New York, NY, June 30, 2010–U.S. chain-store sales rose 3% this past week, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Goldman Sachs.
Counter sales at the chains rose 2.1% from the previous week as department store business picked up, stated ICSC’s chief economist Michael Niemira.
ICSC maintains that for the month of June, chain-store sales should increase 3-4% compared with one year ago.
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