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| COMPARABLE STORE SALES MAY 2007 |
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 | |||
| NR | MAURICES INC/AMERICAN RETAIL GROUP | 18.00 | -2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| B+ | JOS A BANK CLOTHIERS INC /DE/ | 13.50 | 7.10 | 45.30 | 36.70 | 23 |
| B | DRESS BARN INC | 10.00 | 9.00 | 134.90 | 118.40 | 14 |
| A | BUCKLE INC,THE | 8.80 | -3.80 | 35.30 | 31.10 | 14 |
| NR | DRESS BARN | 7.00 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| C+ | PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA INC | 6.40 | 2.60 | 97.70 | 85.10 | 15 |
| A | AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC | 5.00 | 11.00 | 199.00 | 168.80 | 18 |
| NR | VICTORIAS SECRET STORES INC/LIMITED BRANDS | 5.00 | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| NR | LIMITED STORES INC ,THE/LIMITED BRANDS | 5.00 | -1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| C+ | TJX COMPANIES INC | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1400.00 | 1300.00 | 8 |
| C- | UNITED RETAIL GROUP INC/DE | 4.00 | 9.00 | 44.50 | 42.10 | 6 |
| C | CHILDRENS PLACE RETAIL STORES | 4.00 | 18.00 | 127.60 | 112.70 | 13 |
| NR | EXPRESS INC/LIMITED BRANDS | 4.00 | -12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| B+ | CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORP/FKA BRAUNS FASHIONS | 4.00 | 8.00 | 50.70 | 46.60 | 9 |
| C- | STEIN MART INC | 2.50 | 1.00 | 118.90 | 119.60 | -1 |
| B | GAP INC,THE | 2.00 | -6.00 | 1190.00 | 1160.00 | 3 |
| C+ | LIMITED BRANDS INC | 2.00 | 7.00 | 774.70 | 719.40 | 8 |
| B+ | CATO CORP | 2.00 | -2.00 | 75.90 | 73.80 | 3 |
| C | WET SEAL INC | 1.90 | -8.30 | 42.60 | 37.30 | 14 |
| B+ | AEROPOSTALE INC | 1.90 | -1.10 | 88.10 | 73.90 | 19 |
| B- | ROSS STORES INC | 1.00 | 5.00 | 450.00 | 417.00 | 8 |
| A- | DEB SHOPS INC | 0.20 | 1.40 | 28.40 | 27.40 | 4 |
| B- | CACHE INC | -2.00 | 6.00 | 21.90 | 22.70 | -4 |
| C | FREDS INC | -2.50 | 2.40 | 127.00 | 127.80 | -1 |
| A- | CHICOS FAS INC | -2.90 | 7.20 | 155.00 | 141.10 | 10 |
| NR | OLD NAVY/THE GAP INC | -3.00 | -8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| A- | BEBE STORES INC | -3.00 | 1.60 | 53.10 | 49.10 | 8 |
| E+ | MOTHERS WORK INC / MOTHERHOOD MATERNITY | -3.60 | 5.50 | 54.10 | 56.40 | -4 |
| B- | ANNTAYLOR STORES CORP | -4.60 | 12.00 | 221.00 | 217.60 | 2 |
| A- | ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO | -5.00 | 3.00 | 215.00 | 185.70 | 16 |
| C+ | HOT TOPIC INC | -6.10 | -6.00 | 45.10 | 45.90 | -2 |
| NR | GAP INC | -7.00 | -5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| E | WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS INC | -25.00 | -9.10 | 11.40 | 15.60 | -27 |
| Credit Rating |
Consumer Electronics | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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| May | Prior Year | May | Prior Year | |||
| F | SHARPER IMAGE CORP | -8.00 | -36.00 | 24.10 | 33.40 | -28 |
| 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- | SAKS INC/FKA PROFFITTS INC | 11.70 | 1.10 | 281.00 | 231.20 | 22 |
| B- | NORDSTROM INC | 6.30 | 7.80 | 637.80 | 600.80 | 6 |
| E | GOTTSCHALKS INC | 3.80 | 2.80 | 46.40 | 48.90 | -5 |
| B- | STAGE STORES INC | 1.70 | 4.00 | 116.60 | 116.10 | 0 |
| E+ | BON TON STORES INC | 1.20 | 2.40 | 234.70 | 232.30 | 1 |
| D | DILLARDS INC-HQ | -2.00 | 3.00 | 527.90 | 534.30 | -1 |
| B- | JC PENNEY CO INC | -2.00 | 11.10 | 1200.00 | 1383.00 | -13 |
| C- | MACYS INC (FKA FEDERATED DPT STORES) | -2.20 | 9.20 | 1840.00 | 2026.00 | -9 |
| NR | BON TON,THE | -5.30 | -4.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| A- | KOHLS CORP | -10.50 | 3.10 | 1190.00 | 1002.90 | 19 |
| 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 | 6.40 | 9.80 | 4580.00 | 4129.60 | 11 |
| B- | CVS/CAREMARK CORPORATION | 6.20 | 8.40 | 0.00 | 3200.00 | -100 |
| E+ | RITE AID CORP | 1.70 | 1720.00 | 0 | ||
| C- | LONGS DRUG STORES CORP | 0.10 | 2.90 | 372.90 | 401.10 | -7 |
| Credit Rating |
Mass Merchandisers-Retail | Monthly Comp Change - % |
Net Sales (in millions) |
Sales % Change |
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| May | Prior Year | May | Prior Year | |||
| B- | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 7.00 | 10.00 | 5140.00 | 4710.00 | 9 |
| B- | TARGET CORP | 5.80 | 5.70 | 4330.00 | 3929.00 | 10 |
| NR | SAMS CLUB | 5.40 | 3546.00 | 0 | ||
| C+ | BJS WHOLESALE CLUB | 4.10 | 4.20 | 711.00 | 655.50 | 8 |
| D | DOLLAR GENERAL CORP | 4.10 | 1.30 | 733.10 | 687.00 | 7 |
| C- | COST U LESS INC | 3.70 | 4.60 | 17.20 | 16.50 | 4 |
| B- | FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC | 2.50 | 4.50 | 522.00 | 489.90 | 7 |
| D | DUCKWALL ALCO STORES INC | 1.90 | 8.80 | 41.50 | 40.60 | 2 |
| B- | WAL MART STORES INC | 1.10 | 3.30 | 28258.00 | 26285.00 | 8 |
| 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 | 1.70 | 23.70 | 24.80 | -4 |
| 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 | -3.00 | 12.00 | 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.