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Business Wire Retail Report On February 2008 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.

2008

FULL$

MO.

2007

FULL$

MO.

2008

FULL%

YTD

2008

FULL$

YTD

2007

FULL$

YTD

2008

FULL%

MO.

2008

COMP%

MO.

2007

COMP%

YTD

2008

COMP%

YTD

2007

COMP%

Aero-

postale

89.7 75.6 18.6 7 2.3

(NYSE:ARO)

American

Eagle

Outfitters

175 166 5 (4) 6

(NYSE:AEO)

Ann

Taylor

141 136 3.9 (1.7) (2.9)

(NYSE:ANN)

Chicos

FAS

106 113 (6.7) 1.71B 1.64B 4.3 (14.9) (4.3) (8.1) 1

(NYSE:CHS)

The

Childrens

Place

152 134 13 5 5

(Nasdaq:PLCE)

Christ. &

Banks

29.5 35 N/A 576 547 N/A (5) (13) 1 N/A

(NYSE:CBK)

Dress

Barn(A)

346 340 2 709 699 2 (4) FLAT (3) N/A

(Nasdaq:DBRN)

The Gap

907 907 FLAT (6) (4)

(NYSE:GPS)

The

Limited

614 731 N/A (9) 3

(NYSE:LTD)

Neiman

Marcus

288 305 (5.4) (7.3) 6.7

Pacific

Sunwear

77.6 72.5 7 6 (5.7)

(Nasdaq:PSUN)

Ross

Stores

444 395 12 4 1

(Nasdaq:ROST)

Saks Inc.

228 220 3.5 3.4 24.7

(NYSE:SKS)

TJX Cos.

1.3B 1.2B 6 3 2

(NYSE:TJX)

Wilsons

The

Leather

Expert(A)

121 133 (8.7) 280 321 (12.7) (2.4) (21.6) (10.4) (17.2)

(Nasdaq:WLSN)

GENERAL

MERCH.

MO.

2008

FULL$

MO.

2007

FULL$

MO.

2008

FULL%

YTD

2008

FULL$

YTD

2007

FULL$

YTD

2008

FULL%

MO.

2008

COMP%

MO.

2007

COMP%

YTD

2008

COMP%

YTD

2007

COMP%

BJs

656 602 9 5.9 3

(NYSE:BJ)

Big

Lots(A)

1.41B 1.55B N/A 4.66B 4.74B N/A (0.6) N/A N/A N/A

(NYSE:BIG)

Bon-Ton 217 238 (8.7) (7.2) 14.6

(Nasdaq:BONT)

Costco 5.11B 4.59B 11 34.8B 31B 12 7 4 8 N/A

(Nasdaq:COST)

Dillards 582 593 (2) (2) (9)

(NYSE:DDS)

Family

Dollar

534 511 4.4 3.52B N/A N/A 1.3 (0.5) (0.5) 0.6

(NYSE:FDO)

Freds 149 144 3 1.1 3.9

(Nasdaq:FRED)

Gotts-

chalks

37.7 42.6 (11.5) (9.5) (3.6)

(NYSE:GOT)

J.C.

Penney

1.26B 1.31B (4.4) (6.7) 1.5

(NYSE:JCP)

Kohls 972 929 4.6 (3.8) 4.4

(NYSE:KSS)

Macys

Inc.(A)

8.59B 9.16B N/A 26B 27B N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

(NYSE:M)

Sears(A) 15.1B 16.2B N/A 50.7B 53B N/A (4.5) (4.9) (4.3) (6.1)

(Nasdaq:SHLD)

Stage

Stores

106 105 1.2 106 105 1.2 (2.5) 1.4 (2.5) 1.4

(NYSE:SSI)

SteinMart 96.1 104.3 (7.8) (10.4) (1.9)

(Nasdaq:SMRT)

Target

Corp.

4.37B 4.13B 5.9 0.5 5.7

(NYSE:TGT)

Wal-Mart 18.6B 17.6B 5.6 2.5 0.4

(NYSE:WMT)

QUARTERLY REPORTING COMPANIES

COMPANY

NAME

Q08

FULL$

Q07

FULL$

Q08

FULL%

YTD

2008

FULL$

YTD

2007

FULL$

YTD

2008

FULL%

Q08

COMP%

Q07

COMP%

YTD

2008

COMP%

YTD

2007

COMP%

Coldwater

Creek

346 367 N/A 1.15B 1.05B N/A (19.2) 2.3 N/A N/A

(Nasdaq:CWTR)

Finish

Line

383 426 N/A 1.28B 1.33B N/A (6) (5.4) (4.7) (5.7)

(Nasdaq:FINL)

Radio-

shack

1.36B 1.46B N/A 4.25B 4.78B N/A (6.7) N/A (8.2) N/A

(NYSE:RSH)

Safeway

Inc.

13.4B 12.5B 6.8 2.7 3.5

(NYSE:SWY)

Zale 828 892 (7.2) 1.21B 1.27B (5.4) (7.3) N/A (5.1) N/A
(NYSE:ZLC), http://www.zales.com

(A) Quarterly retail sales figures instead of monthly retail sales figures.

For more information about the Business Wire Retail Report, please contact your local Business Wire bureau at 888/381-WIRE (9473).

Contacts:

Business Wire, 888/381-WIRE (9473)
retail.report@businesswire.com
http://www.businesswire.com

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