SMRT Stein Mart Inc

The following retail companies are among those that have reported December same-store retail sales increases or (decreases) versus December 2011:

 
COMPANY       SYMBOL     SAME-STORE     FIRST CALL EST. 
Bon-Ton        BONT          2.4%              N/A 
Buckle         BKE             1%            (0.3%) 
Cato           CATO           (7%)          c. (1%) 
Costco         COST      a. b. 8%    a. b. c. 5.3% 
Fred's         FRED         (4.2%)           (1.5%) 
Gap            GPS             5%             3.5% 
Kohl's         KSS           3.4%             1.2% 
Limited        LTD             3%             4.5% 
Macy's         M             4.1%               4% 
Nordstrom      JWN           8.6%             3.4% 
Ross Stores    ROST            6%             2.7% 
Stage Stores   SSI           2.7%               5% 
Stein Mart     SMRT          5.9%            c. 2% 
Target         TGT             0%             0.8% 
TJX            TJX             6%             2.3% 
Wet Seal       WTSLA        (9.7%)             (5%) 
Zumiez         ZUMZ           (1%)           (3.6%) 
 
a. Excluding gasoline sales 
b. U.S. sales 
c. Fewer than three analysts 
N/A = not available 
 

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