Warm August weather lifts spending on booze, gardening equipment and camping gear

Retail sales may have finally turned a corner, as unseasonably warm weather pumped up demand for products normally bought in spring.

Warm August weather lifts spending on booze, gardening equipment and camping gear

Warm August weather lifts spending on booze, gardening equipment and camping gear

Warm August weather lifts spending on booze, gardening equipment and camping gear

Warm August weather lifts spending on booze, gardening equipment and camping gear

Warm August weather lifts spending on booze, gardening equipment and camping gear