Business Wire Retail Report On September 2008 Retail Sales Figures

Thu Oct 9, 12:02 PM

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

APPAREL

  MO.

2008

FULL$

MO.

2007

FULL$

MO.

2008

FULL%

  YTD

2008

FULL$

  YTD

2007

FULL$

YTD

2008

FULL%

  MO.

2008

COMP%

MO.

2007

COMP%

  YTD

2008

COMP%

YTD

2007

COMP%

Aeropostale

 

146.7

128

15

 

1.068B

883

21

 

5

1.3

 

10

(0.2)

(NYSE: ARO)
American

Eagle

Outfitters

 

229.2

223

3

 

1.878B

1.850B

2

 

(6)

(2)

 

(7)

4

(NYSE: AEO)
Chico’s

FAS

 

159.5

176

(9.3)

 

1.09B

1.18B

(7.9)

 

(15.6)

(8.3)

 

(16)

(4.9)

(NYSE: CHS)
The

Children’s

Place

 

160.7

157.1

2

 

1.044

944

11

 

flat

(2)

 

5

1

(Nasdaq: PLCE)
The Gap  

1.34B

1.43B

(6)

 

9.36B

9.85B

(5)

 

(11)

(7)

 

(10)

(4)

(NYSE: GPS)
The

Limited

 

673.4

713

(5.6)

 

5.47B

6.21B

(12)

 

(6)

(4)

 

(7)

2

(NYSE: LTD)
Pacific

Sunwear

 

91.2

95.1

(4)

 

254.3

265.1

(4)

 

(5)

6.8

 

(6)

2.3

(Nasdaq: PSUN)
Ross

Stores

 

561

537

5

 

4.26B

3.85B

11

 

(2)

9

 

3

1

(Nasdaq: ROST)
Saks Inc.  

273.2

307

(11.1)

 

1.991

1.994

(0.1)

 

(10.9)

15.1

 

(0.3)

1

(NYSE: SKS)
TJX Cos.  

1.83B

1.78B

3

 

12.2B

11.5B

6

 

(1)

7

 

3

4

(NYSE: TJX)
 
GENERAL

MERCH.

  MO.

2008

FULL$

MO.

2007

FULL$

MO.

2008

FULL%

  YTD

2008

FULL$

YTD

2007

FULL$

YTD

2008

FULL%

  MO.

2008

COMP%

MO.

2007

COMP%

  YTD

2008

COMP%

YTD

2007

COMP%

BJ’s  

892.8

799

11.8

 

6.577

5.720

15

 

10.4

3.9

 

12.6

3

(NYSE: BJ)
Bon-Ton  

299.4

308

(2.7)

 

1.88

1.98

5.2

 

(4.6)

(7.1)

 

(5.7)

(7.9)

(Nasdaq: BONT)
Dillard’s  

568.4

649.2

(12)

 

4.356

4.498

(5)

 

(12)

(7)

 

(6)

(4)

(NYSE: DDS)
Fred’s  

161.3

161

flat

 

1.202B

1.16B

4

 

1.1

1

 

3.1

1.3

(Nasdaq: FRED)
Gottschalks  

45.8

52.8

(13.2)

 

341.9

332

(11)

 

(11.8)

(7.7)

 

(9.3)

(4.8)

(NYSE: GOT)
J.C.

Penney

 

1.446

1.622

(10.9)

 

11.368

11.927

(4.7)

 

(12.4)

(3.7)

 

(6.6)

1.4

(NYSE: JCP)
Kohl’s  

1.335

1.327

0.6

 

9.94

9.71

2.4

 

(5.5)

(3.2)

 

5.6)

1.3

(NYSE: KSS)
Stage

Stores

 

115.5

127.8

(9.6)

 

961.5

968.7

(0.7)

 

(13.6)

2.3

 

(5.3)

0.2

(NYSE: SSI)
Stein Mart  

112

127

(11.9)

 

862.6

927

(6.9)

 

(14.8)

(9.1)

 

(10)

(3.1)

(Nasdaq: SMRT)
Target

Corp.

 

5.320

5.190

2.5

 

39.4

37.7

4.7

 

(3.0)

1.2

 

(1.1)

4.3

(NYSE: TGT)
Wal-Mart  

22.48

21.44

4.8

 

165

155

6.7

 

2.0

0.8

 

2.8

0.8

(NYSE: WMT)

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