DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The following companies are among those that have reported December retail sales: COMPANY SYMBOL SAME-STORE FIRST CALL EST. Bon-Ton BONT (0.7%) N/A Buckle BKE 8.9% 5.0% Cato Corp. CATO (1%) N/A Costco COST 6% a.b. 6.0% Dillard's DDS 4% c.3.0% Duckwall-Alco DUCK a. (0.3%) N/A Fred's Inc. FRED (0.4%) 1.8% Gap Inc. GPS (4%) (1.3%) J.C. Penney JCP 0.3% (0.1%) Kohl's KSS (0.1%) 2.2% Limited LTD 7% 5.7% Macy's M 6.2% 5.0% Nordstrom JWN 8.7% 5.1% Rite Aid RAD 3.6% N/A Ross Stores ROST 9% 4.2% Saks Inc. SKS 5.8% 5.8% Stage Stores SSI 1.2% c. 1.0% Stein Mart SMRT 0.0% c.(1.0%) Target TGT 1.6% 3.1% Walgreen WAG 0.4% (0.1%) Wet Seal WTSLA (3.7%) (1.0%) Zumiez ZUMZ 10% 5.1% a. Excluding gasoline sales b. U.S. sales c. Fewer than three analysts N/A = not available
