PR Newswire Issues February 2009 Retail Review & Comparison
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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 2009 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 2008. All sales figures are reported in the millions-of-dollars, unless otherwise noted.

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  PR Newswire's Monthly Retail Sales Comparison
  Month: February 2009


  TICKER       SPECIALTY APPAREL  TOTAL SALES  TOTAL SALES  TOTAL SALES
                         & GOODS $ MONTH 2009 $ MONTH 2008 % MONTH 2009
  ARO          Aeropostale, Inc.     $109.9 M      $89.7 M           23
  AEO  American Eagle Outfitters     $177.2 M     $175.1 M            1
  ANN          Ann Taylor Stores
  BBY          Best Buy Co. Inc.
  BWS           Brown Shoe (Fam.
                       Footwear)
  CMRG  Casual Male Retail Group
  CTR                       Cato      $74.7 M      $67.2 M           11
  CHRS          Charming Shoppes
  CHS                Chico's FAS
  DBRN                Dress Barn
  GYMB                  Gymboree
  JAS              Jo-Ann Stores
  JOSB    JoS. A. Bank Clothiers
  MW             Men's Wearhouse
  DEST     Destination Maternity
                            Corp      $42.7 M      $45.7 M         -6.6
  PSUN           Pacific Sunwear
  RVI      Retail Ventures, Inc.
  ROST               Ross Stores       $476 M       $444 M            7
  SKS                  Saks Inc.     $166.7 M     $227.6 M        -26.8
  SCVL             Shoe Carnival
  TLB                    Talbots
  BKE                 The Buckle      $63.3 M      $49.6 M         27.5
  PLCE      The Children's Place     $110.4 M     $111.4 M           -1
  GPS                    The Gap       $795 M       $907 M          -12
  LTD                The Limited     $547.8 M     $614.4 M
  TJX                   TJX Cos.      $1.22 B      $1.25 B            2
  WMAR               West Marine



  TICKER        SPECIALTY APPAREL & GOODS      COMP SALES    COMP SALES
                                             % MONTH 2009  % MONTH 2008

  ARO                   Aeropostale, Inc.              11             7
  AEO           American Eagle Outfitters              -7            -4
  ANN                   Ann Taylor Stores
  BBY                   Best Buy Co. Inc.
  BWS          Brown Shoe (Fam. Footwear)
  CMRG           Casual Male Retail Group
  CTR                                Cato               8
  CHRS                   Charming Shoppes
  CHS                         Chico's FAS
  DBRN                         Dress Barn
  GYMB                           Gymboree
  JAS                       Jo-Ann Stores
  JOSB             JoS. A. Bank Clothiers
  MW                      Men's Wearhouse
  DEST         Destination Maternity Corp            -3.5           4.8
  PSUN                    Pacific Sunwear
  RVI               Retail Ventures, Inc.
  ROST                        Ross Stores             1.0           4.0
  SKS                           Saks Inc.           -26.0
  SCVL                      Shoe Carnival
  TLB                             Talbots
  BKE                          The Buckle            21.0
  PLCE               The Children's Place               0             9
  GPS                             The Gap             -12            -6
  LTD                         The Limited              -7            -9
  TJX                            TJX Cos.
  WMAR                        West Marine




  TICKER     GENERAL MERCHANDISE  TOTAL SALES  TOTAL SALES  TOTAL SALES
                                 $ MONTH 2009 $ MONTH 2008 % MONTH 2009
  BJ                        BJ's     $670.0 M     $654.2 M          2.4
  BIG                   Big Lots
  BONT                   Bon Ton     $200.2 M     $217.0 M         -7.8
  CBK          Christopher Banks
                     Corporation
  COST                    Costco
  DDS     Dillard's Dept. Stores   $497.680 M   $581.612 M          -14
  DLTR               Dollar Tree
  FDO              Family Dollar     $1.992 B     $1.833 B          8.7
  FRED                    Fred's     $146.4 M     $149.2 M         -2.0
  FINL               Finish Line
  GOTT               Gottschalks
  JCP                   JCPenney     $1.165 B     $1.256 B         -7.2
  KSS                     Kohl's   $1,006.1 M     $971.6 M          3.6
  M                 Macy's, Inc.     $1.576 B     $1.737 B         -9.3
  SSI          Stage Stores Inc.     $100.9 M     $105.9 M         -4.7
  SBUX                 Starbucks       $795 M       $907 M          -12
  SMRT                Stein Mart      $84.1 M      $96.1 M        -12.5
  TGT         Target Corporation     $4.373 B     $4.373 B          0.0
  WMT                   Wal-Mart    $30.018 B    $29.188 B          2.8




  TICKER              GENERAL MERCHANDISE      COMP SALES    COMP SALES
                                             % MONTH 2009  % MONTH 2008
  BJ                                 BJ's             0.6           5.9
  BIG                            Big Lots
  BONT                            Bon Ton            -8.5
  CBK       Christopher Banks Corporation
  COST                             Costco
  DDS              Dillard's Dept. Stores           -13.0
  DLTR                        Dollar Tree
  FDO                       Family Dollar             6.4
  FRED                             Fred's             1.8           1.1
  FINL                        Finish Line
  GOTT                        Gottschalks
  JCP                            JCPenney            -8.8          -6.7
  KSS                              Kohl's            -1.6           3.6
  M                          Macy's, Inc.            -8.5
  SSI                   Stage Stores Inc.            -8.6          -2.5
  SBUX                          Starbucks             -12            -6
  SMRT                         Stein Mart           -12.2
  TGT                  Target Corporation            -4.1
  WMT                            Wal-Mart             5.1           2.7



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