Business Wire Retail Report on September 2009 Retail Sales Figures

October 8, 2009 8:53 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.

             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  187   148   28      1.29B 1.07B 21      19     5       12     10

(NYSE: ARO)

American
Eagle        246   229   7       1.82B 1.88B (3)     flat   6       (8)    (7)
Outfitters

(Nasdaq: AEO)

The
Children's   174   161   9       1.03B 1.04B (1)     4      1       (3)    6
Place

(Nasdaq: PLCE)

The Gap      1.33B 1.34B (1)     8.82B 9.36B (6)     (1)    (11)    (6)    (10)

(NYSE: GPS)

The Limited  655   673   (2.8)   5B    5.5B  (8.5)   1      (6)     (7)    (7)

(NYSE: LTD)

Ross Stores  629   561   12      4.65B 4.26B 9       8      (2)     4      3

(Nasdaq: ROST)

Saks Inc.    242   269   (10.2)  1.57B 1.96B (19.7)  (11.6) (10.9)  (20.6) (0.3)

(NYSE: SKS)

TJX Cos.     2B    1.8B  8       12.6B 12.2B 4       7      1       4      N/A

(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            928   891   4.1    6.45B 6.56B (1.7)  (0.5) 10      (4.4) 13

(NYSE: BJ)

Bon-Ton         283   299   (5.5)  1.73B 1.88B (7.8)  (4.8) (4.6)   (8.1) (5.7)

(Nasdaq: BONT)

Costco          6.85B 6.67B 3      69.9B 71B   (2)    1     N/A     (5)   N/A

(Nasdaq: COST)

Dillard's       519   568   (9)    3.73B 4.36B (14)   (6)   (12)    (12)  (6)

(NYSE: DDS)

Fred's          167   161   4      1.19B 1.2B  (1)    3.3   1.1     0.9   3.1

(Nasdaq: FRED)

J.C. Penney     1.44B 1.45B (0.6)  10.7B 11.4B (5.9)  (1.4) (12.4)  (7.5) (6.6)

(NYSE: JCP)

Kohl's          1.46B 1.34B 9.6    10.2B 9.94B 2.8    5.5   (5.5)   (1.7) (5.6)

(NYSE: KSS)

Macy's Inc.     2.04B 2.09B (2.4)  13.9B 15.2B (8.5)  (2.3) N/A     (8.2) N/A

(NYSE: M)

Stage Stores    113   115   (2.4)  899   961   (6.5)  (5.6) (13.6)  (9.3) (5.3)

(NYSE: SSI)

SteinMart       102   112   (9)    785   863   (9)    (5.4) (14.8)  (6.5) (10)

(Nasdaq: SMRT)

Target Corp.    5.39B 5.32B 1.3    39.2B 39.4B (0.7)  (1.7) (3)     (4.3) (1.1)

(NYSE: TGT)

    Source: Business Wire

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