Business Wire Retail Report On September 2008 Retail Sales Figures

October 9, 2008 9:13 AM EDT

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.

SPECIALTY   MO.  MO.  MO.    YTD    YTD   YTD   MO.   MO.   YTD  YTD
APPAREL     2008 2007 2008   2008   2007  2008  2008  2007  2008 2007
            FULL$FULL$FULL%  FULL$  FULL$ FULL% COMP% COMP% COMP%COMP%
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Aeropostale 146.7  128    15 1.068B    883   21      5  1.3    10(0.2)
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(NYSE: ARO)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
American
Eagle
Outfitters  229.2  223     3 1.878B 1.850B    2    (6)  (2)   (7)    4
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(NYSE: AEO)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chico's
FAS         159.5  176 (9.3)  1.09B 1.18B (7.9) (15.6)(8.3)  (16)(4.9)
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(NYSE: CHS)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The
Children's
Place       160.7157.1     2  1.044    944   11 flat    (2)     5    1
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(Nasdaq: PLCE)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The Gap     1.34B1.43B   (6) 9.36B  9.85B   (5)   (11)  (7)  (10)  (4)
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(NYSE: GPS)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The
Limited     673.4  713 (5.6)  5.47B  6.21B (12)    (6)  (4)   (7)    2
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(NYSE: LTD)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pacific
Sunwear      91.2 95.1   (4)  254.3  265.1  (4)    (5)  6.8   (6)  2.3
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(Nasdaq: PSUN)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ross
Stores        561  537     5  4.26B  3.85B   11    (2)    9     3    1
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(Nasdaq: ROST)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Saks Inc.   273.2  307(11.1)  1.991  1.994(0.1) (10.9) 15.1 (0.3)    1
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(NYSE: SKS)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
TJX Cos.    1.83B1.78B     3 12.2B  11.5B     6 (1)       7     3    4
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(NYSE: TJX)
----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
GENERAL     MO.  MO.  MO.    YTD    YTD   YTD   MO.   MO.   YTD  YTD
MERCH.      2008 2007 2008   2008   2007  2008  2008  2007  2008 2007
            FULL$FULL$FULL%  FULL$  FULL$ FULL% COMP% COMP% COMP%COMP%
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
BJ's        892.8  799  11.8 6.577  5.720    15   10.4  3.9  12.6    3
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(NYSE: BJ)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Bon-Ton     299.4  308 (2.7)   1.88   1.98  5.2  (4.6)(7.1) (5.7)(7.9)
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(Nasdaq: BONT)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dillard's   568.4649.2  (12) 4.356  4.498   (5)   (12)  (7)   (6)  (4)
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(NYSE: DDS)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Fred's      161.3  161  flat 1.202B  1.16B    4    1.1    1   3.1  1.3
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(Nasdaq: FRED)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Gottschalks  45.8 52.8(13.2)  341.9    332 (11) (11.8)(7.7) (9.3)(4.8)
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(NYSE: GOT)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
J.C.
Penney      1.4461.622(10.9) 11.368 11.927(4.7) (12.4)(3.7) (6.6)  1.4
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(NYSE: JCP)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Kohl's      1.3351.327   0.6   9.94   9.71  2.4  (5.5)(3.2)  5.6)  1.3
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(NYSE: KSS)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Stage
Stores      115.5127.8 (9.6)  961.5  968.7(0.7) (13.6)  2.3 (5.3)  0.2
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(NYSE: SSI)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Stein Mart    112  127(11.9)  862.6    927(6.9) (14.8)(9.1)  (10)(3.1)
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(Nasdaq: SMRT)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Target
Corp.       5.3205.190   2.5 39.4   37.7    4.7  (3.0)  1.2 (1.1)  4.3
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(NYSE: TGT)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Wal-Mart    22.4821.44   4.8 165    155     6.7    2.0  0.8   2.8  0.8
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
(NYSE: WMT)
----------------------------------------------------------------------

For more information about the Business Wire Retail Report, please contact your local Business Wire bureau at 888/381-WIRE (9473).

Source: Business Wire

Related Categories

Press Releases

Stocks Mentioned

Add Your Comment

Name

Subject

Body

Verification can't see the text?
click here to refresh the image.
what's this?