08:55 AM EDT, 05/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Redbook US same-store sales rose by 5.4% from a year earlier in the week ended May 17 after a 5.8% year-over-year increase in the previous week.

Redbook noted that sales slowed in the middle of the week after Mother's Day sales on Sunday, but it improved again over the weekend. There was an increase in sales for outdoor goods and home improvement despite disruptions in business operations due to floods and storms in the central USA. Customers are focusing on precautionary spending. Retailers are hopeful business will improve with the arrival of Memorial Day weekend, graduations and warmer weather.

Through the second selling week for May, sales were up 5.6% compared with May 2024, above the target for a 5.4% gain, Redbook said.