CHICAGO – March 25, 2008 - ShopperTrak RCT Corporation's National Retail Sales Estimate™ (NRSE) today reported that "purpose shopping" for the Easter holiday helped fuel consumer spending and boost both year-over-year and week-over-week retail performance. Sales for the week ending March 22 as compared to last year rose a solid 13.5 percent; while the weekly comparison versus the previous week ending March 15 showed a steady 9.9 percent rise.

In addition to taking advantage of Easter holiday promotions, consumers also visited retail locations last week to purchase numerous spring break related items, allowing retailers to experience the 11th year-over-year retail sales increase out of 12 possible weeks in 2008.

"Retail commerce reports suggest the American consumer is still willing to spend despite continued economic pressures and widespread talk of a recession," said Bill Martin, co-founder of ShopperTrak. "That being said, we anticipate this sales pace will slow a bit over the coming weeks as retailers experience the annual post-Easter lull."

ShopperTrak’s NRSE also reports that to date, average weekly sales for the month of March have increased 6.4 percent as compared to last year.

Developed by ShopperTrak, the NRSE provides a nationwide benchmark of retail sales. It is derived from the U.S. Commerce Department's GAFO (general merchandise, apparel, furniture, sporting goods, electronics, hobby, books and other related store sales) statistic, as well as ShopperTrak's proprietary industry intelligence on shopper movement and sales statistics. This gives retailers, investors and policy makers the most accurate and timely information on consumer trends available today.

A privately held entity, ShopperTrak leverages 20 years of retail expertise to be the industry's authority for information and analysis of the movement of shoppers in retail environments. ShopperTrak's cutting-edge shopper tracking products and indices offer retail intelligence solutions that enable companies to better understand retail trends and the impact of store and staff performance on company revenues. With more than 50,000 units installed in the world's best known retail outlets and malls, the company's solutions also provide a proven means for retailers to gauge labor efficiencies, advertising and marketing efforts, store design and remodeling programs, merchandise changes, associate training programs, and other budget-intensive strategic initiatives. For more information visit http://www.shoppertrak.com.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The data contained within this news release is the property of ShopperTrak RCT Corporation and may be reprinted, published or broadcast, provided proper credit is given to the National Retail Sales Estimate (NRSE) and ShopperTrak RCT Corporation as the supplier of the information. Please contact Aaron Martin at 312-943-9100 if you have any questions concerning the use of this data.