Same Store Retail Sales Accelerate

Same store sales were up 5.9 percent year-on-year in the October 27 week, accelerating by 0.4 percentage points from the prior week's growth pace. Month-to-date sales versus the prior month were up 0.1 percent, while the full month year-on-year gain rose marginally from the prior week to 5.7 percent. Redbook's same store year-on-year sales growth remains exceptionally strong and points to strength in ex-auto ex-gas retail sales.