BTM Chain Store Sales
Actual -0.2 %
The BTM chain-store-sales report showed sales down 0.2 percent for the week ending January 4, in comparison to last week's figures, which showed a 2.1 percent gain from the previous week. Year-over-year sales figures are still showing small gains. Retailers claimed that the first post-holiday week of trading sales was below plan, and with minimal store traffic. Equity investors in retail stocks should not like this negative report.