August 2010 Monthly Retail Sales Results

1. August 2010 Retail Sales Results
Prior Month Comp Results
August August August July June May
2010 2010 2009 2010 2010 2010
Total Comparable Comparable Comparable Comparable Comparable
Retail Sales Store Sales Store Sales Store Sales Store Sales Store Sales
Specialty Apparel & Accessory Retailers* % Change % Change % Change % Change % Change % Change
Limited Brands (LTD) 12.0 10.0 (4.0) 12.0 6.0 5.0
Zumiez, Inc. (ZUMZ) 14.9 9.1 (12.0) 9.4 10.9 7.1
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) 14.0 6.0 (29.0) 7.0 9.0 (3.0)
The Cato Corporation (CATO) 5.0 2.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 3.0
The Wet Seal, Inc. (WTSLA) 4.2 1.1 (11.2) (4.3) (3.6) (5.3)
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) 3.0 1.0 (7.0) 0.0 (1.0) (3.0)
The Gap, Inc. (GPS) 0.0 0.0 (3.0) 1.0 0.0 1.0
Aeropostale, Inc. (ARO) 4.0 (1.0) 9.0 1.0 8.0 1.0
Mothers Work, Inc. (DEST) (2.3) (3.2) (10.6) 1.4 (4.4) (3.9)
The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) 1.0 (3.5) 3.6 (9.3) (7.3) (5.4)
Hot Topic, Inc. (HOTT) (2.0) (3.7) (8.1) (9.0) (2.1) (9.0)
Off-Price Retailers
Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) 9.0 5.0 6.0 2.0 5.0 5.0
The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) 6.0 2.0 5.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
Department Store Retailers
Stein Mart, Inc. (SMRT) 6.3 8.5 (8.9) (2.6) 0.6 (4.5)
Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN) 14.0 6.3 (7.6) 7.6 14.1 3.7
Kohl's Corporation (KSS) 7.7 4.5 0.2 4.1 5.9 3.5
Macy's Inc. (M) 6.2 4.3 (8.1) 7.3 6.5 1.4
Neiman Marcus, Inc. 3.9 2.9 (16.6) 12.3 1.9 7.8
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP) 0.8 2.3 (7.9) (0.6) 4.5 (1.8)
Saks Incorporated (SKS) 5.0 1.0 (19.6) 6.4 2.5 5.8
Stage Stores Inc. (SSI) 2.4 0.5 (9.5) (0.6) (1.2) (2.9)
Dillard Department Stores, Inc. (DDS) (1.0) 0.0 (12.0) (3.0) 2.0 0.0
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (BONT) (5.0) (4.6) (5.1) (0.3) 1.4 (1.1)
Mass Merchants
Target Corporation (TGT) 3.4 1.8 (2.9) 2.0 1.7 1.3
Warehouse Clubs
Costco Wholesale (COST)*** 9.0 7.0 (2.0) 6.0 4.0 9.0
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (BJ)** 4.9 2.4 (6.0) 2.8 3.8 6.8
Small-Format Value Retailers
Fred's, Inc. (FRED) 5.0 3.6 (1.4) 2.7 1.2 3.5
Drug Store Retailers
Rite-Aid (RAD) (2.2) (1.0) (1.9) (1.1) (2.5) (1.7)
* The Children's Place, Inc. has discontinued the reporting of monthly sales results as of February 2010
** BJ's Wholesale comp store sales of +2.4% inclusive of fuel sales. Comp stores sales excluding fuel were +1.9%.
*** Costco comp store sales of +7.0% inclusive of fuel sales. U.S. comp store sales excluding fuel were +5.0%.
Sales results compiled from various sources including Reuters, Associated Press, Yahoo Finance, and individual company web sites.
Mark Gallardo
Director - Retail Intelligence
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