Thursday
September 2, 2010
Retail comp sales results are out for August and they are generally good. Several retailers beat analyst estimates with positive months from Zumiez, Limited Brands, and Abercrombie & Fitch. Hot Topic beat estimates by only decreasing 3.7% for the month, never a good sign. Hot Topic still hasn’t had a positive comp month this year.
This is a run down of the same store sales / comp sales for the retailers we track, for the 4 week period ending August 28, 2010
| Retailer: |
Comp (%) |
| Abercrombie & Fitch (entire company) |
6.0 |
| Abercrombie & Fitch (brand) |
9.0 |
| abercrombie kids |
-9.0 |
| Aeropostale |
-1.0 |
| American Eagle |
1.0 |
| Banana Republic |
6.0 |
| Gap Inc. (entire company) |
0.0 |
| Gap North America |
-1.0 |
| Gap International |
-5.0 |
| Hollister |
7.0 |
| Hot Topic (company) |
-3.7 |
| Hot Topic |
-3.3 |
| Kohl’s |
4.5 |
| JCPenney |
2.3 |
| Limited Brands |
10.0 |
| Macy’s |
4.3 |
| Old Navy |
-2.0 |
| Target |
1.8 |
| Torrid |
-5.6 |
| Zumiez |
9.1 |
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Read more about: abercrombie and fitch, aeropostale, American Eagle, banana republic, Gap Inc., hollister, hot topic, jcpenney, july, Kohl's, limited, Macy's, old navy, retail sales, Target, torrid, Zumiez
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Comp sales are out for July and they are soft, for the most part. While it looks like Abercrombie & Fitch and Zumiez have beat expectations, a number of retailers are reporting software sales than expected, including Target, JCPenney, and Aeropostale.
This is a run down of the same store sales / comp sales for the retailers we track, for the 4 week period ending July 31, 2010
| Retailer: |
Comp (%) |
| Abercrombie & Fitch (entire company) |
7.0 |
| Abercrombie & Fitch (brand) |
10.0 |
| abercrombie kids |
1.0 |
| Aeropostale |
1.0 |
| American Eagle |
0.0 |
| Banana Republic |
3.0 |
| Gap Inc. (entire company) |
1.0 |
| Gap North America |
-4.0 |
| Gap International |
3.0 |
| Hollister |
4.0 |
| Hot Topic (company) |
-9.4 |
| Hot Topic |
-7.2 |
| Kohl’s |
4.1 |
| JCPenney |
-0.6 |
| Limited Brands |
12.0 |
| Macy’s |
7.3 |
| Old Navy |
2.0 |
| Target |
2.0 |
| Torrid |
-9.0 |
| Zumiez |
9.4 |
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Read more about: abercrombie and fitch, aeropostale, American Eagle, banana republic, Gap Inc., hollister, hot topic, jcpenney, july, Kohl's, limited, Macy's, old navy, retail sales, Target, torrid, Zumiez
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Comp sales for June are out and it is a mixed bag, as expected. The winners for the month look to be Abercrombie and Fitch (showing strong gains across A&F and abercrombie kids stores, making up for a poor performance from Hollister), Nordstrom (up 14.1) and Zumiez (up 10.9)
This is a run down of the same store sales / comp sales for the retailers we track, for the month of June (five weeks ended July 3, 2010).
| Retailer: |
Comp (%) |
| Abercrombie & Fitch (entire company) |
9.0 |
| Abercrombie & Fitch (brand) |
10.0 |
| abercrombie kids |
14.0 |
Aeropostale
| 8.0 |
| American Eagle |
-1.0 |
Banana Republic
| 6.0 |
| Gap Inc. (entire company) |
0.0 |
Gap North America
| -3.0 |
| Gap International |
0.0 |
Hollister
| 7.0 |
| Hot Topic (company) |
-1.6 |
Hot Topic
| -2.1 |
| Kohl’s |
5.9 |
JCPenney
| 4.5 |
| Limited Brands |
6.0 |
Macy’s
| 6.5 |
| Nordstrom |
14.1 |
Old Navy
| 0.0 |
| Target |
1.7 |
Torrid
| -3.8 |
| Zumiez |
10.9 |
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Read more about: abercrombie and fitch, aeropostale, American Eagle, banana republic, Gap Inc., hollister, hot topic, jcpenney, july, Kohl's, limited, Macy's, nordstrom, old navy, retail sales, Target, torrid, Zumiez
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Comp sales are out for the month of May and it is a mixed bag of results for the retailers we track. Gap scored big, internationally, with an 8% increase outside of the US. Mall-based Zumiez saw another strong month, showing a 7.1% increase over last year.
This is a run down of the same store sales / comp sales for the retailers we track, for the month of May (four weeks ended May 29, 2010).
| Retailer: |
Comp (%) |
| Abercrombie & Fitch (entire company) |
-3.0 |
| Abercrombie & Fitch (brand) |
2.0 |
| abercrombie kids |
-10.0 |
| Aeropostale |
1.0 |
| American Eagle |
-3.0 |
| Banana Republic |
1.0 |
| Gap Inc. (entire company) |
1.0 |
| Gap North America |
-2.0 |
| Gap International |
8.0 |
| Hollister |
-6.0 |
| Hot Topic (company) |
-9.0 |
| Hot Topic |
-9.6 |
| Kohl’s |
3.5 |
| JCPenney |
-1.8 |
| Limited Brands |
5.0 |
| Macy’s |
1.4 |
| Nordstrom |
3.7 |
| Old Navy |
1.0 |
| Target |
1.3 |
| Torrid |
-7.4 |
| Zumiez |
7.1 |
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Read more about: abercrombie and fitch, aeropostale, American Eagle, banana republic, Gap Inc., hollister, hot topic, jcpenney, july, Kohl's, limited, Macy's, nordstrom, old navy, retail sales, Target, torrid, Zumiez
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April can be a frustrating month in the retail industry. With Easter being the only major holiday in the US with a big difference in the date it falls on each year, comp numbers from one year to another can be brutal. This year, we didn’t see any Easter-related spending in the fiscal month of April, and because of that, sales numbers are ugly almost across the board (exceptions to this being Limited Brands, Macy’s, Nordstrom, and Zumiez — all posting gains this month)
This is a run down of the same store sales / comp sales for the retailers we track, for the month of April (four weeks ended ended May 1, 2010).
| Retailer: |
Comp (%) |
| Abercrombie & Fitch (entire company) |
-7.0 |
| Abercrombie & Fitch (brand) |
-7.0 |
| abercrombie kids |
-5.0 |
| Aeropostale |
-5.0 |
| American Eagle |
-6.0 |
| Banana Republic |
-2.0 |
| Gap Inc. (entire company) |
-3.0 |
| Gap North America |
-6.0 |
| Gap International |
-5.0 |
| Hollister |
-7.0 |
| Hot Topic (company) |
-12.5 |
| Hot Topic |
-15.4 |
| Kohl’s |
-7.7 |
| JCPenney |
-3.3 |
| Limited Brands |
4.0 |
| Macy’s |
1.1 |
| Nordstrom |
7.5 |
| Old Navy |
-1.0 |
| Target |
-5.9 |
| Torrid |
-2.7 |
| Zumiez |
2.1 |
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Read more about: abercrombie and fitch, aeropostale, American Eagle, banana republic, Gap Inc., hollister, hot topic, jcpenney, july, Kohl's, limited, Macy's, nordstrom, old navy, retail sales, Target, torrid, Zumiez
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