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Retail Rundown: March Results Looking Better-Than-Expected

April 9, 2009 12:48 PM EDT
Sales at U.S. retailers may turn out to be another one of those "green shoots" that seems to popping up just in time for spring. We highlighted yesterday that retail and restaurant stocks were en fuego, but today's sector move is putting yesterday's to shame as, this morning, numerous retailers reported March same store sales that were "not that bad".

The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE: XRT), commonly referred to as "the XRT", is up nearly 4% today, which is marginally better than yesterday's 3.4% move higher.

Below are some highlights from just a few of the numerous retail sales reports which were released earlier: (listed by market cap)
To see all the retail same store sales in real-time, tune into StreetInsider.com's Retail Sales section on the first Thursday of every month.

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