Michael McNamara
Michael McNamara
generally increase solid
It was a solid increase this year, but not generally spectacular.
comparable growth rates saw
Growth rates (on sales) are comparable to what we saw before the hurricanes nationally.
gasoline good
If you take gasoline out, it's still a good number.
impressed increase northeast rebound spending stronger
The increase was stronger than expected, and we were impressed with the rebound in spending especially after the snowstorms in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
cooling housing indicator
It's an indicator of the cooling of the housing market.
attribute general people spring
People attribute too much of it to Easter. It's (part of) of a general spring lift.
gasoline help higher number overall perk prices
The overall number did perk up at the end of the month. Higher gasoline prices did help a bit.
normal returned weather winter
We returned to more normal winter weather in February.