Cautious Optimism Abounds

摘要

Tudging from the recent series of quarter-rnly retail calls with analysts, life is no longer hideous.rnAnd that almost feels too good to be true.rnThe business, nearly all seem to agree, is "sta-rnbilizing." 1 he home department still lags at mostrnchains, but here and there retailers are reporting better-than-expected same-store sales in basics like sheets and towels.