US DATA: wk 02-Jun Redbook sales: “The latest week’s sales span,
which included the Sunday and Monday of the Memorial Day weekend period,
were slightly above plan. Memorial Day promotions helped to drive demand
for a broad range of summer and picnic goods as well as seasonal
apparel. Retailers also said business picked up nationwide due to
widespread warmer temperatures.”
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Year-over-year: Week (w/e 06/02/12 vs year-ago) 3.1%
Year-over-year: Month (June 2012 vs June 2011) 3.1%
Month-over-month: (May 2012 vs April 2012) 1.1%