US DATA: ICSC for wk Jan 14: “Despite the of mild….

US DATA: ICSC for wk Jan 14: “Despite the continuation of mild
weather across the country consumers continued to redeem their holiday
gift cards and gave retailers their first week of positive sales results
for 2012. As a result, for the week ending January 14, 2012, weekly
retail sales rose by 0.1 percent, according to International Council of
Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales
Index. In addition to the weekly increase, retail sales on a
year-over-year basis bounced back and rose by 3.0 percent.”