Business Wire Retail Report on November 2009 Retail Sales Figures

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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	228	201	14	1.66B	1.40B	19	7	(5)	10	7
(NYSE:ARO)
American Eagle Outfitters	271	273	(1)	2.29B	2.36B	(3)	(2)	(11)	(7)	(8)
(Nasdaq:AEO)
The Children’s Place	143	157	(9)	1.32B	1.35B	(2)	(13)	(2)	(4)	5
(Nasdaq:PLCE)
The Gap	1.42B	1.39B	2	11.4B	11.8B	(4)	FLAT	(10)	(5)	(11)
(NYSE:GPS)
The Limited	781	756	3	6.35B	6.80B	(7)	3	(12)	(5)	(8)
(NYSE:LTD)
Ross Stores	635	568	12	5.84B	5.32B	10	8	(2)	5	2
(Nasdaq:ROST)
Saks Inc.	245	327	(25.1)	2.04B	2.50B	(18.5)	(26.1)	(5.2)	(19.5)	(2.6)
(NYSE:SKS)
TJX Cos.	1.8B	1.6B	15	16.2B	15.3B	6	8	(6)	5	2
(NYSE:TJX)

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	834	783	6.4	8.05B	8.08B	(0.4)	1	4.1	(3.6)	11.4
(NYSE:BJ)
Bon-Ton	311	332	(6.4)	2.27B	2.43B	(6.7)	(6)	(16)	(6.8)	(7.7)
(Nasdaq:BONT)
Costco	6.04B	5.55B	9	18.6B	17.5B	6	6	(2)	4	3
(Nasdaq:COST)
Dillard’s	438	506	(13)	4.53B	5.28B	(14)	(11)	(9)	(12)	(6)
(NYSE:DDS)
Fred’s	138	142	(2)	1.45B	1.47B	(1)	(3.3)	(1.8)	0.5	2.4
(Nasdaq:FRED)
J.C. Penney	1.72B	1.81B	(5.2)	13.7B	14.5B	(5.6)	(5.9)	(11.9)	(7)	(7.9)
(NYSE:JCP)
Kohl’s	1.87B	1.74B	7.1	13.4B	12.9B	3.6	3.3	(17.5)	(0.7)	(7.7)
(NYSE:KSS)
Macy’s Inc.	2.18B	2.32B	(6.3)	17.8B	19.3B	(7.6)	(6.1)	(13.3)	(7.3)	(4.8)
(NYSE:M)
Stage Stores	110	124	(11.3)	1.11B	1.18B	(6)	(12.5)	(8)	(8.9)	(5.9)
(NYSE:SSI)
SteinMart	108	119	(9.3)	985	1.08B	(8.9)	(7.2)	(14.2)	(6.4)	(10.9)
(Nasdaq:SMRT)
Target Corp.	5.69B	5.60B	1.5	49.4B	49.5B	(0.1)	(1.5)	(10.4)	(3.6)	(2.6)
(NYSE:TGT)