April 2010 Same Store Sales Figures - Complete U.S. Retail Industry Comps List

The misplaced recovery euphoria that followed the release of March same store sales figures was tempered by reality when April sales figures were revealed. But any serious retail industry watcher knows that Mar-pril numbers can never be meaningful in isolation because the Easter holiday buying season rotates between the two months, creating uneven comparisons almost every year. This is a complete list of the same store sales figures reported by major U.S. retail companies in April, 2010. The percentages reported for each retail company represent the change in sales for stores open at least 12 months as of April 1, 2010, as compared to the sales of those same stores in April, 2009.

Same store sales is considered to be a key indicator which reveals the strength and growth or weakness and retraction of a chain. The figures exclude new store openings, which would inflate overall sales numbers prematurely and artificially.

April 2010 Same Store Sales - Complete List:

+ 15.0%   Tandy Retail Leathercraft

+ 10.0%   Neiman Marcus

+ 9.1%  PriceSmart

+ 7.5%  Nordstrom

+ 7.0%  Victoria's Secret

+ 4.0%   La Senza

+ 4.0%   Limited Brands

+ 4.0%  TJX

+ 4.0%   Costco (excluding fuel)

+ 3.2%   Saks

+ 3.0%   Ross

+ 2.1%   Zumiez

+ 1.1%   Macy's

+ 1.0%   Bath & Body Works

+ 0.6%   Fred's

+ 0.8%   BJs Wholesale Club (excluding fuel)

+ 0.3%   Hardees

-  0.2%   Walgreen

-   1.0%  Old Navy

-   1.0%   Rite Aid

-   2.0%   Banana Republic

-   7.0%   Cato

-   3.3%   JCPenney

-   3.7%   Buffalo Wild Wings

-   5.0%   Aeropostale

-   5.0%   Bon-Ton

-   5.0%   Dillard's

-   5.4%   Stein Mart

-   5.7%   Buckle

-   5.9%   Target

-   6.0%   American Eagle Outfitters

-   6.0%   Destination Maternity

-   6.0%   Gap

-   6.1%   Wet Seal

-   7.0%   Abercrombie & Fitch

-   7.0%   Cato

-   7.0%   Hollister

-   7.7%   Kohl's

-   8.0%   Duckwall-ALCO

-   8.3%   Stage Stores

-   8.7%   Carl’s Jr.

-  12.5%   Hot Topic

Compare these April 2010 same store sales figures with previous months:

• March, 2010 Same Store Sales
• February, 2010 Same Store Sales
• January, 2010 Same Store Sales
• December, 2009 Same Store Sales
• November, 2009 Same Store Sales
• October, 2009 Same Store Sales

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