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Article: APPAREL STORE SALES UP 1% IN OCTOBER.(apparel and accessory stores, department stores, general merchandise stores)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- November 16, 2000
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WASHINGTON -- Apparel and accessories store sales in October jumped a seasonally adjusted 1 percent against September to $12.19 billion, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
During the same period, sales at department stores, as well as general merchandise stores, rose 0.4 percent to $26.79 billion and $34.5 billion, respectively.
Compared with October 1999, apparel and accessories store sales last month posted a robust 8 percent gain, as department store sales increased 7.2 percent and general merchandise sales rose 7.7 percent.
In the overall economy, retail sales in October increased 0.1 percent against September and were up 7 percent ...