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| COMPARABLE STORE SALES MAY 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Prior Year | May | Prior Year | |||||
| Credit Rating |
Apparel Stores | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Prior Year | May | Prior Year | |||
| A | BUCKLE INC,THE | 34.70 | 8.80 | 50.80 | 35.30 | 44 |
| D- | CHILDRENS PLACE RETAIL STORES | 10.00 | 4.00 | 109.40 | 127.60 | -14 |
| B- | ROSS STORES INC | 7.00 | 1.00 | 513.00 | 450.00 | 14 |
| B+ | AEROPOSTALE INC | 6.00 | 1.90 | 102.30 | 88.10 | 16 |
| C+ | CACHE INC | 5.00 | -2.00 | 23.30 | 21.90 | 6 |
| E+ | MOTHERS WORK INC / MOTHERHOOD MATERNITY | 4.30 | -3.60 | 54.20 | 54.10 | 0 |
| C | FREDS INC | 3.40 | -2.50 | 143.50 | 127.00 | 13 |
| B- | CATO CORP | 2.00 | 2.00 | 80.50 | 75.90 | 6 |
| B- | TJX COMPANIES INC | 2.00 | 5.00 | 1450.00 | 1400.00 | 4 |
| B- | HOT TOPIC INC | -0.20 | -6.10 | 47.40 | 45.10 | 5 |
| A- | ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO | -1.00 | -5.00 | 233.10 | 215.00 | 8 |
| B- | WET SEAL INC | -2.00 | 1.90 | 45.70 | 42.60 | 7 |
| C+ | PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA INC | -3.00 | 6.40 | 86.90 | 97.70 | -11 |
| NR | VICTORIAS SECRET STORES INC/LIMITED BRANDS | -4.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| NR | BANANA REPUBLIC INC/THE GAP INC | -5.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| C | LIMITED BRANDS INC | -6.00 | 2.00 | 661.30 | 774.70 | -15 |
| NR | GAP INC | -7.00 | -7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| A | AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC | -9.00 | 5.00 | 200.00 | 199.00 | 1 |
| D | STEIN MART INC | -12.40 | 2.50 | 108.40 | 118.90 | -9 |
| B | GAP INC,THE | -14.00 | 2.00 | 1090.00 | 1190.00 | -8 |
| B+ | CHICOS FAS INC | -16.90 | -2.90 | 141.40 | 155.00 | -9 |
| NR | OLD NAVY/THE GAP INC | -25.00 | -3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Credit Rating |
Dept Stores & Catalogs | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Prior Year | May | Prior Year | |||
| C+ | NORDSTROM INC | 10.90 | 6.30 | 716.00 | 637.80 | 12 |
| C+ | STAGE STORES INC | 0.10 | 1.70 | 122.60 | 116.60 | 5 |
| NR | TARGET STORES | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| C | JC PENNEY CO INC | -4.40 | -2.00 | 1340.00 | 1200.00 | 12 |
| D | DILLARDS INC-HQ | -7.00 | -2.00 | 499.70 | 527.90 | -5 |
| B | KOHLS CORP | -7.20 | -10.50 | 1210.00 | 1190.00 | 2 |
| E- | GOTTSCHALKS INC | -8.60 | 3.80 | 42.40 | 46.40 | -9 |
| C | SAKS INC/FKA PROFFITTS INC | -8.70 | 11.70 | 227.20 | 281.00 | -19 |
| E+ | BON TON STORES INC | -9.90 | 1.20 | 214.30 | 234.70 | -9 |
| Credit Rating |
Drug Stores | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Prior Year | May | Prior Year | |||
| B- | WALGREEN COMPANY INC | 3.90 | 6.40 | 5042.00 | 4580.00 | 10 |
| E+ | RITE AID CORP | 1.30 | 1.70 | 2539.00 | 1720.00 | 48 |
| Credit Rating |
Home Furnishings | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Prior Year | May | Prior Year | |||
| C- | HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES | -6.30 | 61.60 | 0 | ||
| Credit Rating |
Mass Merchandisers-Retail | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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| May | Prior Year | May | Prior Year | |||
| C | BJS WHOLESALE CLUB | 13.40 | 4.10 | 824.30 | 711.00 | 16 |
| B- | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 7.00 | 7.00 | 5770.00 | 5140.00 | 12 |
| B- | WAL MART STORES INC | 3.90 | 1.10 | 31036.00 | 28258.00 | 10 |
| NR | SAMS CLUB | 3.60 | 5.40 | 3805.00 | 3546.00 | 7 |
| B- | FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC | 1.80 | 2.50 | 545.00 | 522.00 | 4 |
| B- | TARGET CORP | -0.70 | 5.80 | 4564.00 | 4330.00 | 5 |
| D | DUCKWALL ALCO STORES INC | -2.00 | 1.90 | 42.80 | 41.50 | 3 |
| Credit Rating |
Other Retail Stores | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Prior Year | May | Prior Year | |||
| D- | FACTORY CARD & PARTY OUTLET CORP NOW PART OF AMSCAN HOLDINGS | -0.60 | -0.60 | 23.70 | 23.70 | 0 |
| Credit Rating |
Sporting Goods Retail | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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| May | Prior Year | May | Prior Year | |||
| A | ZUMIEZ INC | 0.20 | 11.20 | 26.00 | 22.70 | 15 |
| Credit Rating |
Specialty Retail | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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| May | Prior Year | May | Prior Year | |||
| NR | BATH & BODY WORKS/LIMITED BRANDS | -11.00 | -3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
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