October 2012 Retail Sales Results

1. October 2012 Retail Sales Results
Prior Month Comp Results
October October October September August July
2012 2012 2011 2012 2012 2012
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
The Gap, Inc. (GPS) 7.0 4.0 (6.0) 6.0 9.0 10.0
The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) 5.7 3.8 8.7 (0.8) 4.5 (0.1)
Limited Brands (LTD) (6.3) 3.0 6.0 5.0 8.0 12.0
Zumiez, Inc. (ZUMZ) 20.2 0.6 3.3 5.6 3.7 7.5
The Cato Corporation (CATO) 3.0 0.0 (3.0) (4.0) 0.0 (2.0)
The Wet Seal, Inc. (WTSLA) (7.6) (5.1) (9.7) (12.7) (18.3) (15.6)
Off-Price Retailers
The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) 11.0 7.0 3.0 6.0 8.0 7.0
Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) 8.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 8.0 7.0
Department Store Retailers***
Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN) 11.5 9.8 5.4 4.4 21.0 0.9
Stage Stores Inc. (SSI) 9.8 6.5 0.8 11.1 6.5 5.3
Macy's Inc. (M) 3.6 4.1 2.2 2.5 5.1 4.1
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (BONT) 3.7 3.7 (10.2) 0.6 2.2 0.0
Kohl's Corporation (KSS) 4.6 3.3 3.9 (2.7) 3.4 1.7
Stein Mart, Inc. (SMRT) 1.7 1.7 0.1 2.4 5.6 2.8
Mass Merchants
Target Corporation (TGT) 3.0 2.4 3.3 2.1 4.2 3.1
Warehouse Clubs***
Costco Wholesale (COST)** 9.0 7.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.0
Small-Format Value Retailers
Fred's, Inc. (FRED) 3.0 (0.8) 2.0 (3.8) (2.8) 1.2
Drug Store Retailers*
Rite-Aid (RAD) (1.8) (1.1) 2.9 (0.7) 0.4 0.5
* Walgreen's had not released October sales as of the creation of this report
** Costco comp store sales of +7.0% inclusive of fuel sales and currency impacts. Comp store sales excluding fuel sales and currency impacts were +5.0%.
*** Saks, Dillard's, J.C. Penney, BJ's Wholesale, Hot Topic, Neiman Marcus and Mother's Work have discontinued the reporting of monthly sales results
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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