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ICSC-Goldman Store Sales - better than expected

Released On 6/18/2013 7:45:00 AM For wk6/15, 2013
Prior Actual
Store Sales - W/W change -2.7 % 0.3 %
Store Sales - Y/Y 2.2 % 2.5 %
Highlights
ICSC-Goldman reports a solid 0.3 percent rise in same-store sales for the June 15 week, lifting the year-on-year rate also by 3 tenths to a respectable plus 2.5 percent. The report describes sales as mostly positive in the week. Both ICSC-Goldman and Redbook have reporting rising trends the last six weeks. Econoday will post Redbook's results later this morning at 8:55 a.m. ET.