DUCK Alco Stores, Inc. (MM)

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

 
COMPANY               SYMBOL   SAME-STORE   S-S ESTIMATE 
Abercrombie & Fitch    ANF       13.0%        3.6% 
Aeropostale            ARO        3.0%       (2.4%) 
American Eagle         AEO        4.0%       (0.8%) 
BJ's Wholesale         BJ         0.8%     a. 1.2% 
Bon-Ton                BONT       5.9%        N/A 
Buckle                 BKE        3.0%       (4.7%) 
Cato Corp.             CATO       2.0%     c. 1.0% 
Costco                 COST    b. 2.0%     a. 4.8% 
Destination Maternity  DEST      (2.2%)   c. (3.0%) 
Dillard's              DDS        3.0%     c. 0.0% 
Duckwall-Alco          DUCK      (2.3%)       N/A 
Fred's Inc.            FRED       0.0%        1.9% 
Gap Inc.               GPS       (2.0%)       0.0% 
Hot Topic              HOTT      (2.6%)      (3.5%) 
J.C. Penney            JCP        5.1%        3.1% 
Kohl's                 KSS        3.0%        3.3% 
Limited                LTD        12.0%       4.1% 
Macy's                 M          4.8%        3.3% 
Nordstrom              JWN        7.5%        4.3% 
Rite Aid               RAD       (0.9%)       N/A 
Ross Stores            ROST       2.0%        2.1% 
Saks Inc.              SKS        6.5%        3.8% 
Stage Stores           SSI        1.8%     c. 1.5% 
Stein Mart             SMRT       0.4%    c. (3.0%) 
Target                 TGT        1.3%        1.9% 
TJX Cos.               TJX        1.0%        1.0% 
Walgreen               WAG        0.4%       (1.3%) 
Wet Seal               WTSLA     (0.7%)      (2.3%) 
Zumiez                 ZUMZ      17.0%        12.4% 
 

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.