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Wal-Mart swung what would have been a year-over-year loss for the month to a gain of 1.2%, but other retailers reported improvements (either increases or signs of steadying sales).  The New York Times May 7, 2009

April same-store sales at Walgreen Co. rose 1.6%, although front-end, same-store sales fell 3.1%.  Sales for the period suffered from the shift of Easter to March in 2008.  Dow Jones Newswire