| Profiles and financial data for over 130 major American retailers, with the goal of expanding to 200 companies in the next few months. Combined, these chains generate more than $1.54 Trillion in global sales, employ over 7.9 million people and operate 233,000 stores worldwide. Latest companies added: |
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| Weekly coverage of national retail sales estimates by The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Redbook Research and ShopperTrak. |
Weekly US Retail Sales (YoY Chg) for Week Ending:
|
05-26-12 |
05-19-12 |
05-12-12 |
05-05-12 |
04-28-12 |
04-21-12 |
| ICSC-Goldman Sachs Index |
2.9% |
3.8% |
4.5% |
3.3% |
4.2% |
3.6% |
| Johnson Redbook Index |
3.2% |
2.7% |
3.7% |
2.6% |
2.9% |
2.7% |
| ShopperTrak NRSE |
1.8% |
3.3% |
12.9% |
-2.7% |
17.7% |
-4.6% |
|
| In-depth monthly coverage of monthly revenue and same-store sales trends for about 25 major American retail chains. |
|
Same-Store Sales Chg (YoY) |
|
May-12 |
Apr-12 |
Mar-12 |
May-11 |
Apr-11 |
Mar-11 |
| Apparel & Accessories Stores |
6.0% |
3.6% |
8.8% |
1.5% |
9.5% |
-0.8% |
| Department Stores |
1.9% |
0.7% |
5.8% |
5.5% |
9.4% |
-0.7% |
| Discount & Variety Stores |
4.1% |
2.8% |
6.4% |
8.8% |
12.3% |
5.2% |
| Total Same-Store Sales Chg |
4.1% |
2.5% |
6.8% |
6.5% |
11.1% |
2.7% |
| Total Net Sales Chg |
5.6% |
3.8% |
8.7% |
9.1% |
13.4% |
3.9% |
| |
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| May Chain Store Sales Scorecard |
Same-Store Sales Chg |
| Company/Segment |
Sales (1,000′s) |
YoY Chg |
May-12 |
May-11 |
YTD-12 |
YTD-11 |
| Bon-Ton |
$ 183,100 |
1.2% |
1.5% |
-2.3% |
-1.2% |
-1.0% |
| The Buckle |
$ 69,900 |
2.6% |
0.2% |
8.8% |
6.3% |
7.7% |
| Cato |
$ 84,300 |
4.5% |
3.0% |
-3.0% |
-1.1% |
1.4% |
| Costco |
$ 7,670,000 |
7.4% |
4.0% |
13.0% |
6.0% |
11.2% |
| excluding gas & f/x |
|
|
6.0% |
7.0% |
6.4% |
6.7% |
| Duckwall-ALCO |
$ 40,100 |
4.4% |
1.8% |
3.3% |
1.5% |
2.4% |
| Fred’s |
$ 152,100 |
5.9% |
1.3% |
0.2% |
-0.1% |
1.1% |
| Gap |
$ 1,100,000 |
3.8% |
2.0% |
-4.0% |
2.2% |
-1.6% |
| Gap North Am |
|
|
6.0% |
-4.0% |
3.9% |
-2.5% |
| Banana Republic NA |
|
|
8.0% |
-6.0% |
6.0% |
-0.7% |
| Old Navy NA |
|
|
-1.0% |
-1.0% |
1.4% |
-0.8% |
| International |
|
|
1.0% |
-9.0% |
-3.5% |
-4.0% |
| Kohl’s |
$ 1,337,000 |
-2.6% |
-4.2% |
0.8% |
-0.6% |
1.6% |
| Limited Brands |
$ 671,900 |
-6.3% |
6.0% |
6.0% |
7.5% |
15.3% |
| Bath & Body Works |
|
|
7.0% |
4.0% |
4.1% |
9.3% |
| Victoria’s Secret |
|
|
9.0% |
8.0% |
11.0% |
20.6% |
| VS Direct |
|
|
-5.0% |
0.0% |
1.7% |
4.2% |
| La Senza |
|
|
-8.0% |
1.0% |
-3.7% |
-0.5% |
| Macy’s |
$ 2,015,000 |
4.0% |
4.2% |
7.4% |
4.2% |
5.5% |
| E-Commerce |
|
|
42.3% |
37.7% |
36.1% |
36.0% |
| Nordstrom |
$ 870,000 |
9.3% |
5.3% |
7.4% |
7.3% |
6.4% |
| Full-Line & Direct |
|
|
6.2% |
7.9% |
8.0% |
7.4% |
| Rack Stores |
|
|
5.2% |
5.9% |
5.6% |
2.1% |
| Ross Stores |
$ 746,000 |
12.9% |
8.0% |
4.0% |
8.1% |
3.6% |
| Saks |
$ 215,800 |
3.7% |
4.0% |
20.2% |
5.6% |
11.3% |
| Stage Stores |
$ 130,300 |
11.0% |
8.0% |
0.0% |
3.4% |
1.4% |
| Stein Mart |
$ 101,900 |
3.5% |
3.1% |
0.7% |
-0.1% |
1.2% |
| Target |
$ 5,038,000 |
5.0% |
4.4% |
2.8% |
5.0% |
2.4% |
| TJX |
$ 1,890,000 |
9.9% |
8.0% |
2.0% |
8.1% |
2.1% |
| Wet Seal |
$ 41,300 |
-7.0% |
-8.8% |
2.9% |
-8.7% |
6.1% |
| Wet Seal |
$ 33,800 |
-7.0% |
-8.7% |
2.8% |
-8.2% |
7.1% |
| Arden B |
$ 7,500 |
-6.9% |
-9.3% |
3.2% |
-11.2% |
1.1% |
| Zumiez |
$ 37,400 |
23.4% |
13.7% |
7.8% |
12.7% |
12.2% |
|
| Total Stores |
$ 22,394,100 |
5.6% |
4.1% |
6.5% |
5.2% |
6.1% |
| Monthly coverage of national retail sales with data going back to 1992, and 10+ years of quarterly e-commerce data as reported by the U.S. Department of Commerce. |
Monthly US Retail Sales (in $millions): May 2012
| Type of Business |
Sales |
YoY Chg |
MoM Chg |
YTD Chg |
| Total Retail & Food Services |
$ 408,039 |
6.4% |
0.1% |
7.2% |
| excl. Autos |
$ 334,475 |
5.9% |
0.1% |
7.1% |
| excl. Autos & Gasoline |
$ 287,836 |
6.0% |
0.1% |
6.8% |
|
| Total Retail |
$ 364,163 |
6.1% |
0.1% |
7.0% |
| excl. Autos |
$ 290,599 |
5.5% |
0.0% |
6.8% |
| excl. Autos & Gasoline |
$ 243,960 |
5.5% |
0.1% |
6.4% |
|
| GAFO Retail* |
$ 100,257 |
3.6% |
-0.2% |
5.3% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers |
$ 73,564 |
8.4% |
0.5% |
7.7% |
| Auto & Other Motor Vehicle Dealers |
$ 66,440 |
8.6% |
0.3% |
7.8% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores |
$ 7,892 |
7.6% |
0.7% |
8.8% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores |
$ 8,428 |
1.7% |
0.2% |
1.4% |
| Building Material & Garden Eq. / Supplies Dealers |
$ 25,147 |
10.3% |
-1.8% |
12.7% |
| Food & Beverage Stores |
$ 52,709 |
3.2% |
0.3% |
4.2% |
| Grocery Stores |
$ 47,295 |
3.0% |
0.5% |
4.0% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores |
$ 23,251 |
4.4% |
0.6% |
3.3% |
| Gasoline Stations |
$ 46,639 |
5.5% |
-0.3% |
8.7% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores |
$ 19,736 |
5.4% |
-0.7% |
7.5% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores |
$ 7,502 |
7.2% |
0.7% |
6.5% |
| General Merchandise Stores |
$ 53,696 |
2.6% |
-0.1% |
4.4% |
| Department Stores (excl. leased depts.) |
$ 15,280 |
-2.6% |
-1.4% |
0.4% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers |
$ 10,135 |
8.5% |
0.8% |
9.4% |
| Nonstore Retailers |
$ 35,464 |
11.0% |
1.1% |
10.7% |
| Food Services & Drinking Places |
$ 43,876 |
8.6% |
0.4% |
8.9% |
|
| Weekly tracking of the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index, and monthly coverage of the Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index and The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index. We will be adding several new spending measures in the near future. |
Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index
|
May ’12 |
Apr ’12 |
May ’11 |
Apr ’11 |
MoM Chg |
YoY Chg |
| Consumer Sentiment |
79.3 |
76.4 |
74.3 |
69.8 |
3.8% |
6.7% |
| Current Conditions |
87.2 |
82.9 |
81.9 |
82.5 |
5.2% |
6.5% |
| Consumer Expectations |
74.3 |
72.3 |
69.5 |
61.6 |
2.8% |
6.9% |
|
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index
|
May ’12 |
Apr ’12 |
May ’11 |
Apr ’11 |
MoM Chg |
YoY Chg |
| Consumer Confidence |
64.9 |
68.7 |
61.7 |
66.0 |
-5.5% |
5.2% |
| Present Situation |
45.9 |
51.4 |
39.3 |
40.2 |
-10.4% |
16.8% |
| Expectations Index |
77.6 |
80.4 |
76.7 |
83.2 |
-3.5% |
1.2% |
|
Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index for Week Ending:
|
5-27-12 |
5-20-12 |
4-29-12 |
5-29-11 |
1-Mo Chg |
1-Yr Chg |
| Consumer Comfort |
-39.3 |
-42.0 |
-37.6 |
-47.1 |
-4.5% |
16.6% |
| State of Economy |
-66.5 |
-68.7 |
-64.3 |
-74.6 |
-3.4% |
10.9% |
| Personal Finances |
-6.4 |
-10.8 |
-6.6 |
-13.4 |
3.0% |
52.2% |
| Buying Climate |
-45.1 |
-46.5 |
-42.0 |
-53.1 |
-7.4% |
15.1% |
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