DUCK Alco Stores, Inc. (MM)

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The following companies are among those that have reported July retail sales:

COMPANY               SYMBOL     SAME-STORE  S-S ESTIMATE 
Abercrombie & Fitch    ANF         7.0%         4.1% 
Aeropostale            ARO         1.0%         7.1% 
American Eagle         AEO         0.0%        (0.2%) 
BJ's Wholesale         BJ          1.9%      a. 3.8% 
Bon-Ton                BONT       (0.3%)     c. 1.0% 
Buckle                 BKE        (7.3%)       (1.0%) 
Cato Corp.             CTR         2.0%      c. 2.0% 
Costco                 COST     b. 3.0%      a. 4.7% 
Destination Maternity  DEST        1.4%      c. (1.0%) 
Dillard's              DDS        (3.0%)        1.5% 
Duckwall-Alco          DUCK       (5.9%)        N/A 
Fred's Inc.            FRED        2.7%         3.3% 
Gap Inc.               GPS         1.0%         0.1% 
Hot Topic              HOTT       (9.0%)       (2.6%) 
J.C. Penney            JCP        (0.6%)        3.4% 
Kohl's                 KSS         4.1%         4.1% 
Limited                LTD         12.0%        5.2% 
Macy's                 M           7.3%         5.9% 
Nordstrom              JWN         7.6%         8.1% 
Rite Aid               RAD        (1.1%)    c. (1.0%) 
Ross Stores            ROST        2.0%         3.5% 
Saks Inc.              SKS         6.4%         5.1% 
Stage Stores           SSI        (0.6%)     c. 5.0% 
Stein Mart             SMRT       (2.6%)    c. (2.0%) 
Target                 TGT         2.0%         2.3% 
TJX Cos.               TJX         2.0%         2.4% 
Walgreen               WAG         0.4%         1.6% 
Wet Seal               WTSLA      (4.3%)       (3.4%) 
Zumiez                 ZUMZ        9.4%         8.5% 
 
    a. Excluding gasoline sales 
    b. U.S. sales 
    c. Fewer than three analysts 
    N/A = not available 
 
    Figures in parentheses indicate a decrease in sales from the year-earlier period.