12 05 May Retail Sales
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The document summarizes May 2012 retail sales results for various retailers. Specialty apparel retailers like Zumiez saw comparable store sales increases between 1-24%, while Limited Brands and The Wet Seal saw decreases. Off-price retailers Ross and TJX both experienced 8-10% comparable sales growth. Department store sales varied between decreases of 5% to increases of 20%, with Nordstrom and Macy's seeing mid-single digit growth. Mass merchants like Target saw 4-5% increases, while warehouse clubs like Costco grew comparable sales 4-13%.
12 05 May Retail Sales
- 1. May 2012 Retail Sales Results Prior Month Comp Results May May May April March February 2012 2012 2011 2012 2012 2012 Total Comparable Comparable Comparable Comparable Comparable Retail Sales Store Sales Store Sales Store Sales Store Sales Store Sales Specialty Apparel & Accessory Retailers*** % Change % Change % Change % Change % Change % Change Zumiez, Inc. (ZUMZ) 23.6 13.7 7.8 10.1 14.1 14.2 Limited Brands (LTD) (6.3) 6.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 The Cato Corporation (CATO) 4.0 3.0 (3.0) (6.0) 5.0 (5.0) The Gap, Inc. (GPS) 4.0 2.0 (4.0) (2.0) 8.0 4.0 The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) 2.7 0.2 8.8 1.0 6.4 14.8 The Wet Seal, Inc. (WTSLA) (7.0) (8.8) 2.9 (9.6) (7.8) (5.8) Off-Price Retailers Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) 13.0 8.0 4.0 7.0 10.0 9.0 The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) 10.0 8.0 2.0 6.0 10.0 9.0 Department Store Retailers*** Stage Stores Inc. (SSI) 11.0 8.0 0.0 (1.0) 4.7 3.7 Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN) 9.3 5.3 7.4 7.1 8.6 10.2 Macy's Inc. (M) 4.1 4.2 7.4 1.2 7.3 4.6 Saks Incorporated (SKS) 3.7 4.0 20.2 2.0 6.3 6.6 Stein Mart, Inc. (SMRT) 3.4 3.1 0.7 (1.6) (0.3) 0.7 The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (BONT) 1.2 1.2 (2.3) (5.0) (0.1) 0.7 Kohl's Corporation (KSS) (2.6) (4.2) 0.8 (3.5) 3.6 (0.8) Mass Merchants Target Corporation (TGT) 5.0 4.4 2.8 1.1 7.3 7.0 Warehouse Clubs*** Costco Wholesale (COST)** 7.0 4.0 13.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 Small-Format Value Retailers Fred's, Inc. (FRED) 6.0 1.3 0.2 (0.3) 0.0 (0.7) ** Costco comp store sales of +4.0% inclusive of fuel sales and currency impacts. Comp store sales excluding fuel sales and currency impacts were +6.0%. *** Dillard's, J.C. Penney, BJ's Wholesale, Hot Topic, Neiman Marcus and Mother's Work have discontinued the reporting of monthly sales results Sales results compiled from various sources including Reuters, Associated Press, Yahoo Finance, and individual company web sites. Mark Gallardo Director - Retail Intelligence Does someone forward this sales recap to you? Get your own copy each month. Send your name, company name, title and email address to: mark.gallardo@teradata.com Sales results available monthly via the web. Visit me on: To remove your name from this list, please reply to this message with 'remove' in the subject line.