Business Wire Retail Report on October 2009 Retail Sales Figures

NEW YORK--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. 2009 FULL$	MO. 2008 FULL$	MO. 2009 FULL%	YTD 2009 FULL$	YTD 2008 FULL$	YTD 2009 FULL%	MO. 2009 COMP%	MO. 2008 COMP%	YTD 2009 COMP%	YTD 2008 COMP%
Aeropostale	139	127	9	1.43B	1.19B	20	3	1	11	9

American Eagle Outfitters	195	204	(5)	2.02B	2.08B	(3)	(5)	(12)	(8)	(7)

The Children’s Place	150	145	3	1.18B	1.19B	(1)	(2)	10	(3)	6

The Gap	1.14B	1.08B	5	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	(16)	N/A	N/A

The Limited	561	580	(3)	5.56B	6.05B	(8)	(4)	(9)	(7)	(7)

Ross Stores	557	490	14	5.2B	4.75B	10	9	(2)	5	3

Saks Inc.	219	216	1.8	1.79B	2.18B	(17.5)	0.7	(16.6)	(18.5)	(2.2)

TJX Cos.	1.7B	1.5B	15	14.3B	13.6B	5	10	(1)	5	2

GENERAL MERCH.	MO. 2009 FULL$	MO. 2008 FULL$	MO. 2009 FULL%	YTD 2009 FULL$	YTD 2008 FULL$	YTD 2009 FULL%	MO. 2009 COMP%	MO. 2008 COMP%	YTD 2009 COMP%	YTD 2008 COMP%
BJ’s	765	739	3.5	7.2B	7.3B	(1.2)	(1.1)	10	(4.1)	12

Bon-Ton	224	218	2.5	1.96B	2.09B	(6.7)	3.1	(11.1)	(6.9)	(6.3)

Costco	5.68B	5.30B	7	12.5B	11.9B	5	5	(1)	3	3

Dillard’s	362	406	(11)	4.09B	4.76B	(14)	(8)	(8)	(12)	(6)

Fred’s	128.1	128.4	(0.2)	1.31B	1.32B	(1)	0.4	1.3	0.8	2.9

J.C. Penney	1.31B	1.36B	(3.5)	12B	12.7B	(5.7)	(4.5)	(13)	(7.2)	(7.3)

Kohl’s	1.27B	1.21B	4.9	11.5B	11.1B	3.1	1.4	(9)	(1.3)	(6)

Macy’s Inc.	1.69B	1.71B	(1.3)	15.6B	16.9B	(7.8)	(0.8)	(6.3)	(7.5)	(3.5)

Stage Stores	101	99	2.9	1B	1.06B	(6)	(0.1)	(8.4)	(8.4)	(5.6)

SteinMart	92.2	100	(7.8)	877	963	(8.9)	(4.9)	(12.5)	(6.3)	(10.5)

Target Corp.	4.54B	4.41B	2.8	43.7B	43.8B	(0.3)	(0.1)	(4.8)	(3.9)	(1.5)