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USA: Apparel retail sales continue to rise.
Sales at US apparel retailers continues to accelerate in the month of December, gathering speed on November's gains and adding more hope of a strong holiday season.
Egytex News Desk
Source: www.aepcindia.com
Total apparel sales grew by 9.8 per cent for the season-to-date compared with the same period last year, according to the MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse.
Women's apparel sales grew by 4.4 per cent in the period from 31 October to 11 December and men’s apparel sales grew by 8.4 per cent year-over-year. Strong growth is seen in the teen and family apparel segments.
These results suggest that retail spending continues to gain traction.
Source: www.aepcindia.com
From the Egytex news archive, first published on 23 December 2010. Figures and names are as reported at the time.
