RETAIL-SALES-ACTUALS/ (UPDATE 1)

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- -- Kohl's (KSS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 2.2 3.5 12.0

$1.23 bln The company saw improvement in its sales
performance

in April as business in seasonal categories
improved.
JC Penney (JCP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -5.8 -1.7 0.9
$1.33 bln The top performing merchandise divisions were in

apparel and family footwear, while fine jewelry
and

home categories continued to experience weaker
sales.

Geographically, the best performing regions of the

country were the northeast and central regions.
Nordstrom (JWN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -1.7 -3.8 -0.6
$600 mln During April, strongest categories included
designer

goods and cosmetics, while the U.S. south and
midwest

were the best-performing regions
Saks (SKS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 1.1 23.9 24.3
$349.7 mln For April, the strongest categories were women's

designer and "gold range" apparel, men's apparel
and

shoes, jewelry, women's shoes, and handbags. The

weakest categories were women's classic bridge

apparel and women's petites and large sizes.
Dillard's (DDS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 0.3 -4.0 -3.0
$476.8 mln Sales were above the average company trend in
the

central region and slightly below trend in western

region. Sales were below trend in the eastern
region.
Bon-Ton Stores~~ (BONT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) 1.7 -0.9 -1.3
$209.2 mln The best performing categories in April were

outerwear, children's, shoes, cosmetics, better

sportswear and special sizes. The weakest
performing

categories were in home.
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- -- Gap (GPS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -2.0 -6.0 1.0

$1.10 bln By division, same-store sales were flat at North

American Gap and Banana Republic stores and off 12

percent at Old Navy stores. At stores overseas,

same-store sales fell 7 percent.
Limited (LTD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -2.5 -5.0 -16.1
$577.5 mln Sales at stores open at least a year fell 4
percent

at Victoria's Secret and 8 percent at Bath & Body

Works, but rose 5 percent at the company's La
Senza

chain.
Abercrombie (ANF.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 2.0 6.0 18.0
$241.0 mln Comps at its Abercrombie & Fitch stores rose 11

percent, while they increased 7 percent and 1

percent, respectively at the abercrombie and

Hollister stores. They fell 12 percent at RUEHL

stores. The strongest men's categories included
knit

and fleece tops, graphic T-shirts and fragrance,

while pants and activewear were weakest. Among the

women's categories, shorts, jeans and accessories

were strongest, while knit tops and graphic
T-shirts

were weakest.
Hot Topic (HOTT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) -0.8 -2.5 1.4
$44.8 mln Same-store sales at its namesake stores fell 2.9

percent, while they increased 16.5 percent at its

Torrid plus-size chain.
Chico's FAS (CHS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -12.0 -15.5 -4.5
$142.0 mln April same-store sales fell 19 percent at the
Chico's

chain and 11 percent at the White
House/Black Market

chain. Soma Intimates same-store sales rose.
American Eagle (AEO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -0.6 2.0 15.0
$197.7 mln April sales reflected an improvement in store

traffic, more seasonal weather and the arrival of
the

company's new summer collections, it said.
Aeropostale (ARO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 7.9 25.0 39.0
$104.9 mln The company's namesake brand propelled sales in

April.
Pacific Sunwear (PSUN.O: Quote, Profile, Research) 5.5 4.0 5.0
$73.8 mln Apparel sales rose 22 percent in April and

represented 79 percent of total sales.

Comps were strongest in Texas, New England and

the mid-Atlantic region and weakest in

the desert southwest, southern California, Florida

and the Rocky Mountain region
Children's Place (PLCE.O: Quote, Profile, Research) 5.3 15.0 24.0
$128.7 mln The comps reflect only the Children's Place
brand

as the company decided to exit its Disney

Store North America business.
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##The estimates for Wal-Mart exclude the impact of fuel.
Including fuel, the company reported a 3.8 percent rise in
same-store sales.

**Figures for Target are not adjusted for calendar shift.

^The estimates for both Costco and BJ's include the impact
of fuel.

~~The estimates for Bon-Ton Stores are for Bon-Ton and
Carson's combined.
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