Retail Sales Up 3.6% Over 2009 Last Week

New York, NY, Jan. 4, 2011 -- Retail sales rose 3.6% last week from a year earlier, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs.

Sales for the week ended Jan. 1 rose 0.4% from the previous week, according its chain-store sales index. That compared with a 1% gain a week earlier.

December sales probably rose 3.5% or more, the ICSC said.