weather was
mixed to neutral for the week.”