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Business Wire Retail Report On July 2008 Retail Sales Figures
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2008 - Business Wire's Monthly Retail Report is available on the day that retail sales figures for the previous month's sales are announced by the various retailers nationwide, usually the first Thursday of each month.
The Retail Report is based on information provided and released by the retailers.
This chart tracks each retailer's total sales for the previous month as compared to the same month last year and the percent change; total year-to-date sales for this year as compared to the same period last year, and the percent change. The last four columns show the percent change in comparable store sales for the prior months as compared to the same month last year and the percent change in year-to-date comparable store sales versus the same period last year. All entries with a "B" were provided by source in rounded billions format only; otherwise all figures are in millions. -0- *T MO. MO. MO. YTD YTD YTD MO. MO. YTD YTD SPECIALTY 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2007 APPAREL FULL$FULL$FULL% FULL$FULL$FULL% COMP% COMP% COMP% COMP% ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- Aeropostale 139 112 24 714 587 22 13 (12) 10 (1) ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:ARO) ——————————————————————————————————— American Eagle Outfitters 233 234 - 1.33B1.32B 1 (7) (6) (7) 4 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:AEO) ——————————————————————————————————— Chico's FAS 113 121 (7.3) 815 889 (8.4) (18.5)(6.7) (16.7)(3.6) ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:CHS) ——————————————————————————————————— The Children's Place 106 99 7 738 647 14 0 (3) 7 1 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (Nasdaq:PLCE) ——————————————————————————————————— The Gap 998B 1.05B (5) (11) (7) ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:GPS) ——————————————————————————————————— The Limited 601 645 (5) 4.21B4.94B (7) (7) (3) (7) 3 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:LTD) ——————————————————————————————————— Pacific Sunwear 99 102 (3) 579 579 - (4) (4.6) (1) 0.4 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (Nasdaq:PSUN) ——————————————————————————————————— Ross Stores 499 450 11 3.20B2.86B 12 4 1 5 1 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (Nasdaq:ROST) ——————————————————————————————————— Saks Inc. 192 201 (4.6) 1.52B1.47B 3 (5.3) 14.9 2.7 13.9 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:SKS) ——————————————————————————————————— TJX Cos. 1.4B 1.3B 6 9.0B 8.5B 7 3 5 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:TJX) ——————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————— MO. MO. MO. YTD YTD YTD MO. MO. YTD YTD GENERAL 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2007 MERCH. FULL$FULL$FULL% FULL$FULL$FULL% COMP% COMP% COMP% COMP% ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- BJ's 773 650 18.9 4.91B4.26B15.3 16.7 1.5 12.7 3 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:BJ) ——————————————————————————————————— Bon-Ton 198 194 1.8 1.37B1.45B (5) 0.7 (17.3) (5.1) (9) ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (Nasdaq:BONT) ——————————————————————————————————— Costco 5.70B5.02B 14 65.5B59.3B 13 10 7 8 6 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (Nasdaq:COST) ——————————————————————————————————— Dillard's 514 500 3 3.29B3.41B (4) 2 (6) (5) (4) ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:DDS) ——————————————————————————————————— Family Dollar 527 492 7.2 6.46B6.34B 2 4.6 0.5 1 1.3 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:FDO) ——————————————————————————————————— Fred's 130 127 3 911 867 5 4.6 0.5 3.5 1.3 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (Nasdaq:FRED) ——————————————————————————————————— Gottschalks 39.4 41.1 (4.1) 259 287 (9.8) (2.1) (3.9) (8.9) (2.4) ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:GOT) ——————————————————————————————————— J.C. Penney 1.34B1.41B(4.9) 8.41B8.74B(3.8) (6.5) 12 (5.8) 3.1 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:JCP) ——————————————————————————————————— Kohl's 1.03B1.05B(2.4) 7.35B7.16B 2.6 (10.4) 0 (5.6) 2.5 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:KSS) ——————————————————————————————————— Stage Stores 108 109 (1) 726 717 1.2 (6.2) (1.7) (3.4) 0.3 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:SSI) ——————————————————————————————————— Stein Mart 80.6 84.5 (4.6) 664 707 (6.1) (8.7) (3.4) (9.5) (1.6) ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (Nasdaq:SMRT) ——————————————————————————————————— Target Corp. 4.57B4.36B 4.7 29.3B27.8B 5.3 (1.2) 6.1 (0.6) 4.6 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:TGT) ——————————————————————————————————— Wal-Mart 18B 17B 6.7 123B 115B 7 3 1.3 3.2 0.6 ——————- ———————- ———————- —————— —————- (NYSE:WMT) ——————————————————————————————————— *T -0- *T ——————————————————————————————————— COMPANY MO. MO. MO. YTD YTD YTD MO. MO. YTD YTD NAME 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2007 FULL$FULL$FULL% FULL$FULL$FULL% COMP%COMP% COMP% COMP% ———————————————- ———————- ————— —————- Big Lots 1.09B1.08B 1.9 2.23B2.19B 2 2.8 5.2 3.1 0.5 ———————————————- ———————- ————— —————- (NYSE:BIG) ——————————————————————————————————— Finlay Enter. 190 148 28.8 395 311 27.3 (4.8)(3.6) (4.6) 2.4 ———————————————- ———————- ————— —————- (OTCBB:FNLY) ——————————————————————————————————— Gymboree 203 180 13 1 5 (Nasdaq:GYMB) ——————————————————————————————————— Retail Ventures 460 465 (1) 926 930 (0.5) (5.1) 6.2 (4.7) 1.7 ———————————————- ———————- ————— —————- (NYSE:RVI) ——————————————————————————————————— Talbots 528 572(7.7) 1.07B1.15B (7) (12)(4.8) (10.9)(4.1) ———————————————- ———————- ————— —————- (NYSE:TLB) ——————————————————————————————————— *T
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