- U.S. retail sales were held back in June due in part to weak clothes buying trends.
- Clothing/clothing accessories stores dropped 1.5% M/M, while department store showed a 0.6% decline.
- On a year-over-year scan, department stores sales were off 1.7%.
- The numbers would probably look even weaker if sportswear and shoes were backed out of the broad categories.
- Previously: June Retail Sales miss expectations (Jul. 14 2015)
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