COMMENT: Early Easter hurts apparel retailers in April
Author: Leonie Barrie | 7 May 2010
Industry commentators continue to be upbeat about the ongoing recovery in shoppers' spending, even though figures released on Thursday (6 May) showed same-store sales at many US retailers took a tumble in April.
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