Business Wire Retail Report on December 2010 Retail Sales Figures
 BUSINESS WIRE    06 January 2011   

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.

2010

FULL$

MO.

2009

FULL$

MO.

2010

FULL%

 

YTD

2010

FULL$

YTD

2009

FULL$

YTD

2010

FULL%

 

MO.

2010

COMP%

MO.

2009

COMP%

 

YTD

2010

COMP%

YTD

2009

COMP%

Aeropostale

 

475

461

3

 

2.28B

2.12B

8

 

(5)

10

 

1

10

(NYSE:ARO)

American Eagle Outfitters

 

499

531

(6)

 

2.82B

2.78B

1

 

(11)

7

 

(1)

(5)

(Nasdaq:AEO)

The Buckle

 

162

147

10

 

896

848

5.6

 

6.1

6.6

 

1

8.5

(NYSE:BKE)

The Gap

 

2B

2B

FLAT

 

13.8B

13.4B

3

 

(3)

2

 

1

(4)

(NYSE:GPS)

The Limited

 

1.79B

1.66B

8

 

8.84B

8.01B

10

 

5

(2)

 

8

(5)

(NYSE:LTD)

Ross Stores

 

1B

934

8

 

7.43B

6.77B

10

 

4

12

 

5

6

(Nasdaq:ROST)

Saks Inc.

 

432

394

9.8

 

2.58B

2.43B

5.9

 

11.8

9.9

 

6.5

(15.9)

(NYSE:SKS)

TJX Cos.

 

3B

2.9B

6

 

20.6B

19B

8

 

2

14

 

4

6

(NYSE:TJX)

 

 

GENERAL MERCH.

 

 

MO.

2010

FULL$

MO.

2009

FULL$

MO.

2010

FULL%

 

YTD

2010

FULL$

YTD

2009

FULL$

YTD

2010

FULL%

 

MO.

2010

COMP%

MO.

2009

COMP%

 

YTD

2010

COMP%

YTD

2009

COMP%

BJs

 

1.25B

1.16B

7.3

 

9.98B

9.21B

8.4

 

3.8

2.4

 

4.7

(2.6)

(NYSE:BJ)

Bon-Ton

 

510

511

(0.1)

 

2.8B

2.77B

0.7

 

0.1

(2.6)

 

1

(6.1)

(Nasdaq:BONT)

Costco

 

9.19B

8.26B

11

 

29.8B

26.8B

11

 

6

9

 

7

5

(Nasdaq:COST)

Dillards

 

1.07B

1.01B

6

 

5.64B

5.54B

2

 

7

(7)

 

3

(11)

(NYSE:DDS)

Freds

 

210

209

1

 

1.71B

1.66B

3

 

0.2

1.3

 

2.2

0.5

(Nasdaq:FRED)

J.C. Penney

 

2.96B

2.89B

2.3

 

16.9B

16.6B

1.4

 

3.7

(3.8)

 

2.7

(6.5)

(NYSE:JCP)

Kohls

 

3.19B

3.01B

5.9

 

17.6B

16.4B

7.2

 

3.9

4.7

 

4.6

0.2

(NYSE:KSS)

Macys Inc.

 

4.62B

4.42B

4.5

 

23.7B

22.2B

6.6

 

3.9

1

 

4.7

(5.8)

(NYSE:M)

Stage Stores

 

266

255

4.4

 

1.39B

1.36B

2.5

 

1.9

(2.2)

 

(0.1)

(7.7)

(NYSE:SSI)

SteinMart

 

166

170

(2.3)

 

1.12B

1.16B

(3.2)

 

(1.9)

(2)

 

(1.8)

(5.8)

(Nasdaq:SMRT)

Target Corp.

 

9.88B

9.74B

1.4

 

61.4B

59.1B

3.8

 

0.9

1.8

 

2.1

(2.7)

(NYSE:TGT)