Tandy Leather Factory

While the "Easter shift" was blamed for some retailers' decreased same-store sales in March, the holiday's late-April date boosted sales last month. "Retail results were favorable, almost without exception, during April," says J. Philip Leichliter, president of J. Philip Group, LLC. The top 5 retailers in April all posted double-digit same-store sales increases from the same month the previous year, and even the month's poorest performers achieved same-store increases rather than decreases. Following are the Top 5 and Bottom 5 retailers for April: Top 5 Retailers (based on same-store sales for April 2011 compared to April 2010): Tandy Leather