June retail sales results showed mixed performance across sectors: - Specialty apparel retailers saw increases from 1-23%, except for declines at Hot Topic, Wet Seal, and Mothers Work of 1% or less - Off-price retailers Ross and TJX saw increases of 5-7%, while department stores varied from declines of 1.5% to increases of 19.8% - Mass merchant Target increased 4% while warehouse clubs Costco and BJ's rose 4-8% - Drug stores also saw mixed results, with Walgreens up 8.4% and Rite-Aid down 3.3%

1. June 2010 Retail Sales Results
Prior Month Comp Results
June June June May April March
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
Zumiez, Inc. (ZUMZ) 16.4 10.9 (19.3) 7.1 2.1 13.2
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) 23.0 9.0 (32.0) (3.0) (7.0) 5.0
Aeropostale, Inc. (ARO) 14.0 8.0 12.0 1.0 (5.0) 19.0
Limited Brands (LTD) 8.0 6.0 (12.0) 5.0 4.0 15.0
The Cato Corporation (CATO) 2.0 1.0 (3.0) 3.0 (7.0) 24.0
The Gap, Inc. (GPS) 2.0 0.0 (10.0) 1.0 (3.0) 11.0
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) 1.0 (1.0) (11.0) (3.0) (6.0) 15.0
Hot Topic, Inc. (HOTT) (0.8) (2.1) (7.9) (9.0) (12.5) (7.5)
The Wet Seal, Inc. (WTSLA) (2.6) (3.6) (11.1) (5.3) (6.1) 6.3
Mothers Work, Inc. (DEST) (0.5) (4.4) (10.7) (3.9) (6.3) (3.3)
The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) (2.4) (7.3) 9.6 (5.4) (5.7) 7.2
Off-Price Retailers
Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) 9.0 5.0 1.0 5.0 3.0 14.0
The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) 7.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 12.0
Department Store Retailers
Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN) 19.8 14.1 (10.0) 3.7 7.5 16.8
Macy's Inc. (M) 9.0 6.5 (8.9) 1.4 1.1 10.8
Kohl's Corporation (KSS) 9.1 5.9 (5.6) 3.5 (7.7) 22.5
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP) 4.0 4.5 (8.2) (1.8) (3.3) 5.4
Saks Incorporated (SKS) 3.4 2.5 (4.4) 5.8 3.2 12.7
Dillard Department Stores, Inc. (DDS) 2.0 2.0 (14.0) 0.0 (5.0) 9.0
Neiman Marcus, Inc. 3.0 1.9 (20.8) 7.8 10.9 9.6
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (BONT) 1.2 1.4 (8.0) (1.1) (5.0) 11.4
Stein Mart, Inc. (SMRT) (1.5) 0.6 (8.0) (4.5) (5.4) 1.0
Stage Stores Inc. (SSI) 1.0 (1.2) (12.6) (2.9) (8.3) 8.6
Mass Merchants
Target Corporation (TGT) 4.0 1.7 (6.2) 1.3 (5.9) 10.3
Warehouse Clubs
Costco Wholesale (COST)*** 7.0 4.0 (6.0) 9.0 11.0 10.0
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (BJ)** 7.9 3.8 (7.5) 6.8 4.6 10.6
Small-Format Value Retailers
Fred's, Inc. (FRED) 2.0 1.2 0.2 3.5 0.6 3.6
Drug Store Retailers
Walgreen Co. (WAG) 8.4 2.0 3.4 (0.2) (0.2) 2.3
Rite-Aid (RAD) (3.3) (2.5) (0.6) (1.7) (1.0) (0.1)
* The Children's Place, Inc. has discontinued the reporting of monthly sales results as of February 2010
** BJ's Wholesale comp store sales of +3.8% inclusive of fuel sales. Comp stores sales excluding fuel were +3.2%.
*** Costco comp store sales of +4.0% inclusive of fuel sales. U.S. comp store sales excluding fuel were +3.0%.
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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