Updated February 08, 2011
This is a comparison of the January same store sales figures reported by major U.S. retailers in 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2005. The percentages reported for each retail company represent the change in sales for stores open for at least 12 months, when compared to sales for stores open for at least 12 months in January of the previous year.
Very often the media, experts, and analysts draw conclusions about same store sales figure changes that occur from one month to the next in the same year. But same store sales figures do not measure month-over-month trends, so a same-year comparison is not valid.
The figures below will make a productive comparison possible for 2005 through 2011 in the month of January. This kind of year-over-year comparison is the only exercise that produces any kind of valid conclusions.
Comparison of January Same Store Sales Figures from 2005 - 2011:
Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF)
+ 8.0% -January, 2010
- 20.0% -January, 2009
+ 0.0% -January, 2008
+ 6.0 -January, 2007
+ 33.0% -January, 2006
+ 17.0% -January, 2005
Aeropostale (ARO)
+ 6.0% -January, 2010
+ 11.0 -January, 2009
+ 4.7% -January, 2008
+ 5.4% -January, 2007
N/A -January, 2006
N/A -January, 2005
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)
+ 18.0% -January, 2010
- 22.0% -January, 2009
- 7.0% -January, 2008
+ 17.0% -January, 2007
+ 11.3% -January, 2006
+ 22.0% -January, 2005
Banana Republic
+ 4.0% -January, 2010
N/A-January, 2009
+ 5.0% -January, 2008
N/A -January, 2007
N/A -January, 2006
N/A -January, 2005
Bath& Body Works
- 8.0% -January, 2010
N/A -January, 2009
N/A -January, 2008
N/A -January, 2007
N/A -January, 2006
N/A -January, 2005
BJs Wholesale (BJ)
+ 2.9% -January, 2010
+ 7.6% -January, 2009
+ 3.2% -January, 2008
+ 3.2% -January, 2007
N/A -January, 2006
N/A -January, 2005
Bon-Ton (BONT)
+ 5.3% -January, 2010
- 8.2% -January, 2009
- 1.3% -January, 2008
+ 6.4% -January, 2007
+ 0.9% -January, 2006
+ 8.2% -January, 2005
Buckle (BKE)
- 1.2% -January, 2010
+ 14.7% -January, 2009
+ 19.1% -January, 2008
+ 7.8% -January, 2007
+ 3.0% -January, 2006
+ 8.6% -January, 2005
Cato
- 4.0% -January, 2010
- 10.0% -January, 2009
- 2.0% -January, 2008
- 7.0% -January, 2007
+ 6.0% -January, 2006
+ 4.0% -January, 2005
Chicos FAS (CHS)
- 10.9% -January, 2009
N/A -January, 2008
N/A -January, 2007
N/A -January, 2006
N/A -January, 2005
Children's Place (PLCE)
+ 12.0% -January, 2010
- 11.0% -January, 2009
+ 6.0% -January, 2008
+ 3.0% -January, 2007
N/A -January, 2006
N/A -January, 2005
CKE Restaurants
- 6.4% -January, 2010
+ 0.3% -January, 2009
N/A -January, 2008
N/A -January, 2007
N/A -January, 2006
N/A -January, 2005
Costco (COST)
+ 2.0% -January, 2010 (excluding fuel)
+ 4.0% -January, 2009
+ 5.0% -January, 2008
N/A -January, 2007
+ 7.9% -January, 2006
+ 4.0% -January, 2005
Destination Maternity (Mothers Work - DEST)
- 8.1% -January, 2010
+ 5.1% -January, 2009
- 2.1% -January, 2008
- 6.0% -January, 2007
+ 3.9% -January, 2006
- 3.7% -January, 2005
Dillard's (DDS)
- 5.0% -January, 2010
- 12.0% -January, 2009
- 12.0% -January, 2008
- 3.0% -January, 2007
+ 3.0% -January, 2006
+ 3.0% -January, 2005
Duckwall-ALCO (DUCK)
- 2.8% -January, 2010
N/A -January, 2009
+ 20.3% -January, 2008
+ 5.2% -January, 2007
+ 5.8% -January, 2006
+ 1.5% -January, 2005
Fred's (FRED)
- 2.0%-January, 2010
- 1.9% -January, 2009
- 1.2% -January, 2008
N/A -January, 2007
N/A -January, 2006
N/A -January, 2005
Gap, Inc. (GPS)
+ 2.0% -January, 2010
- 23.0% -January, 2009
- 2.0% -January, 2008
0.0% -January, 2007
N/A-January, 2006
- 7.0% -January, 2005
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