Chain Store Sales down.
ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (week ended 5/17/2014)
– Store Sales week/week -1.3%. Previous was -0.1%
– Store Sales year/year +2.4%. Previous was +3.9%
Redbook Store Sales (week ended 5/17/2014)
– Store Sales year/year +3.9%. Previous was +4.2%
The Consumer Metrics Daily Absolute Demand Index a near real time measure of online spending had been down since May 3 but showed increases for the 17th and 18th.