Same-Store Sales Thrived on Warm Weather in February

Mild winter weather, holiday-related promotions, and new merchandise attracted droves of shoppers to brick-and-mortar stores in February, resulting in strong gains for leading retailers, according to March 2012 analysis from RetailSails. Same store sales for the 19 retail chains tracked by RetailSails rose 6.7% year-over-year in February, following a 5% gain last year, marking the 30th straight monthly gain after 12 consecutive months of declines, and the best gain since September. (more…)