TJX TJX Companies Inc

The following retail companies are among those that have reported August same-store retail sales increases or (decreases) versus August 2011:

COMPANY       SYMBOL     SAME-STORE     FIRST CALL EST. 
Bon-Ton        BONT          2.2%             N/A 
Buckle         BKE           4.5%           (0.3%) 
Cato           CATO            0%          c. (1%) 
Costco         COST      a. b. 6%        a. b. 5% 
Fred's Inc.    FRED         (2.8%)          (4.3%) 
Gap Inc.       GPS             9%            5.4% 
Kohl's         KSS           3.4%            1.9% 
Limited        LTD             8%            4.2% 
Macy's         M             5.1%            3.6% 
Nordstrom      JWN            21%             11% 
Ross Stores    ROST            8%            5.8% 
Stage Stores   SSI           6.5%              3% 
Stein Mart     SMRT          5.6%         c. 1.5% 
Target         TGT           4.2%            3.1% 
TJX Cos.       TJX             8%            6.3% 
Wet Seal       WTSLA         (18%)           (17%) 
 
a. Excluding gasoline sales 
b. U.S. sales 
c. Fewer than three analysts 
N/A = not available 

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