Business Wire Retail Report On April 2008 Retail Sales Figures

May 8, 2008 10:15 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%
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Aeropostale     104.975.4  39  336.3 276   22    25   (14)   10    3
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(NYSE: ARO)
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American
Eagle
Outfitters      197.7 172  15  640.3 612   5     2    (10)  (6)    6
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(NYSE: AEO)
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Chico's
FAS              142  149 (4.5)409.6 453 (9.6) (15.5)(7.3) (17.5)(1.6)
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(NYSE: CHS)
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The
Children's
Place           128.7104.2 24  400.2 356   12    15   (1)    5     2
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(Nasdaq: PLCE)
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The Gap         1.10B1.09B  1  3.38B3.56B (5)   (6)   (16)  (11)  (4)
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(NYSE: GPS)
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The
Limited         577.5 688  (5) 1.92B2.31B (8)   (5)   (1)   (8)    4
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(NYSE: LTD)
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Pacific
Sunwear         73.8 70.4   5  266.8267.9(0.9)   4   (16.5) (1)  (1.2)
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(Nasdaq: PSUN)
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Ross
Stores           480  417  15  1.55B1.41B  10    8    (7)    3     6
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(Nasdaq: ROST)
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Saks Inc.       349.7 281 24.3 853.4 786  8.6   23.9  11.7  8.4  14.4
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(NYSE: SKS)
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TJX Cos.        1.4B 1.3B  12  4.4B 4.2B   6     8    (1)   N/A   N/A
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(NYSE: TJX)
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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%
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BJ's            744.5 619 20.4 2.26B2.01B 12.3  17.8 (2.1)  9.6   2.3
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(NYSE: BJ)
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Bon-Ton         209.2 212 (1.3)700.2 738 (5.1) (0.9) (15.8)(4.6) (2.5)
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(Nasdaq: BONT)
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Costco          5.54B4.94B 12  46.8B41.9B  12    8     7     8     5
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(Nasdaq: COST)
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Dillard's       476.8 490  (3) 1.68B1.76B (5)   (4)   (14)  (6)   (5)
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(NYSE: DDS)
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Family
Dollar           516  481  7.2 4.67B4.68B(0.5)  4.3  (4.9) (0.7)  0.7
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(NYSE: FDO),
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Fred's          137.5 127   8  464.3 442   5    4.3  (2.5)  2.1   1.9
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(Nasdaq: FRED)
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Gottschalks     38.3 40.33(4.9)125.1 142 (11.8)(3.9) (5.4) (10.3)(0.8)
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(NYSE: GOT)
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J.C.
Penney          1.33 1.32 (0.9)4.12 4.35 (5.1) (1.7) (3.4) (7.4)  3.4
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(NYSE: JCP)
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Kohl's          1.22B1.09B 12  3.62B3.57B 1.5   3.5  (10.5)(6.7)  3.9
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(NYSE: KSS)
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Stage
Stores          106.5102.6 3.8 353.5358.2(1.3) (1.0) (14.8)(5.4)  0.1
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(NYSE: SSI)
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SteinMart       117.4 109  7.3  352  376 (6.4)  3.2  (13.9)(9.3) (2.0)
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(Nasdaq: SMRT)
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Target
Corp.           4.25 3.90   9  14.3B13.6B  5    3.1  (6.1) (0.7)  4.3
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(NYSE: TGT)
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Wal-Mart        17.9B16.8B 6.5 59.7 56.6B 5.6   2.6  (4.6)  1.8    0
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(NYSE: WMT)
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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%
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Big Lots            1.13 1.16   2.1  N/A  N/A  N/A  3.8  N/A  N/A  N/A
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(NYSE: BIG)
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Finlay
Enter.              205.3162.9 26.0  N/A  N/A  N/A(4.5)  N/A  N/A  N/A
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(Nasdaq: FNLY)
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Retail
Ventures            466.3465.8 0.1  N/A  N/A  N/A (4.3)(2.4) N/A  N/A
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(NYSE: RVI)
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Talbots               542  574  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A(9.8)(3.5)  N/A  N/A
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(NYSE: TLB)
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Gymboree            238.9206.7 N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A   4    3   N/A  N/A
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(Nasdaq: GYMB)
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Source: Business Wire

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