The following companies are among those that have reported April retail sales:
COMPANY SYMBOL SAME-STORE FIRST CALL EST
Bon-Ton BONT (5%) N/A
Buckle BKE 1% 0.9%
Cato Corp. CATO (6%) N/A
Costco COST 4% a. 4.9%
Duckwall-Alco DUCK a.2.5% N/A
Fred's Inc. FRED (0.3%) 0.6%
Gap Inc. GPS (2%) (0.8%)
Kohl's KSS (3.5%) (1%)
Limited LTD 6% 4%
Macy's M 1.2% 1.9%
Nordstrom JWN 7.1% 5.8%
Ross Stores ROST 7% 4%
Saks Inc. SKS 2% 4%
Stage Stores SSI (1%) c.(4.8%)
Stein Mart SMRT (1.6%) (2.1%)
Target TGT 1.1% 2.8%
TJX Cos. TJX 6% 4%
Wet Seal WTSLA (9.6%) (9%)
Zumiez ZUMZ 10% 6.8%
a. Excluding gasoline sales
b. U.S. sales
c. Fewer than three analysts
N/A = not available
