November 2011 Retail Sales Results

1. November 2011 Retail Sales Results
Prior Month Comp Results
November November November October September August
2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011
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) (2.3) 7.0 10.0 6.0 11.0 11.0
The Wet Seal, Inc. (WTSLA) 0.8 (3.1) 7.0 (9.7) (0.3) 5.5
The Cato Corporation (CATO) (3.0) (5.0) 5.0 (3.0) (3.0) (3.0)
The Gap, Inc. (GPS) (3.0) (5.0) 5.0 (6.0) (4.0) (6.0)
Off-Price Retailers
Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) 10.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0
The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 1.0
Department Store Retailers***
Saks Incorporated (SKS) 8.7 9.3 5.3 1.8 9.3 6.1
Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN) 11.6 5.6 5.1 5.4 10.7 6.7
Macy's Inc. (M) 5.3 4.8 6.1 2.2 4.9 5.0
Dillard Department Stores, Inc. (DDS) 2.0 3.0 8.0 8.0 3.0 4.0
Stage Stores Inc. (SSI) 4.3 2.3 2.4 0.8 (0.7) (1.7)
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP) (5.9) (2.0) 9.2 (2.6) (0.6) (1.9)
Stein Mart, Inc. (SMRT) (5.1) (4.6) 0.0 0.1 (1.7) (7.5)
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (BONT) (4.9) (4.9) 2.9 (10.2) (3.6) (4.7)
Kohl's Corporation (KSS) (4.5) (6.2) 6.1 3.9 4.1 (1.9)
Mass Merchants
Target Corporation (TGT) 3.0 1.8 5.5 3.3 5.3 4.1
Warehouse Clubs***
Costco Wholesale (COST)** 11.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 12.0 11.0
Small-Format Value Retailers
Fred's, Inc. (FRED) 4.0 1.5 4.7 2.0 1.1 1.6
Drug Store Retailers
Rite-Aid (RAD) 1.4 1.9 (1.3) 2.9 1.3 2.5
** Costco comp store sales of +9.0% inclusive of fuel sales and currency impacts. Comp store sales excluding fuel sales and currency impacts were +7.0%.
*** 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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