PR Newswire Issues February 2005 '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 February 2005 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 2004. All sales figures are reported in the millions-of-dollars, unless otherwise noted.

              PR Newswire's Monthly Retail Sales Comparison

  Month: FEBRUARY

  TICKER     SPECIALTY APPAREL     TOTAL SALES   TOTAL SALES   TOTAL SALES
                  & GOODS         $ MONTH 2005  $ MONTH 2004  % MONTH 2005

  AEOS  American Eagle Outfitters    $127.0 M       $89.5 M        41.8
  ANN   Ann Taylor Stores          $109.834 M    $102.955 M         6.7
  BBY   Best Buy Co. Inc.
  BBA   Bombay Company                $34.9 M       $35.4 M          -2
  BWS   Brown Shoe (Fam. Footwear)
  CMRG  Casual Male Retail Group
  CTR   Cato                          $64.6 M       $57.4 M          13
  CHRS  Charming Shoppes             $168.2 M        $164 M           3
  CHS   Chico's FAS                   $83.5 M       $67.2 M        24.4
  CLE   Claire's Stores             $88.139 M     $82.229 M           7
  DEBS  Deb Shops                     $23.7 M       $24.0 M          -1
  DBRN  Dress Barn                    $71.2 M       $37.3 M          91
  GDYS  Goody's                       $80.5 M       $77.1 M         4.4
  GYMB  Gymboree                      $44.5 M       $40.4 M          10
  JAS   Jo-Ann Stores                $128.5 M      $123.6 M           4
  JOSB  Joseph A. Bank Clothiers      $28.6 M       $24.0 M        19.2
  MW    Men's Wearhouse
  MWRK  Mothers Work                  $43.6 M       $40.4 M         7.8
  NMGA  Neiman Marcus
  GOSHA Osh Kosh B'Gosh
  PSUN  Pacific Sunwear               $83.1 M       $67.7 M        22.7
  ECMV  Perfumania                  $13.932 M     $13.541 M         2.9
  RVI   Retail Ventures, Inc.        $182.6 M      $166.1 M         9.9
  ROST  Ross Stores                    $311 M        $266 M          17
  SKFB  S&K Famous Brands             $16.6 M       $15.3 M           8
  SKS   Saks Inc.                    $437.2 M      $426.1 M         0.7
  SCVL  Shoe Carnival                 $48.2 M       $40.1 M        20.0
  TLB   Talbots                       $95.0 M       $84.3 M          13
  BKE   The Buckle                    $32.6 M       $29.3 M        11.1
  PLCE  The Children's Place         $106.8 M       $59.9 M          78
  GPS   The Gap                        $924 M        $925 M        FLAT
  LTD   The Limited                  $611.4 M      $607.9 M          -4
  TJX   TJX Cos.                       $1.0 B        $934 M          12
  URGI  United Retail                $107.9 M      $101.4 M           6
  WMAR  West Marine                   $25.5 M       $20.1 M        27.1
  WLSN  Wilsons The Leather Expert    $33.2 M       $43.8 M


  TICKER   SPECIALTY APPAREL       TOTAL SALES   TOTAL SALES   TOTAL SALES
                & GOODS             $ YTD 2005    $ YTD 2004    % YTD 2005

  AEOS  American Eagle Outfitters
  ANN   Ann Taylor Stores
  BBY   Best Buy Co. Inc.
  BBA   Bombay Company
  BWS   Brown Shoe (Fam. Footwear)
  CMRG  Casual Male Retail Group
  CTR   Cato
  CHRS  Charming Shoppes
  CHS   Chico's FAS
  CLE   Claire's Stores             $88.139 M     $82.229 M           7
  DEBS  Deb Shops
  DBRN  Dress Barn
  GDYS  Goody's
  GYMB  Gymboree
  JAS   Jo-Ann Stores
  JOSB  Joseph A. Bank Clothiers
  MW    Men's Wearhouse
  MWRK  Mothers Work
  NMGA  Neiman Marcus
  GOSHA Osh Kosh B'Gosh
  PSUN  Pacific Sunwear
  ECMV  Perfumania
  RVI   Retail Ventures, Inc.
  ROST  Ross Stores
  SKFB  S&K Famous Brands
  SKS   Saks Inc.
  SCVL  Shoe Carnival
  TLB   Talbots
  BKE   The Buckle
  PLCE  The Children's Place
  GPS   The Gap
  LTD   The Limited
  TJX   TJX Cos.
  URGI  United Retail
  WMAR  West Marine                  $682.4 M      $660.9 M         3.2
  WLSN  Wilsons The Leather Expert


  TICKER  SPECIALTY APPAREL       COMP        COMP       COMP      COMP
               & GOODS          SALES %     SALES %    SALES %   SALES %
                              MONTH 2005  MONTH 2004  YTD 2005  YTD 2004

  AEOS  American Eagle           32.4
         Outfitters
  ANN   Ann Taylor Stores         5.4        15.3
  BBY   Best Buy Co. Inc.                                 4.3       7.1
  BBA   Bombay Company           -6.5
  BWS   Brown Shoe
         (Fam. Footwear)
  CMRG  Casual Male Retail Group
  CTR   Cato                        7
  CHRS  Charming Shoppes            1
  CHS   Chico's FAS               9.2
  CLE   Claire's Stores             6          15           6        15
  DEBS  Deb Shops                -0.1
  DBRN  Dress Barn                 15
  GDYS  Goody's                  -0.8
  GYMB  Gymboree                    1           7
  JAS   Jo-Ann Stores             1.6          12
  JOSB  Joseph A. Bank Clothiers  3.1
  MW    Men's Wearhouse
  MWRK  Mothers Work             -2.3        -7.8
  NMGA  Neiman Marcus
  GOSHA Osh Kosh B'Gosh
  PSUN  Pacific Sunwear          10.5
  ECMV  Perfumania                5.3        10.6
  RVI   Retail Ventures, Inc.     1.5
  ROST  Ross Stores                 6
  SKFB  S&K Famous Brands         6.7
  SKS   Saks Inc.                 0.9
  SCVL  Shoe Carnival            13.3
  TLB   Talbots                   8.1
  BKE   The Buckle                6.4
  PLCE  The Children's Place       24          25
  GPS   The Gap                    -3          12
  LTD   The Limited                -4           5
  TJX   TJX Cos.                    6
  URGI  United Retail               8
  WMAR  West Marine
  WLSN  Wilsons The Leather       7.8        -0.8
         Expert


  TICKER  GENERAL MERCHANDISE      TOTAL SALES   TOTAL SALES  TOTAL SALES
                                   $ MONTH 2005  $ MONTH 2004 % MONTH 2005

  BJ    BJ's                         $535.9 M     $485.2 M         10.4
  BLI   Big Lots                     $332.4 M     $306.2 M          8.5
  BONT  Bon Ton                       $74.8 M      $77.0 M         -2.8
  BKST  Brookstone Inc.
  CBK   Christopher Banks Corp.       $28.4 M      $23.2 M           22
  COST  Costco                       $12.41 B     $11.33 B           10
  DDS   Dillard's Dept. Stores     $653.492 M   $620.979 M            5
  DG    Dollar General               $607.9 M     $533.9 M         13.9
  DLTR  Dollar Tree
  FDO   Family Dollar                $458.1 M     $404.3 M         13.3
  FD    Federated Department Stores  $1.087 B     $1.069 B          1.6
  FRED  Fred's                       $124.6 M     $109.5 M           14
  FINL  Finish Line
  GOT   Gottschalks                   $42.8 M      $43.1 M         -0.6
  JCP   JCPenney                     $1,278 M     $1,199 M          6.6
  KSS   Kohl's                       $712.7 M     $592.2 M         20.4
  MAY   May Dept. Stores              $1.01 B       $880 M         14.5
  S     Sears                    $1,780.400 M $1,741.700 M          2.2
  SHRP  Sharper Image                 $45.4 M      $51.9 M          -13
  SKO   Shopko Stores                $212.9 M     $219.5 M         -3.0
  STGS  Stage Stores Inc.             $92.3 M      $87.8 M          5.1
  SBUX  Starbucks
  SMRT  Stein Mart                   $105.3 M      $98.3 M          7.2
  TGT   Target Corporation           $3.376 B     $2.907 B         16.1
  WMT   Wal-Mart                    $22.368 B    $20.162 B         10.9


  TICKER   GENERAL MERCHANDISE     TOTAL SALES   TOTAL SALES   TOTAL SALES
                                    $ YTD 2005    $ YTD 2004    % YTD 2005
  BJ    BJ's
  BLI   Big Lots
  BONT  Bon Ton
  BKST  Brookstone Inc.
  CBK   Christopher Banks Corp.      $438.9 M     $390.7 M           12
  COST  Costco                       $23.75 B     $21.64 B           10
  DDS   Dillard's Dept. Stores
  DG    Dollar General
  DLTR  Dollar Tree
  FDO   Family Dollar                $2.967 B     $2.648 B         12.0
  FD    Federated Department Stores
  FRED  Fred's
  FINL  Finish Line              $1,166.768 M   $985.891 M           18
  GOT   Gottschalks
  JCP   JCPenney
  KSS   Kohl's
  MAY   May Dept. Stores
  S     Sears                    $1,780.400 M $1,741.700 M          2.2
  SHRP  Sharper Image
  SKO   Shopko Stores
  STGS  Stage Stores Inc.
  SBUX  Starbucks
  SMRT  Stein Mart
  TGT   Target Corporation
  WMT   Wal-Mart


  TICKER   GENERAL MERCHANDISE    COMP        COMP       COMP      COMP
                                SALES %     SALES %    SALES %   SALES %
                              MONTH 2005  MONTH 2004  YTD 2005  YTD 2004

  BJ    BJ's                      6.7
  BLI   Big Lots                  3.3
  BONT  Bon Ton                  -2.5
  BKST  Brookstone Inc.
  CBK   Christopher Banks Corp.     5                     -2
  COST  Costco                      6                      6
  DDS   Dillard's Dept. Stores      5
  DG    Dollar General            5.5
  DLTR  Dollar Tree
  FDO   Family Dollar             4.9                    3.6
  FD    Federated
         Department Stores        1.8
  FRED  Fred's                    4.1        2.1
  FINL  Finish Line                 9         20
  GOT   Gottschalks              -0.6
  JCP   JCPenney                  6.1       12.1
  KSS   Kohl's                    6.1
  MAY   May Dept. Stores          4.2
  S     Sears                     1.3                    1.3
  SHRP  Sharper Image             -20         20
  SKO   Shopko Stores            -3.4
  STGS  Stage Stores Inc.         3.7        8.0
  SBUX  Starbucks                   9                      9
  SMRT  Stein Mart                6.2
  TGT   Target Corporation        9.0
  WMT   Wal-Mart                  4.1        6.2


  TICKER  HOME SUPPLY             TOTAL SALES   TOTAL SALES   TOTAL SALES
                                  $ MONTH 2005  $ MONTH 2004 % MONTH 2005

  HVT   Haverty                       $68.2 M      $61.7 M         10.6
  PIR   Pier 1                     $117.278 M   $129.850 M         -9.7


  TICKER  HOME SUPPLY             TOTAL SALES   TOTAL SALES   TOTAL SALES
                                   $ YTD 2005    $ YTD 2004    % YTD 2005

  HVT   Haverty                      $134.4 M     $127.3 M          5.6
  PIR   Pier 1


  TICKER  HOME SUPPLY            COMP        COMP        COMP      COMP
                                SALES %     SALES %     SALES %   SALES %
                               MONTH 2005  MONTH 2004   YTD 2005 YTD 2004

  HVT   Haverty                   6.1                    1.7
  PIR   Pier 1                  -15.3

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