WASHINGTON (MNI) – The following was issued by Johnson Redbook
Thursday:

Our 20 company Johnson Redbook Same-store Sales Index (SSI) was up
6.6% following a 2.7% gain in January and a 3.5% gain in December.
Meanwhile, Dillard’s announced it no longer reports monthly sales
results while Walgreen will report on Monday, March 5th and Rite Aid
will report on March 8th. Double-digit gainers were The Buckle, +15%,
Nordstrom, +10%, Tandy Leather Factory, +20%, and Zumiez, +14%. Among
retailers, 80% posted positive gains and 20% posted negative results.

Same-Store Sales Growth by Store Format

SSI* Apparel Dept Discount Club Drug Misc All-store

By month yoy%

Feb-12 6.6 7.2 3.8 6.7 8.0 n.d 20.0 8.1

Jan-12 2.7 4.0 2.3 4.1 8.0 -3.0 15.0 4.1

Dec-11 3.5 4.6 3.4 1.6 7.0 1.3 19.0 4.6

Nov-11 2.9 1.9 0.2 1.8 9.0 1.8 13.0 3.9

Oct-11 3.7 1.1 1.8 3.3 9.0 2.7 8.0 5.0

Sep-11 5.5 2.9 3.9 5.2 12.0 2.7 14.0 7.3

Aug-11 4.8 1.0 1.5 4.0 11.1 4.7 32.0 7.2

Jul-11 4.6 2.3 3.5 4.0 9.9 2.5 15.0 7.0

Jun-11 6.9 5.0 6.2 4.4 13.2 4.0 4.0 8.8

May-11 5.4 1.3 4.2 2.7 12.3 4.3 17.0 7.5

Apr-11 8.5 9.2 8.9 12.7 11.6 2.7 28.0 10.5

Mar-11 2.0 -1.5 -0.4 -5.3 12.1 2.2 10.0 4.1

3m avg 3.9 5.1 3.3 3.4 7.6 -0.7 18.1 5.1

** Market News International Washington Bureau: 202-371-2121 **

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