August 2012 National Retail Sales Results

The slowest economic recovery in decades has reached a point where the consumer can delay no longer. The consumer is spending with purpose, but they are spending and helped push August national results into solidly positive ground.

An 18 store sampling by ICSC showed a 6% increase for August as compared with Wall Street’s projected 4-5%. It should also be noted that Detroit auto makers posted double-digit growth for August, including Ford with a 13% increase. Several of Ford’s models had 35% growth over prior year (NY Times).

Our recruiters continue to hear of growth plans among even the small-to-mid size retail chains. Miss this wave and you may be chasing the competition for some time. Top performing talent is pursuing the growth environments. The scenery is much better when the vehicle is moving than it is when standing still.
 

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