Business Wire Retail Report On September 2008 Retail Sales Figures
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 146.7 128 15 1.068B 883 21 5 1.3 10(0.2)
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(NYSE: ARO)
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American
Eagle
Outfitters 229.2 223 3 1.878B 1.850B 2 (6) (2) (7) 4
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(NYSE: AEO)
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Chico's
FAS 159.5 176 (9.3) 1.09B 1.18B (7.9) (15.6)(8.3) (16)(4.9)
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(NYSE: CHS)
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The
Children's
Place 160.7157.1 2 1.044 944 11 flat (2) 5 1
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(Nasdaq: PLCE)
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The Gap 1.34B1.43B (6) 9.36B 9.85B (5) (11) (7) (10) (4)
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(NYSE: GPS)
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The
Limited 673.4 713 (5.6) 5.47B 6.21B (12) (6) (4) (7) 2
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(NYSE: LTD)
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Pacific
Sunwear 91.2 95.1 (4) 254.3 265.1 (4) (5) 6.8 (6) 2.3
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(Nasdaq: PSUN)
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Ross
Stores 561 537 5 4.26B 3.85B 11 (2) 9 3 1
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(Nasdaq: ROST)
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Saks Inc. 273.2 307(11.1) 1.991 1.994(0.1) (10.9) 15.1 (0.3) 1
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(NYSE: SKS)
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TJX Cos. 1.83B1.78B 3 12.2B 11.5B 6 (1) 7 3 4
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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 892.8 799 11.8 6.577 5.720 15 10.4 3.9 12.6 3
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(NYSE: BJ)
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Bon-Ton 299.4 308 (2.7) 1.88 1.98 5.2 (4.6)(7.1) (5.7)(7.9)
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(Nasdaq: BONT)
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Dillard's 568.4649.2 (12) 4.356 4.498 (5) (12) (7) (6) (4)
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(NYSE: DDS)
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Fred's 161.3 161 flat 1.202B 1.16B 4 1.1 1 3.1 1.3
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(Nasdaq: FRED)
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Gottschalks 45.8 52.8(13.2) 341.9 332 (11) (11.8)(7.7) (9.3)(4.8)
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(NYSE: GOT)
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J.C.
Penney 1.4461.622(10.9) 11.368 11.927(4.7) (12.4)(3.7) (6.6) 1.4
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(NYSE: JCP)
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Kohl's 1.3351.327 0.6 9.94 9.71 2.4 (5.5)(3.2) 5.6) 1.3
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(NYSE: KSS)
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Stage
Stores 115.5127.8 (9.6) 961.5 968.7(0.7) (13.6) 2.3 (5.3) 0.2
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(NYSE: SSI)
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Stein Mart 112 127(11.9) 862.6 927(6.9) (14.8)(9.1) (10)(3.1)
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(Nasdaq: SMRT)
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Target
Corp. 5.3205.190 2.5 39.4 37.7 4.7 (3.0) 1.2 (1.1) 4.3
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(NYSE: TGT)
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Wal-Mart 22.4821.44 4.8 165 155 6.7 2.0 0.8 2.8 0.8
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(NYSE: WMT)
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For more information about the Business Wire Retail Report, please contact your local Business Wire bureau at 888/381-WIRE (9473).
Source: Business Wire
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