SWEDEN: Clothing, Shoe Sales Fall In June
Demand for apparel and footwear fell in Sweden last month with the country's clothing and shoe retailers reporting a three per cent year-on-year slide in June sales. Figures from official trade groups revealed consolidated apparel and footwear sales fell 0.8 per cent in the first six months of this year, with clothing sales down 1.9 per cent but shoe sales rose up 5.5 per cent.