PR Newswire Issues April 2004 'Retail Review & Comparison'
PRNewswire
NEW YORK

A compilation of sales figures from leading U.S. retailers, PR Newswire's "Retail Review & Comparison" provides a company-by-company analysis of monthly and year-to-date retail results. The current report, prepared by PR Newswire, compiles data from the month of April 2004 based upon the nationwide release of monthly same-store-sales distributed over PR Newswire and other sources.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000306/PRNLOGO )

Statistics listed in the report include total sales figures from the current month and full year, percentage of sales with respect to overall yearly revenues, and comparisons between the current month and year with returns from the same period in 2003. All sales figures are reported in the millions-of-dollars, unless otherwise noted.

              PR Newswire's Monthly Retail Sales Comparison

  Month: APRIL

  TICKER   SPECIALTY APPAREL       TOTAL SALES   TOTAL SALES  TOTAL SALES
                & GOODS           $ MONTH 2004  $ MONTH 2003 % MONTH 2004

  AEOS    American Eagle Outfitters  $115.1 M       $98.2 M        17.2
  BBY     Best Buy Co. Inc.
  BBA     Bombay Company              $37.2 M       $37.1 M
  BWS     Brown Shoe (Fam. Footwear)  $91.9 M       $91.9 M        Even
  CMRG    Casual Male Retail Group
  CTR     Cato                        $71.2 M       $69.0 M           3
  CHRS    Charming Shoppes           $197.6 M      $187.9 M           5
  CHS     Chico's FAS                 $87.2 M      $59.60 M        46.4
  CLE     Claire's Stores           $93.952 M     $82.092 M          14
  DEBS    Deb Shops                   $73.0 M       $70.0 M         4.2
  DBRN    Dress Barn                  $73.0 M       $66.5 M          10
  GDYS    Goody's                    $100.1 M      $95.10 M         5.3
  GYMB    Gymboree                    $45.3 M       $41.8 M           8
  JAS     Jo-Ann Stores              $121.8 M      $119.2 M           2
  TGT     Marshall Field's             $165 M        $165 M         0.5
           (Target Corporation)
  MW      Men's Wearhouse            $123.4 M      $123.4 M          13
  TGT     Mervyn's                     $230 M                      -6.1
           (Target Corporation)
  MWRK    Mothers Work                $48.0 M       $43.6 M         9.9
  NMGA    Neiman Marcus                $274 M        $241 M          14
  GOSHA   Osh Kosh B'Gosh
  PSUN    Pacific Sunwear             $73.7 M       $60.5 M        21.8
  ECMV    Perfumania
  RGS     Regis Corp.
  RVI     Retail Ventures, Inc.      $219.6 M      $205.8 M         6.7
  ROST    Ross Stores                  $322 M        $289 M          11
  SKFB    S&K Famous Brands           $16.1 M       $15.4 M
  SKS     Saks Inc.                  $522.4 M      $481.5 M         8.5
  SCVL    Shoe Carnival               $48.6 M       $46.8 M         3.8
  TLB     Talbots                    $139.2 M      $131.5 M           6
  BKE     The Buckle                  $27.3 M       $24.0 M        13.7
  GPS     The Gap                     $1.25 B       $1.17 B           7
  LTD     The Limited
  TJX     TJX Cos.                   $1,093 M        $956 M          14
  URGI    United Retail               $33.4 M       $35.0 M
  WMAR    West Marine                 $67.8 M       $60.0 M        12.9
  WLSN    Wilsons The Leather Expert  $17.9 M       $21.5 M


  TICKER   SPECIALTY APPAREL        TOTAL SALES   TOTAL SALES  TOTAL SALES
                & GOODS             $ YTD 2004    $ YTD 2003    % YTD 2004

  AEOS    American Eagle Outfitters
  BBY     Best Buy Co. Inc.
  BBA     Bombay Company             $123.5 M      $119.2 M           4
  BWS     Brown Shoe (Fam. Footwear) $272.1 M      $261.1 M         4.2
  CMRG    Casual Male Retail Group    $78.2 M       $72.8 M
  CTR     Cato                       $205.2 M      $197.3 M           4
  CHRS    Charming Shoppes           $595.4 M        $562 M           6
  CHS     Chico's FAS                  $257 M        $169 M        52.0
  CLE     Claire's Stores          $281.963 M    $239.756 M          18
  DEBS    Deb Shops                   $25.0 M       $24.3 M         2.7
  DBRN    Dress Barn                 $183.3 M      $165.7 M          11
  GDYS    Goody's                    $302.9 M     $283.00 M           7
  GYMB    Gymboree                   $151.4 M      $136.1 M          11
  JAS     Jo-Ann Stores              $404.9 M      $374.8 M           8
  TGT     Marshall Field's             $584 M                       4.7
           (Target Corporation)
  MW      Men's Wearhouse            $360.7 M      $313.1 M        15.2
  TGT     Mervyn's                     $756 M                      -0.8
           (Target Corporation)
  MWRK    Mothers Work
  NMGA    Neiman Marcus                $878 M        $723 M        21.4
  GOSHA   Osh Kosh B'Gosh
  PSUN    Pacific Sunwear            $245.1 M      $198.3 M        23.6
  ECMV    Perfumania
  RGS     Regis Corp.
  RVI     Retail Ventures, Inc.      $646.3 M      $588.5 M         9.8
  ROST    Ross Stores                  $992 M        $879 M          13
  SKFB    S&K Famous Brands           $50.9 M       $44.0 M        15.6
  SKS     Saks Inc.                $1,528.3 M    $1,371.1 M        11.5
  SCVL    Shoe Carnival              $145.5 M      $136.9 M         6.9
  TLB     Talbots                    $419.0 M     $395.00 M           6
  BKE     The Buckle                  $94.7 M       $81.7 M        15.9
  GPS     The Gap                      $3.7 B        $3.4 B           9
  LTD     The Limited                $586.6 M     $580.60 M           8
  TJX     TJX Cos.                   $3,353 M      $2,841 M          18
  URGI    United Retail               $97.5 M      $101.5 M
  WMAR    West Marine                $197.0 M      $171.2 M        15.1
  WLSN    Wilsons The Leather Expert  $97.8 M       $95.3 M         2.6


  TICKER   SPECIALTY APPAREL      COMP        COMP       COMP      COMP
                & GOODS         SALES %     SALES %    SALES %   SALES %
                               MONTH 2004  MONTH 2003  YTD 2004  YTD 2003

  AEOS    American Eagle           7.1
           Outfitters
  BBY     Best Buy Co. Inc.
  BBA     Bombay Company            11                     -9        25
  BWS     Brown Shoe              -1.2                    2.6
           (Fam. Footwear)
  CMRG    Casual Male Retail Group                        9.3
  CTR     Cato                      -2                     -2
  CHRS    Charming Shoppes           4                      5
  CHS     Chico's FAS               16                   20.1
  CLE     Claire's Stores            9         15          11         8
  DEBS    Deb Shops                2.4                    1.4
  DBRN    Dress Barn                 6                      7
  GDYS    Goody's                  1.8                    4.1
  GYMB    Gymboree                   1         11           6         2
  JAS     Jo-Ann Stores            1.4        3.5         6.6       2.6
  TGT     Marshall Field's         0.6       -6.3         6.1      -4.9
           (Target Corporation)
  MW      Men's Wearhouse         10.4                   12.1
  TGT     Mervyn's                -6.6       -4.6        -1.4      -7.3
           (Target Corporation)
  MWRK    Mothers Work             -.4                   -4.5
  NMGA    Neiman Marcus             14                   21.4
  GOSHA   Osh Kosh B'Gosh
  PSUN    Pacific Sunwear         11.4                   12.7
  ECMV    Perfumania
  RGS     Regis Corp.
  RVI     Retail Ventures, Inc.   -0.2                    4.2
  ROST    Ross Stores                2                      3
  SKFB    S&K Famous Brands        1.7                   12.9
  SKS     Saks Inc.                7.6                   10.2
  SCVL    Shoe Carnival            4.6                   -2.2
  TLB     Talbots                  0.3                    1.7
  BKE     The Buckle               8.6                   11.6
  GPS     The Gap                    3         20           7        12
  LTD     The Limited                2          3
  TJX     TJX Cos.                   5                      8
  URGI    United Retail             -3                     -2
  WMAR    West Marine              7.6                    9.2
  WLSN    Wilsons The Leather     -3.5         -1          -2      Flat
           Expert


  TICKER  GENERAL MERCHANDISE   TOTAL SALES     TOTAL SALES   TOTAL SALES
                                $ MONTH 2004    $ MONTH 2003  % MONTH 2004

  BJ     BJ's                   $505.345 M      $456.288 M         10.8
  BONT   Bon Ton                   $83.5 M         $47.5 M         75.9
  CBK    Christopher Banks
          Corporation              $41.0 M         $36.8 M           11
  COST   Costco                    $3.56 B         $3.14 B           13
  DDS    Dillard's
          Dept. Stores          $542.406 M      $536.483 M            1
  DG     Dollar General           $541.1 M        $490.3 M         10.9
  DLTR   Dollar Tree
  FDO    Family Dollar            $398.3 M        $366.1 M          8.8
  FD     Federated Department
          Stores                  $1.134 B        $1.075 B          5.5
  FRED   Fred's                   $101.7 M         $93.3 M            9
  FINL   Finish Line
  GOT    Gottschalks             $42.147 M       $43.006 M           -2
  JCP    JCPenney                 $1,283 M        $1,229 M          4.4
  KSS    Kohl's                   $790.8 M        $718.0 M         10.1
  MAY    May Dept. Stores           $902 M          $967 M          6.8
  S      Sears                  $1,938.2 M        $1,994 M         -2.8
  SHRP   Sharper Image             $46.0 M         $38.5 M           20
  SKO    Shopko Stores            $233.7 M        $224.2 M          4.2
  SBUX   Starbucks
  SMRT   Stein Mart               $112.5 M        $107.7 M          4.5
  TGT    Target Corporation       $3.542 B        $3.168 B         11.8
  WMT    Wal-Mart                 $4.048 B        $3.447 B         17.4


  TICKER  GENERAL MERCHANDISE  TOTAL SALES     TOTAL SALES    TOTAL SALES
                                $ YTD 2004      $ YTD 2003     % YTD 2004

  BJ     BJ's                 $1,610.957 M                         12.1
  BONT   Bon Ton                  $265.1 M        $141.1 M         87.9
  CBK    Christopher Banks
          Corporation              $70.2 M         $63.6 M           10
  COST   Costco                   $31.35 B        $27.47 B           14
  DDS    Dillard's
          Dept. Stores         1,854.395 M    $1,813.911 M            2
  DG     Dollar General             $1.7 B          $1.6 B         11.4
  DLTR   Dollar Tree              $710.3 M        $615.6 M         15.4
  FDO    Family Dollar          $3,546.2 M      $3,177.6 M         11.6
  FD     Federated Department
          Stores                  $3.518 B        $3.291 B          6.9
  FRED   Fred's                   $341.6 M        $310.7 M           10
  FINL   Finish Line
  GOT    Gottschalks            $144.534 M      $140.619 M          2.8
  JCP    JCPenney                 $3,410 M        $3,124 M          9.2
  KSS    Kohl's                 $2,380.2 M      $2,117.7 M         12.4
  MAY    May Dept. Stores          $2.96 B         $2.87 B          3.1
  S      Sears                  $6,050.7 M      $6,144.7 M         -1.5
  SHRP   Sharper Image             $46.0 M         $38.5 M           35
  SKO    Shopko Stores              $735 M          $735 M          3.8
  SBUX   Starbucks
  SMRT   Stein Mart               $363.6 M        $328.2 M         10.8
  TGT    Target Corporation      $11.249 B       $11.249 B         12.7
  WMT    Wal-Mart                $12.929 B       $10.663 B         21.3


  TICKER  GENERAL MERCHANDISE    COMP         COMP       COMP       COMP
                               SALES %      SALES %    SALES %    SALES %
                             MONTH 2004   MONTH 2003  YTD 2004  YTD 2003

  BJ     BJ's                    5.4                     6.6
  BONT   Bon Ton                -4.2                      -2
  CBK    Christopher Banks
          Corporation             -3                      -5
  COST   Costco                   10                      11
  DDS    Dillard's
          Dept. Stores             1                       2
  DG     Dollar General          2.1          5.9          3
  DLTR   Dollar Tree                                    -0.4
  FDO    Family Dollar          -0.4                     2.1
  FD     Federated Department
          Stores                 5.4                     6.9
  FRED   Fred's                  1.5          8.1        2.7        6.8
  FINL   Finish Line
  GOT    Gottschalks              -1                     4.8
  JCP    JCPenney                5.3                     9.5
  KSS    Kohl's                 -4.6                    -0.1
  MAY    May Dept. Stores       -8.1                     1.7
  S      Sears                  -1.8                    -0.2
  SHRP   Sharper Image            -3                       8
  SKO    Shopko Stores           4.3                     3.9
  SBUX   Starbucks
  SMRT   Stein Mart              6.7                    11.8
  TGT    Target Corporation      4.9          3.9        6.6       -0.1
  WMT    Wal-Mart                4.4          4.6        5.6        2.5


  TICKER  HOME SUPPLY         TOTAL SALES    TOTAL SALES    TOTAL SALES
                              $ MONTH 2004   $ MONTH 2003   % MONTH 2004

  HVT     Haverty                $57.3 M         $51.1 M        12.1
  PIR     Pier 1              $129.874 M      $120.605 M         7.7


  TICKER  HOME SUPPLY         TOTAL SALES    TOTAL SALES    TOTAL SALES
                               $ YTD 2004     $ YTD 2003     % YTD 2004

  HVT     Haverty               $247.6 M        $226.5 M         9.3
  PIR     Pier 1              $298.418 M      $270.696 M           2


  TICKER  HOME SUPPLY            COMP        COMP       COMP      COMP
                                SALES %     SALES %    SALES %   SALES %
                               MONTH 2004  MONTH 2003  YTD 2004  YTD 2003

  HVT     Haverty                  6.8                    4.6
  PIR     Pier 1                  10.2                    1.2


PR Newswire disclaims any responsibility for errors, omissions, interruptions, delays, losses or defects, whether human or mechanical contained in the information of this report. PR Newswire makes no warranties, expressed or implied, as to the information contained in this report, including but not limited to any warranties of merchantability. PR Newswire will not be liable for any indirect, consequential, special, exemplary or incidental damages resulting from the use of the information contained in this report.

About PR Newswire Association LLC

Now in its 50th year, PR Newswire Association LLC (www.prnewswire.com) provides electronic distribution, targeting, measurement, translation and broadcast services on behalf of some 40,000 corporate, government, association, labor, non-profit, and other customers worldwide who seek to reach a variety of critical audiences including the news media, the investment community, government decision-makers, and the general public with their up-to-the-minute, full-text news developments. Established in 1954, PR Newswire has offices in 14 countries and routinely sends its customers' news to outlets in 135 countries and in 30 languages. Utilizing the latest in communications technology, PR Newswire content is considered a mainstay among news reporters, investors and individuals who seek breaking news from the source. PR Newswire's leading brands include ProfNet(SM), eWatch™, Online MEDIAtlas™ and MultiVu™. PR Newswire is a subsidiary of United Business Media plc of London.

For more information on PR Newswire's Retail Review & Comparison, please contact Rachel Asche, director, public relations, PR Newswire at 212.282.1929 or rachel.asche@prnewswire.com.

Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000306/PRNLOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, +1-888-776-6555 or +1-212-782-2840

SOURCE: PR Newswire Association LLC

CONTACT: Rachel Asche, director, public relations, PR Newswire,
+1-212-282-1929 or rachel.asche@prnewswire.com