Business Wire Retail Report on October 2009 Retail Sales Figures

November 5, 2009 8:57 AM EST

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 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.

             MO.   MO.   MO.    YTD   YTD   YTD     MO.   MO.     YTD    YTD
SPECIALTY
APPAREL      2009  2008  2009   2009  2008  2009    2009  2008    2009   2008

             FULL$ FULL$ FULL%  FULL$ FULL$ FULL%   COMP% COMP%   COMP%  COMP%

Aeropostale  139   127   9      1.43B 1.19B 20      3     1       11     9

(NYSE: ARO)

American
Eagle        195   204   (5)    2.02B 2.08B (3)     (5)   (12)    (8)    (7)
Outfitters

(Nasdaq: AEO)

The
Children's   150   145   3      1.18B 1.19B (1)     (2)   10      (3)    6
Place

(Nasdaq: PLCE)

The Gap      1.14B 1.08B 5      N/A   N/A   N/A     4     (16)    N/A    N/A

(NYSE: GPS)

The Limited  561   580   (3)    5.56B 6.05B (8)     (4)   (9)     (7)    (7)

(NYSE: LTD)

Ross Stores  557   490   14     5.2B  4.75B 10      9     (2)     5      3

(Nasdaq: ROST)

Saks Inc.    219   216   1.8    1.79B 2.18B (17.5)  0.7   (16.6)  (18.5) (2.2)

(NYSE: SKS)

TJX Cos.     1.7B  1.5B  15     14.3B 13.6B 5       10    (1)     5      2

(NYSE: TJX)

                MO.   MO.   MO.    YTD   YTD   YTD    MO.   MO.     YTD   YTD

GENERAL MERCH.  2009  2008  2009   2009  2008  2009   2009  2008    2009  2008

                FULL$ FULL$ FULL%  FULL$ FULL$ FULL%  COMP% COMP%   COMP% COMP%

BJ's            765   739   3.5    7.2B  7.3B  (1.2)  (1.1) 10      (4.1) 12

(NYSE: BJ)

Bon-Ton         224   218   2.5    1.96B 2.09B (6.7)  3.1   (11.1)  (6.9) (6.3)

(Nasdaq: BONT)

Costco          5.68B 5.30B 7      12.5B 11.9B 5      5     (1)     3     3

(Nasdaq: COST)

Dillard's       362   406   (11)   4.09B 4.76B (14)   (8)   (8)     (12)  (6)

(NYSE: DDS)

Fred's          128.1 128.4 (0.2)  1.31B 1.32B (1)    0.4   1.3     0.8   2.9

(Nasdaq: FRED)

J.C. Penney     1.31B 1.36B (3.5)  12B   12.7B (5.7)  (4.5) (13)    (7.2) (7.3)

(NYSE: JCP)

Kohl's          1.27B 1.21B 4.9    11.5B 11.1B 3.1    1.4   (9)     (1.3) (6)

(NYSE: KSS)

Macy's Inc.     1.69B 1.71B (1.3)  15.6B 16.9B (7.8)  (0.8) (6.3)   (7.5) (3.5)

(NYSE: M)

Stage Stores    101   99    2.9    1B    1.06B (6)    (0.1) (8.4)   (8.4) (5.6)

(NYSE: SSI)

SteinMart       92.2  100   (7.8)  877   963   (8.9)  (4.9) (12.5)  (6.3) (10.5)

(Nasdaq: SMRT)

Target Corp.    4.54B 4.41B 2.8    43.7B 43.8B (0.3)  (0.1) (4.8)   (3.9) (1.5)

(NYSE: TGT)

    Source: Business Wire

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