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October results at 30 major retailers

How October sales at 30 chains compared with October 2008: • Discount stores BJ's Wholesale Club Inc . -1.1 pct Costco Wholesale Corp .
11 8 2009 2:37AM (...more)

Retail sales comparisons for August at a glance

As shoppers limited back-to-school purchases in August, upscale retailers suffered while some lower-priced chains showed signs of improvement and that the holiday season could be less dismal than feared. Here is how August sales at 30 chains compared with August 2008: • Apparel
09 7 2009 7:38PM (...more)

Same-store sales results for May, by sector

Here are May same-store sales results for chain retailers, by sector, expressed as a percentage increase or decrease over the same month last year. • Drug stores Rite Aid Corp . 0.6 pct 06 5 2009 9:07PM (...more)

Retail sales comparisons for September

Here are comparisons of how major stores in four key areas of retailing fared in September compared with a year earlier. The figures from participating companies show the change in sales at stores open at least year. This is considered a key indicator of a retailer's health because it excludes
10 9 2009 10:23PM (...more)

Same-store sales results for March

NEW YORK – Here are the changes in same-store sales between March 2008 and March 2009 that retailers in four sectors reported. • APPAREL AND TEEN-ORIENTED CHAINS 04 10 2009 7:35PM (...more)

Sales comparisons for November at major stores

Here are comparisons of how major stores in four key areas of retailing fared in November compared with a year earlier. The figures below from participating companies show how sales at their stores open at least year changed. This is considered a key indicator of a retailer's health because
12 9 2009 4:42AM (...more)

Apparel chain sales results for April

NEW YORK – Summary of April same-store sales results for apparel category store chains, with percentage increase or decrease over the same month last year. 05 21 2009 12:59AM (...more)

Apparel chain sales results for August

NEW YORK – Summary of comparisons of August sales at established apparel stores against August 2008. Abercrombie & Fitch Co . -29 pct Aeropostale
09 8 2009 9:10PM (...more)

FACTBOX - Bihar - a snapshot of poverty

REUTERS - Here are some key economic and social indicators for the Indian state of Bihar, the country's poorest and one of its slowest growing.
02 20 2008 3:47PM (...more)

Sales comparisons for clothing stores for November

NEW YORK – How sales at stores open at least a year changed at selected major clothing chains for November. The figure is a key indicator of a retailer's health because it excludes sales at stores that opened or closed during the year. 12 9 2009 4:42AM (...more)