DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
The following companies are among those that have reported May retail sales:
COMPANY SYMBOL SAME-STORE S-S ESTIMATE
Abercrombie & Fitch ANF (28.0%) (24.1%)
Aeropostale ARO 19.0% 10.7%
American Eagle AEO (7.0%) (6.3%)
American Apparel APP (10.0%) a. (4.0%)
BJ's Wholesale BJ (6.8%) (4.4%)
Bon-Ton BONT (12.1%) N.A.
Buckle BKE 13.4% 11.2%
Cato Corp. CTR (3.0%) N.A.
Children's Place PLCE (9.0%) 0.1%
Costco COST (7.0%) (6.4%)
Destination Maternity DEST (5.4%) N.A.
Dillard's DDS (12.0%) a. (8.0%)
Duckwall-Alco DUCK (0.4%) N.A.
Fred's Inc. FRED 0.2% a. 1.0%
Gap Inc. GPS (6.0%) (5.0%)
Hot Topic HOTT (6.4%) (4.3%)
J.C. Penney JCP (8.2%) (9.6%)
Kohl's KSS (0.4%) (3.8%)
Limited LTD (7.0%) (7.0%)
Macy's M (9.1%) (9.3%)
Nordstrom JWN (13.1%) (12.7%)
Rite Aid RAD 0.6% 0.8%
Ross Stores ROST 4.0% 2.9%
Saks Inc. SKS (26.6%) (14.2%)
Stage Stores SSI (7.2%) (6.0%)
Stein Mart SMRT 0.2% a. (6.0%)
Target TGT (6.1%) (4.3%)
TJX Cos. TJX 5.0% 3.6%
Walgreen WAG 1.0% 2.2%
Wet Seal WTSLA (8.4%) (10.1%)
Zumiez ZUMZ (20.7%) (20.2%)
a. Fewer than three analysts
N.A. = not available
Figures in parentheses indicate a decrease in sales from the year-earlier period.