VIEWPOINT: Frank retailers are few and far between
Author: Leonie Barrie | 7 June 2010
US retailers were last week quick to point the finger of blame for their lacklustre performance in May on a number of factors - ranging from poor weather early in the month which dampened demand for summer merchandise, to the later timing of the Memorial Day calendar, which shifted some sales into June.
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