Distribs Paint a Rosy Read for Memorial Day Weekend Sales

Dear Client: It's certainly not a holistic read, but anecdotal reader input on Memorial Day trends seem to signify a smashing weekend for sales, amid generally good weather and people eager to get outdoors.  Across the nation, distributors described blockbuster weekend trends, despite losing a couple of sales days this month, and rain.  Beach towns seemed to fare among the best over the holiday weekend.  "Harry, we were up 3.5% for the week and had some top on-premise accounts report