US retailers see only modest sales gains in May

Author: Leonie Barrie | 3 June 2011

After receiving a late Easter boost to sales last month, it was perhaps inevitable that US apparel retailers would see only modest sales gains in May, with many blaming cold weather, storms and flooding for dampening demand for spring and summer merchandise.

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