Retail Comp Sales Higher in January

Same-store sales continued to climb in January with a 4.9 percent gain versus a 3.2 percent gain In December for 31 retailers reporting, according to Kantar Retail. This was a strong performance over January 2010 when same store sales posted a 3.3 percent gain. Kantar Retail believes that shoppers continue to increase their spending plans. Shoppers are slowly becoming less cautious about their spending and that appears to be borne out by Januarys same-store sales results, especially when you factor out the negative impact of bad weather, says Frank Badillo, senior economist. Limited Brands led all gainers with a