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Retailers' April Same Store Sales Results Released by CreditRiskMonitor.com

(Floral Park, NY; May 9, 2002; Business Wire) The following retailers posted sales results for the month of April 2002.

The table below compares these results to last year's numbers for each company, according to press releases from today and earlier this month.

                                                       INC (DEC)
                       NET SALES ($ in millions)      SAME STORE
                                       Percent         SALES (%)
                     Apr-02    Apr-01  Change     Apr-02     Apr-01
7-Eleven, Inc.        594.8     574.2     3.6        3.4   Unavail.
Abercrombie &
 Fitch Co.             89.8      81.0    10.9      -13.0        6.0
American Eagle
 Outfitters            89.4      88.7      .8      -13.5       22.7
AnnTaylor
 Stores Corp.         124.9     114.2     9.3       -2.7        1.2
bebe stores,
 inc.                  23.6      23.2     1.7      -12.4        3.3
Big Lots, Inc.        333.9     314.8     6.1        1.4        5.0
BJ's Wholesale
 Club, Inc.           403.9     362.3    11.5        4.2        5.0
Bombay Company
 Inc.                  29.9      27.6     8.3       -4.0        1.0
Bon-Ton
 Stores, Inc.          49.7      50.9    -2.4       -2.3       -2.5
Buckle, Inc.           22.8      22.2     2.7       -3.3      -10.4
Cache, Inc.            19.8      18.0    10.0        6.0        4.0
Cato
 Corporation           63.9      66.2    -3.5      -10.0        8.0
Charming
 Shoppes, Inc.        206.3     142.7    44.6       -9.0        1.0
Chico's FAS,
 Inc.                  46.9      32.1    46.1       16.8       32.5
Children's
 Place                 51.2      52.7    -2.8      -20.0       10.0
Christopher &
 Banks Corp.           29.7      22.6    31.4        7.0       12.0
Claire's
 Stores, Inc.          67.9      72.3    -6.0       -7.0       -1.0
Costco
 Wholesale
  Corp.             2,840.0   2,570.0    10.5        6.0        6.0
CVS
 Corporation        1,810.0   1,680.0     7.7        7.1        8.5
Deb Shops,
 Inc.                  26.3      24.3     8.2         .5         .9
Dillard's Inc.        548.4     576.1    -4.8       -5.0       -6.0
Dollar General
 Corp.                427.2     373.5    14.4        5.5        9.2
Dress Barn,
 Inc.                  67.8      67.3      .7       -3.0        1.0
Duckwall-ALCO
 Stores, Inc           30.6      32.1    -4.7       -5.9        1.3
Elder-Beerman
 Stores                46.2      45.6     1.3       -2.5       -8.0
Factory 2-U
 Stores, Inc.          34.5      41.1   -16.1       17.9      -10.5
Family Dollar
 Stores, Inc          310.6     282.6     9.9        1.0        7.6
Federated
 Department
  Stores            1,097.0   1,162.0    -5.6       -5.9         .8
Footstar, Inc.        109.4     206.7   -47.1       -7.9         .9
Fred's, Inc.           78.0      64.3    21.3       10.8       10.4
Gadzooks, Inc.         22.4      22.1     1.4       -8.9       -2.9
Gap, Inc.             962.0   1,200.0   -19.8      -24.0       -2.0
Goody's Family
 Clothing              91.3      94.2    -3.1       -8.1       -5.0
Gottschalks,
 Inc.                  45.6      47.9    -4.8         .1        -.5
Gymboree
 Corporation           35.8      36.1     -.8       -2.0      -13.0
Hancock
 Fabrics, Inc.         30.0      28.0     7.1        8.0   Unavail.
Haverty
 Furniture
  Cos.                 52.2      46.1    13.2       10.5      -19.0
Hot Topic,
 Inc.                  24.4      19.6    24.3       -2.0        4.2
InterTAN, Inc.         26.9      23.9    12.7       10.0        2.0
J.C. Penney
 Company, Inc.      1,154.0   1,120.0     3.0        5.5        3.8
Jo-Ann Stores,
 Inc.                 117.2      97.8    19.8       19.6       -3.7
Jos. A. Bank
 Clothiers             20.1      17.0    18.2        8.0   Unavail.
Kohl's
 Corporation          678.9     544.8    24.6        5.3       12.7
Limited, Inc.         620.4     594.1     4.4         .0       -1.0
May Department
 Stores             1,030.0     956.0     7.7        3.9       -8.3
Mazel Stores,
 Inc.                  19.0      18.0     5.6        6.5       -2.3
Men's
 Wearhouse,
  Inc.                102.4     102.9     -.5       -6.4       -5.6
Michaels
 Stores, Inc.         173.0     153.5    12.7        5.0        1.0
Mothers Work,
 Inc.                  42.4      36.5    16.2        2.1        -.3
Neiman-Marcus
 Group                226.0     240.0    -5.8       -7.4        2.3
Nordstrom,
 Inc.                 418.3     402.7     3.9       -2.1       -6.0
One Price
 Clothing
  Stores               28.3      33.0   -14.2      -13.4        1.3
Pacific
 Sunwear of CA         47.9      43.9     9.1       -6.7       -4.1
Payless
 Shoesource,
  Inc.                265.4     301.0   -11.8      -14.6        9.2
Pier 1
 Imports, Inc.        114.8      97.5    17.8        9.0        2.0
Reeds
 Jewelers,
  Inc.                  6.1       6.1      .2        8.7      -21.4
Rite Aid
 Corporation        1,190.0   1,143.0     4.1       11.8        9.7
Ross Stores,
 Inc.                 264.0     221.0    19.5        8.0       -2.0
S&K Famous
 Brands, Inc.          12.8      13.5    -5.2       -6.0       -7.0
Saks Holdings,
 Inc.                 490.9     491.7     -.2         .9        3.4
Sears, Roebuck
 & Co.              2,218.1   2,217.8      .0       -2.8        1.3
Shoe Carnival,
 Inc.                  39.7      40.6    -2.2      -11.3       -1.3
ShopKo Stores,
 Inc.                 217.0     238.3    -8.9       -8.5       -6.9
Spiegel, Inc.         167.0     205.4   -18.7      -14.0      -10.0
Stage Stores,
 Inc.                  60.8      62.0    -1.9       -1.0       21.3
Talbots, Inc.         130.1     140.6    -7.5      -12.2       12.6
Target
 Corporation        2,867.0   2,628.0     9.1         .4        1.0
TJX Companies,
 Inc.                 899.0     784.0    14.7        4.0        3.0
United Retail
 Group, Inc.           39.9      41.5    -3.9       -7.0        8.0
Value City
 Depart.
  Stores              192.8     183.1     5.3       -5.3        -.4
Wal-Mart
 Stores, Inc.      17,660.0  16,164.0     9.3        3.3        6.5
Walgreen
 Company            2,398.3   2,058.9    16.5       10.6       11.6
West Marine,
 Inc.                  52.7      51.2     2.9        1.1        5.3
Wet Seal, Inc.         45.9      45.3     1.5       -4.7        9.3
Wilsons The
 Leather Exp.          30.0      28.9     3.8       -1.8      -12.0
   
   

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