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Business Wire Retail Report On October 2007 Retail Sales Figures

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.

2007

FULL$

MO.

2006

FULL$

MO.

2007

FULL%

YTD

2007

FULL$

YTD

2006

FULL$

YTD

2007

FULL%

MO.

2007

COMP%

MO.

2006

COMP%

YTD

2007

COMP%

YTD

2006

COMP%

Aero-

postale

116 99.2 17.3 999.6 906 10.3 3 5.6 0.1 1.8

(NYSE:ARO), http://www.aeropostale.com

American

Eagle

Outfitters

210 186 13 2.06B 1.82B 13 (3) 12 3 10
(Nasdaq:AEOS), http://www.ae.com

Ann

Taylor

192 185 3.7 N/A N/A N/A (4.2) (0.5) N/A N/A
(NYSE:ANN), http://www.anntaylor.com

Chicos FAS

121 126 (4.1) 1.31B 1.20B 9.1 (10.6) (4.1) (5.5) 3.6
(NYSE:CHS), http://www.chicos.com

The

Childrens

Place

184 185 (1) 1.49B 1.37B 9 2 9 1 13
(Nasdaq:PLCE), http://www.childrensplace.com

Christ. &

Banks

66.4 53 N/A 402 369 N/A 22 (3) 3 6
(NYSE:CBK), http://www.christopherandbanks.com
The Gap 1.23B 1.24B (1) N/A N/A N/A (8) (7) N/A N/A
(NYSE:GPS), http://www.gap.com

JoS. A.

Bank

47.5 43.7 8.7 395 352 12.1 1.8 8.4 3.1 5.6
(Nasdaq:JOSB), http://www.josbank.com
The Limited 645 695 N/A 6.86B 6.65B N/A (6) 9 1 7
(NYSE:LTD), http://www.limited.com

Neiman

Marcus

383 345 10.9 N/A N/A N/A 8.5 7.2 N/A N/A
http://www.neimanmarcus.com

Pacific

Sunwear

85.3 84.8 0.5 1.02B 964 6.3 (0.8) (7.1) 2 (4.9)
(Nasdaq:PSUN), http://www.pacsun.com
Ross Stores 470 444 6 4.32B 3.99B 8 (1) 3 1 5
(Nasdaq:ROST), http://www.rossstores.com
Saks Inc. 269 232 15.9 2.26B 1.97B 15.2 10.6 9.2 13 2.4
(NYSE:SKS), http://www.saksfifthavenue.com
TJX Cos. 1.54B 1.46B 6 13.3B 12.4B 7 3 5 N/A 4
(NYSE:TJX), http://www.tjx.com

Wilsons

The

Leather

Expert

20 25 N/A 159 188 (15.6) (21.8) (13.5) (15.8) (13.9)
(Nasdaq:WLSN), http://www.wilsonsleather.com
GENERAL

MERCH.

MO.

2007

FULL$

MO.

2006

FULL$

MO.

2007

FULL%

YTD

2007

FULL$

YTD

2006

FULL$

YTD

2007

FULL%

MO.

2007

COMP%

MO.

2006

COMP%

YTD

2007

COMP%

YTD

2006

COMP%

BJs 664 608 9.2 6.38B 5.93B 7.6 4.8 (0.7) 3.1 1.3

(NYSE:BJ), http://www.bjswholesale.com

Bon-Ton 245 250 (2) 2.23 2.11 5.4 (1.4) (9.7) (7.4) (1)
(Nasdaq:BONT), http://www.bonton.com
Costco 5.21B 4.63B 13 11.3B 10.2B 11 9 2 7 N/A
(Nasdaq:COST), http://www.costco.com

CVS Corp.

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4.6 9.3 5.8 8.1
(NYSE:CVS), http://www.cvs.com
Dillards 445 473 (6) 5.04B 5.24B (4) (7) (5) (5) FLAT
(NYSE:DDS), http://www.dillards.com

Family

Dollar

510 493 3.3 1.12B N/A 3.6 FLAT 1 0.2 N/A
(NYSE:FDO), http://www.familydollar.com
Freds 130 125 4 1.29B 1.23B 4 0.6 (2.5) 1.2 2.1
(Nasdaq:FRED), http://www.fredsinc.com

Gotts-

chalks

41.7 44.2 (5.7) 424 446 (4.9) (3) 1.4 (3.4) 0.1
(NYSE:GOT), http://www.gottschalks.com

J.C.

Penney

1.31B 1.30B 1.1 11.5B 11.2B 2.6 (1.8) 8.1 0.1 4.4
(NYSE:JCP), http://www.jcpenney.com
Kohls 1.27B 1.25B 1.6 11B 10.1B 8.3 (3.8) 4.2 0.7 6.9
(NYSE:KSS), http://www.kohls.com
Macys Inc. 1.85B 1.86B (0.5) 17.7B 17.8B (0.5) (1.5) N/A (1) N/A
(NYSE:M), http://www.macysinc.com

Sharper

Image

16.4 18.4 (11) 148 177 (16) (8) (31) (16) (28)
(Nasdaq:SHRP), http://www.sharperimage.com

Stage

Stores

104 104 0.2 1.07B 1.06B 1.3 (2.9) (2.5) (0.1) 3.9
(NYSE:SSI), http://www.stagestores.com
SteinMart 114 112 1.4 1.04B 1.04B 0.0 (3.8) (2.2) (3.1) (2)
(Nasdaq:SMRT), http://www.steinmart.com

Target

Corp.

4.45B 4.05B 9.7 42.1B N/A 9.1 4.1 3.9 4.3 4.8
(NYSE:TGT), http://www.targetcorp.com
Wal-Mart 17.4B 16.6B 5 172B 162B 6.1 0.0 (0.3) 0.7 2.2
(NYSE:WMT), http://www.walmart.com

QUARTERLY REPORTING COMPANIES

COMPANY

NAME

Q07

FULL$

Q06

FULL$

Q07

FULL%

YTD

2007

FULL$

YTD

2006

FULL$

YTD

2007

FULL%

Q07

COMP%

Q06

COMP%

YTD

2007

COMP%

YTD

2006

COMP%

Big Lots 1.01B 1.03B (1.6) 3.21B 3.16B 1.6 (0.5) 5.8 3.2 4.4

(NYSE:BIG), http://www.biglots.com

Citi

Trends

99.5 87.1 14.2 N/A N/A N/A 1.9 (2.7) N/A N/A

(Nasdaq:CTRN), http://www.cititrends.com

Finlay

Enter.

142 136 4.1 453 430 5.3 1.6 4 2.1 2.8
(Nasdaq:FNLY), http://www.finlayenterprises.com
Gymboree 248 210 18 N/A N/A N/A 8 16 N/A N/A
(Nasdaq:GYMB), http://www.gymboree.com

Radio-

shack

960 1.06B (9.4) 2.89B 3.32B N/A (8.6) (9.6) N/A N/A
(NYSE:RSH), http://www.radioshack.com

Retail

Ventures

788 788 N/A 2.27B N/A N/A (7.3) 2.3 (4.2) 2.1
(NYSE:RVI), http://www.retailventures.com
Talbots 556 569 N/A 1.70B 1.59B N/A (7.9) 2.3 (5.4) N/A
(NYSE:TLB), http://www.talbots.com

VF Corp.

2.05B 1.80B N/A 5.21B 4.56B N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(NYSE:VFC), http://www.vfc.com
Zale 378 382 (1.2) N/A N/A N/A (0.4) 0.4 N/A N/A
(NYSE:ZLC), http://www.zales.com

For more information about the Business Wire Retail Report, please contact your local Business Wire bureau at 888/381-WIRE (9473).

Contacts:

Business Wire, 888/381-WIRE (9473)
retail.report@businesswire.com
http://www.businesswire.com

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