PR Newswire Issues June 2004 'Retail Review & Comparison'
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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 June 2004 based upon the nationwide release of monthly same-store-sales distributed over PR Newswire and other sources.

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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: June

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

  AEOS    American Eagle Outfitters  $150.8 M                      17.6
  ANN     Ann Taylor Stores        $173.349 M    $136.385 M        27.1
  BBY     Best Buy Co. Inc.
  BBA     Bombay Company              $50.4 M       $51.3 M          -2
  BWS     Brown Shoe (Fam. Footwear)  $98.6 M       $99.0 M        -0.4
  CMRG    Casual Male Retail Group    $33.9 M       $33.4 M         1.4
  CTR     Cato                        $72.1 M       $71.1 M           1
  CHRS    Charming Shoppes           $232.4 M      $235.6 M          -1
  CHS     Chico's FAS                 $93.6 M       $65.9 M          42
  CLE     Claire's Stores          $116.757 M    $101.072 M          16
  DEBS    Deb Shops                   $23.1 M       $24.1 M        -4.4
  DBRN    Dress Barn                  $72.7 M       $71.2 M           2
  GDYS    Goody's                    $105.3 M      $105.7 M        -0.4
  GYMB    Gymboree                    $42.1 M       $40.9 M           3
  JAS     Jo-Ann Stores              $146.0 M      $136.4 M         7.0
  JOSB    Joseph A Bank Clothiers     $32.3 M       $25.5 M        26.7
  TGT     Marshall Field's
           (Target Corporation)
  MW      Men's Wearhouse            $151.8 M      $138.1 M         9.9
  TGT     Mervyn's                     $285 M                       0.8
           (Target Corporation)
  MWRK    Mothers Work                $41.6 M       $41.8 M        -0.5
  NMGA    Neiman Marcus                $326 M        $289 M        13.0
  GOSHA   Osh Kosh B'Gosh
  PSUN    Pacific Sunwear            $105.2 M       $89.6 M        17.4
  ECMV    Perfumania                  $16.5 M       $16.9 M        -2.8
  RVI     Retail Ventures, Inc.      $240.6 M      $237.1 M         1.5
  ROST    Ross Stores                  $381 M        $367 M           4
  SKFB    S&K Famous Brands           $16.0 M       $16.3 M
  SKS     Saks Inc.                  $520.2 M      $473.2 M         9.9
  SCVL    Shoe Carnival               $48.6 M       $47.5 M         2.2
  TLB     Talbots                    $184.6 M      $173.2 M           7
  BKE     The Buckle                  $34.7 M       $29.7 M        16.9
  PLCE    The Children's Place        $71.5 M       $61.0 M          17
  GPS     The Gap                      $1.5 B        $1.5 B
  LTD     The Limited                $994.1 M      $832.8 M
  TJX     TJX Cos.                     $1.3 B        $1.2 B          10
  URGI    United Retail               $37.9 M       $40.6 M
  WMAR    West Marine                $102.7 M       $98.4 M         4.3
  WLSN    Wilsons The Leather Expert  $21.0 M       $21.2 M


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

  AEOS    American Eagle Outfitters  $618.1 M      $517.7 M        19.4
  ANN     Ann Taylor Stores        $776.468 M    $625.773 M        24.1
  BBY     Best Buy Co. Inc.
  BBA     Bombay Company             $211.5 M      $210.0 M           1
  BWS     Brown Shoe (Fam. Footwear) $455.8 M                       2.4
  CMRG    Casual Male Retail Group
  CTR     Cato                       $346.8 M      $331.5 M           5
  CHRS    Charming Shoppes         $1,034.3 M      $991.5 M           4
  CHS     Chico's FAS                  $440 M        $295 M        49.5
  CLE     Claire's Stores
  DEBS    Deb Shops
  DBRN    Dress Barn
  GDYS    Goody's                    $507.5 M      $484.7 M         4.7
  GYMB    Gymboree                   $230.2 M      $211.4 M           9
  JAS     Jo-Ann Stores              $146.0 M      $136.4 M         6.8
  JOSB    Joseph A Bank Clothiers    $138.4 M      $109.2 M        26.7
  TGT     Marshall Field's
           (Target Corporation)
  MW      Men's Wearhouse            $636.2 M      $563.2 M        13.0
  TGT     Mervyn's                   $1,264 M                      -1.4
           (Target Corporation)
  MWRK    Mothers Work
  NMGA    Neiman Marcus
  GOSHA   Osh Kosh B'Gosh
  PSUN    Pacific Sunwear            $422.7 M      $349.0 M        21.1
  ECMV    Perfumania                  $68.6 M       $67.1 M         2.3
  RVI     Retail Ventures, Inc.       $1.11 B       $1.03 B         7.7
  ROST    Ross Stores                $1.691 B      $1.542 B          10
  SKFB    S&K Famous Brands           $80.7 M       $74.2 M
  SKS     Saks Inc.                $2,479.8 M    $2,235.5 M        10.9
  SCVL    Shoe Carnival              $237.1 M      $224.0 M         5.9
  TLB     Talbots                    $731.2 M      $684.1 M           7
  BKE     The Buckle                 $156.8 M      $135.2 M
  PLCE    The Children's Place       $354.5 M      $290.3 M          22
  GPS     The Gap                      $6.4 B        $6.0 B
  LTD     The Limited                $3.614 B      $3.293 B          10
  TJX     TJX Cos.                     $5.8 B        $5.0 B          15
  URGI    United Retail              $171.5 M      $179.0 M
  WMAR    West Marine                $381.8 M      $344.1 M          11
  WLSN    Wilsons The Leather Expert $134.7 M      $137.3 M        -1.9


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

  AEOS    American Eagle          8.7                    9.8
           Outfitters
  ANN     Ann Taylor Stores      11.9       -0.2        11.4
  BBY     Best Buy Co. Inc.
  BBA     Bombay Company          -14         31
  BWS     Brown Shoe             -3.2                    0.4
           (Fam. Footwear)
  CMRG    Casual Male Retail      2.1
           Group
  CTR     Cato                     -5                     -1
  CHRS    Charming Shoppes         -2                      3
  CHS     Chico's FAS            10.9
  CLE     Claire's Stores          11          4
  DEBS    Deb Shops              -4.5
  DBRN    Dress Barn               -1
  GDYS    Goody's                 3.2                    2.0
  GYMB    Gymboree                 -4          1           3
  JAS     Jo-Ann Stores           6.8       -2.5         5.8       1.4
  JOSB    Joseph A Bank          10.6       15.2        11.5
           Clothiers
  TGT     Marshall Field's
           (Target Corporation)
  MW      Men's Wearhouse         6.7                   10.0
  TGT     Mervyn's                0.2                   -2.0
           (Target Corporation)
  MWRK    Mothers Work          -10.9       -0.6
  NMGA    Neiman Marcus          13.0
  GOSHA   Osh Kosh B'Gosh
  PSUN    Pacific Sunwear         7.0                   10.4
  ECMV    Perfumania             -2.9        1.1
  RVI     Retail Ventures, Inc.  -4.4                    1.8
  ROST    Ross Stores              -4                      1
  SKFB    S&K Famous Brands      -4.5                    5.9
  SKS     Saks Inc.               8.5                    9.7
  SCVL    Shoe Carnival          -4.6                   -2.1
  TLB     Talbots                  .9                    2.5
  BKE     The Buckle             10.3                     16      10.9
  PLCE    The Children's Place      9          3          13        -8
  GPS     The Gap                  -2         10           5        11
  LTD     The Limited              19                     10
  TJX     TJX Cos.                  2                      6
  URGI    United Retail            -5                     -3
  WMAR    West Marine             4.6                    6.2
  WLSN    Wilsons The Leather    19.2        1.4          .7        -1
           Expert


  TICKER   GENERAL MERCHANDISE    TOTAL SALES    TOTAL SALES   TOTAL SALES
                                  $ MONTH 2004   $ MONTH 2003 % MONTH 2004
  BJ     BJ's                        $731 M          $657 M         11.3
  BLI    Big Lots                  $381.8 M        $373.6 M          2.2
  BONT   Bon Ton                   $113.9 M         $63.2 M         80.3
  BKST   Brookstone Inc.
  CBK    Christopher Banks
          Corporation               $29.8 M         $28.4 M            5
  COST   Costco                     $4.64 B         $4.28 B            9
  DDS    Dillard's
          Dept. Stores           $630.271 M      $635.748 M           -1
  DG     Dollar General            $715.6 M        $649.7 M         10.1
  DLTR   Dollar Tree
  FDO    Family Dollar             $521.9 M        $474.5 M           10
  FD     Federated Department
          Stores                   $1.382 B        $1.336 B          3.4
  FRED   Fred's                    $132.7 M        $117.2 M           13
  FINL   Finish Line
  GOT    Gottschalks              $60,722 M       $59,856 M          1.5
  JCP    JCPenney                  $1,455 M        $1,405 M          4.8
  KSS    Kohl's                    $909.6 M        $828.7 M          9.8
  MAY    May Dept. Stores           $1.16 B         $1.13 B          2.5
  S      Sears                   $2,548.7 M      $2,664.9 M         -4.4
  SHRP   Sharper Image              $50.8 M         $41.2 M           23
  SKO    Shopko Stores             $301.2 M        $295.9 M          1.8
  STGS   Stage Stores Inc.         $100.1 M         $72.2 M         38.6
  SBUX   Starbucks                   $517 M                           26
  SMRT   Stein Mart                  $124 M                          7.9
  TGT    Target Corporation        $4.471 B        $4.135 B         11.2
  TGT    Target Stores             $3,888 M                          8.7
  WMT    Wal-Mart                 $26.972 B                          9.3


  TICKER  GENERAL MERCHANDISE   TOTAL SALES    TOTAL SALES    TOTAL SALES
                                 $ YTD 2004     $ YTD 2003     % YTD 2004
  BJ     BJ's                  $2,918.358 M    $2,589.391 M         12.7
  BLI    Big Lots                $1,712.2 M      $1,595.7 M          7.3
  BONT   Bon Ton                   $474.1 M        $255.4 M         85.7
  BKST   Brookstone Inc.
  CBK    Christopher Banks
          Corporation              $132.4 M        $121.8 M            9
  COST   Costco                    $39.79 B        $34.95 B           14
  DDS    Dillard's
          Dept. Stores         $2,996.079 M    $2,986.303 M
  DG     Dollar General              $3.0 B          $2.7 B         11.2
  DLTR   Dollar Tree
  FDO    Family Dollar           $4,479.6 M     $4,016.20 M         11.5
  FD     Federated Department
          Stores                   $6.069 B        $5.763 B          5.3
  FRED   Fred's                    $580.5 M        $520.1 M         12.8
  FINL   Finish Line
  GOT    Gottschalks             $250,907 M      $250,566 M           .1
  JCP    JCPenney                  $5,708 M        $5,280 M          8.1
  KSS    Kohl's                  $4,105.6 M      $3,625.4 M         13.2
  MAY    May Dept. Stores           $5.10 B         $5.01 B          1.8
  S      Sears                  $10,678.3 M     $10,990.3 M         -2.8
  SHRP   Sharper Image             $254.9 M        $198.4 M           29
  SKO    Shopko Stores           $1,288.1 M                          3.2
  STGS   Stage Stores Inc.         $480.4 M        $335.2 M
  SBUX   Starbucks
  SMRT   Stein Mart                $603.4 M                            9
  TGT    Target Corporation       $19.264 B                         11.2
  TGT    Target Stores            $16,754 M                         12.7
  WMT    Wal-Mart                $114.455 B      $101.928 B         12.3


  TICKER  GENERAL MERCHANDISE   COMP         COMP        COMP       COMP
                              SALES %      SALES %     SALES %   SALES %
                             MONTH 2004   MONTH 2003   YTD 2004  YTD 2003
  BJ     BJ's                    7.4                     7.8
  BLI    Big Lots               -2.4                     2.8
  BONT   Bon Ton                -3.8                    -1.5
  BKST   Brookstone Inc.
  CBK    Christopher Banks
          Corporation             -8                      -6
  COST   Costco                    7                      10
  DDS    Dillard's Dept. Stores   -1
  DG     Dollar General          2.3                     3.1
  DLTR   Dollar Tree
  FDO    Family Dollar            .9                     2.1
  FD     Federated Department
          Stores                 3.4                     5.3
  FRED   Fred's                  4.8          4.6        3.3        5.7
  FINL   Finish Line
  GOT    Gottschalks             1.3                       2
  JCP    JCPenney                4.8                     8.4
  KSS    Kohl's                 -3.7                      .1
  MAY    May Dept. Stores        1.9                      .7
  S      Sears                  -3.1                    -1.6
  SHRP   Sharper Image             2                       5
  SKO    Shopko Stores           2.2                     3.4
  STGS   Stage Stores Inc.      -2.5         -2.7        2.3       -5.6
  SBUX   Starbucks
  SMRT   Stein Mart             12.5                    11.8
  TGT    Target Corporation      8.1          2.3        5.2        0.3
  TGT    Target Stores           2.2          2.4        5.8        1.4
  WMT    Wal-Mart


  TICKER   HOME SUPPLY        TOTAL SALES     TOTAL SALES    TOTAL SALES
                             $ MONTH 2004    $ MONTH 2003   % MONTH 2004
  HVT    Haverty                 $64.5 M        $57.1 M           12.9
  PIR    Pier 1               $172.946 M     $165.510 M            4.5


  TICKER   HOME SUPPLY        TOTAL SALES    TOTAL SALES     TOTAL SALES
                              $ YTD 2004     $ YTD 2003      % YTD 2004
  HVT    Haverty                $369.9 M       $344.0 M            7.5
  PIR    Pier 1               $604.972 M     $568.222 M              6


  TICKER  HOME SUPPLY           COMP         COMP        COMP      COMP
                              SALES %      SALES %     SALES %   SALES %
                             MONTH 2004   MONTH 2003   YTD 2004  YTD 2003
  HVT    Haverty                  10                      3.3
  PIR    Pier 1                  4.3                     -2.5

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