Business Wire Retail Report On April 2007 Retail Sales Figures

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.

2007

FULL$

MO.

2006

FULL$

MO.

2007

FULL%

YTD

2007

FULL$

YTD

2006

FULL$

YTD

2007

FULL%

MO.

2007

COMP%

MO.

2006

COMP%

YTD

2007

COMP%

YTD

2006

COMP%

Aero-
postale

75.4  83.6  (9.8) 276  246  12  (14) 8.4  2.5  (2.9)

(NYSE:ARO), http://www.aeropostale.com

American

Eagle

Outfitters

172  179  (4) 612  522  17  (10) 19 
(NYSE:AEO), http://www.ae.com

Ann Taylor

200  214  (6.2) 580  556  4.3  (12.8) 10.9  (3.3) 5.6 
(NYSE:ANN), http://www.anntaylor.com

Chicos

FAS

149  136  9.8  453  391  16  (7.3) 5.4  (1.6) 6.6 
(NYSE:CHS), http://www.chicos.com

The

Childrens

Place

140  139  479  427  12  (2) 22  10 
(Nasdaq:PLCE), http://www.childrensplace.com

Christ. &

Banks

56.9  59.5  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  (12) 13  N/A 
(NYSE:CBK), http://www.christopherandbanks.com

Citi

Trends

107  92  16.2  N/A  N/A  N/A  0.6  47.5  (3.3) 21 

(Nasdaq:CTRN), http://www.cititrends.com

Dress

Barn

123  125  (1) 348  327  (6) 15 
(Nasdaq:DBRN), http://www.dressbarn.com
The Gap 1.09B 1.23B

(11)

3.56B 3.44B (16) (3) (4) (9)
(NYSE:GPS), http://www.gap.com
Gymboree 52.6  53.5  (2) 206  183  13  (5) 19  13 
(Nasdaq:GYMB), http://www.gymboree.com

JoS. A.

Bank

45.5  38.4  18.5  130  114  13.9  7.3  7.3  3.8  4.7 
(Nasdaq:JOSB), http://www.josbank.com

The

Limited

688  653  N/A  2.31B 2.08B 11  (1)
(NYSE:LTD), http://www.limited.com

Neiman

Marcus

346  335  N/A  N/A  N/A  9.5  N/A  6.8 
(NYSE:NMG.A), http://www.neimanmarcus.com

Pacific

Sunwear

79.3  88.5  (10.5) 309  297  4.3  (16.5) 14  (1.2) (1.8)
(Nasdaq:PSUN), http://www.pacsun.com

Ross

Stores

417  416  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  (7)
(Nasdaq:ROST), http://www.rossstores.com

Saks Inc.

281  249  13.1  786  676  16.1  11.7  2.2  14.4  (1.9)
(NYSE:SKS), http://www.saksfifthavenue.com
TJX Cos. 1.28B 1.26B 4.2B 3.9B (1) N/A 
(NYSE:TJX), http://www.tjx.com

United

Retail

36.9  39.4  N/A  111  109  N/A  (8) FLAT
(Nasdaq:URGI), http://www.unitedretail.com

Wilsons

The

Leather

Expert

13.3  17.1  N/A  57.6  74.7  (22.9) (20) (7.9) (20.8) (10.8)
(Nasdaq:WLSN), http://www.wilsonsleather.com
GENERAL

MERCH.

MO.

2007

FULL$

MO.

2006

FULL$

MO.

2007

FULL%

YTD

2007

FULL$

YTD

2006

FULL$

YTD

2007

FULL%

MO.

2007

COMP%

MO.

2006

COMP%

YTD

2007

COMP%

YTD

2006

COMP%

BJs 619  607  1.9  2.01B 1.89B 6.6  (2.1) 1.2  2.3 

(NYSE:BJ), http://www.bjswholesale.com

Bon-Ton 212  246  (13.7) 738  562  31.3  (15.8) (1.9) (2.5) (2.9)
(Nasdaq:BONT), http://www.bonton.com
Costco 4.94B 4.43B 12  43.1B 39.5B
(Nasdaq:COST), http://www.costco.com

CVS Corp.

3.7B 3.1B 21.4  16.0B 13.1B 22.5  6.1  9.7  7.1 
(NYSE:CVS), http://www.cvs.com
Dillards 490  562  (13) 1.76B 1.84B (4) (14) 10  (5)
(NYSE:DDS), http://www.dillards.com

Dollar

General

675  673  0.2  2.27B 2.15B 5.7  (2.4) 2.2  2.4  1.4 
(NYSE:DG), http://www.dollargeneral.com

Family

Dollar

481  489  (1.6) 4.68B N/A  (4.9) 5.9  0.7  3.2 
(NYSE:FDO), http://www.familydollar.com

Federated

Dept.

1.84B 1.88B (2.1) 5.92B 5.93B (0.1) (2.2) (0.8) (0.6) FLAT
(NYSE:FD), http://www.federated-fds.com
Freds 127  125  442  417  (2.5) 6.3  1.9  2.3 
(Nasdaq:FRED), http://www.fredsinc.com

Gotts-

chalks

40.3  43.3  (6.9) 142  144  (1.2) (5.4) 0.3  (0.8) (0.5)
(NYSE:GOT), http://www.gottschalks.com

J.C.

Penney

1.14B 1.17B (2.7) 3.69B 3.54B 4.4  (4.7) 2.6  2.2  1.3 
(NYSE:JCP), http://www.jcpenney.com
Kohls 1.10B 1.14B (3.8) 3.57B 3.20B 11.8  (10.5) 13.4  3.9  6.9 
(NYSE:KSS), http://www.kohls.com

Sharper

Image

14.5  16.3  (11) 44.1  56.8  (22) (11) (32) (22) (30)
(Nasdaq:SHRP), http://www.sharperimage.com

Stage

Stores

103  119  (13.8) 358  344  4.3  (14.8) 16.9  0.1  3.2 
(NYSE:SSI), http://www.stagestores.com
SteinMart 109  124  (11.8) 376  365  3.1  (13.9) 0.7  (2.0) (5.1)
(Nasdaq:SMRT), http://www.steinmart.com

Target

Corp.

3.90B 3.97B (1.8) 13.6B 12.5B (6.1) 10.4  4.3  5.1 
(NYSE:TGT), http://www.targetcorp.com
Wal-Mart 16.8B 16.7B 0.4  56.6B 53.6B 5.5  (4.6) 5.4  3.4 
(NYSE:WMT), http://www.walmart.com

QUARTERLY REPORTING COMPANIES

COMPANY

NAME

Q07

FULL$

Q06

FULL$

Q07

FULL%

YTD

2007

FULL$

YTD

2006

FULL$

YTD

2007

FULL%

Q07

COMP%

Q06

COMP%

YTD

2007

COMP%

YTD

2006

COMP%

Big Lots 1.12B 1.08B 3.5  N/A  N/A  N/A  4.9  N/A  N/A  N/A 

(NYSE:BIG), http://www.biglots.com

Finlay

Enter.

167  149  11.6  N/A  N/A  N/A  8.1  1.1  N/A  N/A 
(Nasdaq:FNLY), http://www.finlayenterprises.com
Retail

Ventures

754  722  4.5  N/A  N/A  N/A  (5.2) N/A  N/A  3.5 
(NYSE:RVI), http://www.retailventures.com
Talbots 574  453  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  (3.5) N/A  N/A  N/A 
(NYSE:TLB), http://www.talbots.com
Zale 512  527  (2.9) 1.95B N/A  FLAT (3.4) 2.5  (0.1) 1.1 
(NYSE:ZLC), http://www.zales.com

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