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| COMPARABLE STORE SALES MARCH 2008 |
Welcome to the new Global Credit Services "Interactive Graph Interface". This new graph enables the user to plot a company's performance against the best and worst performers in retail over the last two years. The Best of Breed may be a different company each month from those retailers who report monthly comparable store sales. This Interactive Graphing product allows the user to click on any company in the report and that company's results gets charted against the best and worst performers over this time period.
| Industry | Credit Rating |
Company | YTD | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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| Mar | Prior Year | Mar | Prior Year | |||||
| Credit Rating |
Apparel Stores | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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| Mar | Prior Year | Mar | Prior Year | |||
| A | BUCKLE INC,THE | 20.90 | 10.70 | 63.60 | 49.40 | 29 |
| B+ | AEROPOSTALE INC | 2.50 | 15.90 | 141.80 | 124.80 | 14 |
| C | FREDS INC | 1.20 | 4.40 | 178.30 | 172.20 | 4 |
| B- | CACHE INC | 0.00 | 0.01 | 29.40 | 29.10 | 1 |
| B- | TJX COMPANIES INC | 0.00 | 6.00 | 1730.00 | 1700.00 | 2 |
| B- | ROSS STORES INC | -2.00 | 6.00 | 633.00 | 599.00 | 6 |
| D- | CHILDRENS PLACE RETAIL STORES | -3.00 | 7.00 | 160.10 | 204.70 | -22 |
| B- | HOT TOPIC INC | -3.50 | 3.40 | 63.70 | 63.30 | 1 |
| E+ | MOTHERS WORK INC / MOTHERHOOD MATERNITY | -6.00 | 3.60 | 54.60 | 59.10 | -8 |
| NR | VICTORIAS SECRET STORES INC/LIMITED BRANDS | -6.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| C+ | PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA INC | -8.00 | 14.10 | 115.30 | 140.30 | -18 |
| C+ | LIMITED BRANDS INC | -8.00 | 8.00 | -733.20 | 892.30 | -182 |
| NR | BANANA REPUBLIC INC/THE GAP INC | -8.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| B+ | CATO CORP | -9.00 | 7.00 | 89.20 | 95.10 | -6 |
| A- | ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO | -10.00 | 7.00 | 330.20 | 331.20 | -0 |
| C | WET SEAL INC | -10.80 | 10.90 | 58.10 | 57.60 | 1 |
| A | AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC | -12.00 | 20.00 | 267.30 | 201.60 | 33 |
| NR | GAP INC | -14.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| C- | STEIN MART INC | -17.10 | 8.00 | 138.60 | 162.50 | -15 |
| B | GAP INC,THE | -18.00 | 6.00 | 1370.00 | 1560.00 | -12 |
| B+ | CHICOS FAS INC | -20.70 | 5.20 | 162.10 | 191.20 | -15 |
| NR | OLD NAVY/THE GAP INC | -27.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Credit Rating |
Dept Stores & Catalogs | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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| Mar | Prior Year | Mar | Prior Year | |||
| C+ | NORDSTROM INC | 9.10 | 15.00 | 750.00 | 803.20 | -7 |
| E+ | BON TON STORES INC | -5.30 | -3.80 | 274.00 | 288.00 | -5 |
| D | DILLARDS INC-HQ | -10.00 | 6.00 | 621.70 | 679.60 | -9 |
| B- | JC PENNEY CO INC | -10.30 | 10.60 | 15538.00 | 1440.00 | 979 |
| B- | STAGE STORES INC | -10.30 | 12.40 | 141.10 | 151.00 | -7 |
| E | GOTTSCHALKS INC | -15.40 | 6.40 | 49.10 | 58.90 | -17 |
| B | KOHLS CORP | -15.50 | 16.80 | 1425.70 | 1580.00 | -10 |
| Credit Rating |
Drug Stores | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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| Mar | Prior Year | Mar | Prior Year | |||
| B | WALGREEN COMPANY INC | 4.40 | 8.00 | 5111.00 | 4610.00 | 11 |
| E+ | RITE AID CORP | 2.60 | 3.30 | 2044.00 | 1356.00 | 51 |
| Credit Rating |
Home Furnishings | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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| Mar | Prior Year | Mar | Prior Year | |||
| C- | HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES | -9.80 | 62.00 | 0 | ||
| Credit Rating |
Mass Merchandisers-Retail | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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| Mar | Prior Year | Mar | Prior Year | |||
| C | BJS WHOLESALE CLUB | 6.00 | 3.10 | 858.10 | 790.80 | 9 |
| NR | SAMS CLUB | 2.10 | 7.30 | 4287.00 | 4160.00 | 3 |
| B- | TARGET CORP | 1.50 | 12.00 | 5676.00 | 5600.00 | 1 |
| B- | WAL MART STORES INC | 1.10 | 4.00 | 36973.00 | 34260.00 | 8 |
| B- | FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC | -4.40 | 5.80 | 641.20 | 651.40 | -2 |
| D | DUCKWALL ALCO STORES INC | -5.60 | 7.10 | 43.10 | 42.90 | 0 |
| Credit Rating |
Sporting Goods Retail | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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| Mar | Prior Year | Mar | Prior Year | |||
| 0 | ZUMIEZ INC | -3.00 | 17.00 | 31.50 | 28.30 | 11 |
| Credit Rating |
Specialty Retail | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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| Mar | Prior Year | Mar | Prior Year | |||
| NR | BATH & BODY WORKS/LIMITED BRANDS | -13.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
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COMPARABLE STORE SALES REPORT
Global Credit Services' Comparable Store Sales Report focuses on macro consumer economic pattern in combination with insightful commentary. We include our proprietary rating for each company as an additional criterion to aid subscribers' assessments.
The Comparable Store Sales Report is comprised of six sections:
Top 10 Retailers
Rising stars - Most Improved
Bottom 10 Retailers
Falling Stars - Sharpest Decline
Industry Comp Performance
Alphabetic list of retail sales performances and comps
Proprietary Rating Definitions:
A - Requirements
B - Low Risk
C - Moderate Risk
D - Moderately High Risk
E - High Risk
F - Distressed Company
Methodology:
Multiple operating units of a company are reported separately as well as on a consolidated basis.
Each operating unit references its parent.