DUCK Alco Stores, Inc. (MM)

   DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 
 
COMPANY                  SYMBOL  SAME-STORE         S-S ESTIMATE 
BJ's Wholesale Club      BJ           3.0%         a.  2.4% 
Bon-Ton Stores           BONT        (2.3%)            N/A 
Buckle                   BKE          8.8%             6.3% 
Cato                     CATO        (3.0%)        c.  0.0% 
Costco Wholesale         COST         6.0%       a.b.  5.3% 
Destination Maternity    DEST        (8.6%)        c. (1.0%) 
Dillard's                DDS          2.0%         c.  3.5% 
Duckwall-Alco Stores     DUCK         3.3%             N/A 
Fred's                   FRED         0.2%             1.0% 
Gap                      GPS         (4.0%)           (1.0%) 
Hot Topic                HOTT         0.4%             1.4% 
J.C. Penney              JCP         (1.0%)            3.3% 
Kohl's                   KSS          0.8%             2.8% 
Limited Brands           LTD          6.0%             7.0% 
Macy's                   M            7.4%             6.1% 
Nordstrom                JWN          7.4%             5.9% 
Rite Aid                 RAD          1.3%             N/A 
Ross Stores              ROST         4.0%             3.8% 
Saks                     SKS         20.2%             6.5% 
Stage Stores             SSI          0.0%         c.  3.0% 
Stein Mart               SMRT         0.7%         c.  0.5% 
Target Stores            TGT          2.8%             3.5% 
TJX                      TJX          2.0%             3.1% 
Wet Seal                 WTSLA        2.9%             3.5% 
Zumiez                   ZUMZ         7.8%             7.5% 
 
   a. Excluding gasoline sales 
   b. U.S. sales 
   c. Fewer than three analysts 
   N/A = not available 
 
  Estimates are the average of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters