CHICAGO – July 29, 2008 - ShopperTrak RCT Corporation's National Retail Sales Estimate™ (NRSE) today reported that year-over-year retail sales for the week ending July 26 increased 2.9 percent, marking the third consecutive month of positive yearly sales despite today’s slumping economy.

On a weekly comparison, GAFO retail sales were flat as consumers gear up for the official start of the back-to-school shopping season next week. Sales for the week ending July 26 rose 0.1 percent as compared to the previous week ending July 19. ShopperTrak expects both weekly and yearly sales to increase over the next couple of weeks as the back-to-school season moves into full swing.

"Although some economists are forecasting a soft back-to-school shopping season, we expect early promotions and continued sales will drive consumers into retail locations to spend throughout the season,” said Bill Martin, co-founder of ShopperTrak. “As always, retailers that provide the best value for the consumer’s dollar should experience steady sales and see modest year-over-year gains."

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.