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ICSC-Goldman Store Sales
Released On 11/12/2013 7:45:00 AM For wk11/9, 2013
Prior Actual
Store Sales - W/W change -0.6 % 1.2 %
Store Sales - Y/Y 1.9 % 2.3 %
Highlights
Colder weather, lower gas prices, and easy comparisons made the November 9 week a strong one for ICSC-Goldman's sample which reports a 1.2 percent jump in week-to-week same-store sales for a 2.3 percent year-on-year pace which is up 4 tenths in the week. The 4-week average for the year-on-year rate is at plus 2.4 percent, a modest rate but still the best for this report since August. Redbook, which has been trending higher than ICSC-Goldman, will post its results later this morning at 8:55 a.m. ET.