Retail sales rise with help from Easter.(various retailers)(Statistical Data Included)(Illustration)
Home Textiles Today, April, 2002 by Lillo, Andrea
NEW YORK -- Spring seemed to start off on the right foot for most retailers, with March sales positively impacted by the inclusion of the Easter holiday this year resulting in same-store sales gains of 5.3 percent. However, most noted that the shift will be negatively reflected in April, and many retailers projected those numbers will be more conservative.
The front-runners for the month included several discounters and discount department stores, as well as Pier 1 Imports, Kohl's and Family Dollar. Ross Stores led the way in comp-store sales increases at 11.0 percent, its third consecutive month of double-digit comp increases. The Newark, CA-based company also saw a strong 21.0 percent increase in total sales. Retailing giant Wal-Mart...
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