KSS Kohls Corporation

COMPANY                  SYMBOL     SAME-STORE   FIRST CALL EST. 
 
BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. BJ                       a.   2.4% 
Bon-Ton Stores Inc.      BONT                          N/A 
Buckle Inc.              BKE                           6.3% 
Cato Corp.               CATO                     c.   0.0% 
Costco Wholesale Corp.   COST                     a.b. 5.3% 
Destination Maternity    DEST                     c.  (1.0%) 
Dillard's Inc.           DDS                      c.   3.5% 
Duckwall-Alco Stores     DUCK                          N/A 
Fred's Inc.              FRED                          1.0% 
Gap Inc.                 GPS                          (1.0%) 
Hot Topic Inc.           HOTT          0.4%            1.4% 
J.C. Penney Co. Inc.     JCP                           3.3% 
Kohl's Corp.             KSS                           2.8% 
Limited Brands Inc.      LTD                           7.0% 
Macy's Inc.              M             7.4%            6.1% 
Nordstrom Inc.           JWN                           5.9% 
Rite Aid Corp.           RAD                           N/A 
Ross Stores Inc.         ROST                          3.8% 
Saks Inc.                SKS                           6.5% 
Stage Stores Inc.        SSI                       c.  3.0% 
Stein Mart Inc.          SMRT                      c.  0.5% 
Target Corp.             TGT                           3.5% 
TJX Cos.                 TJX                           3.1% 
Walgreen Co.             WAG                           4.9% 
Wet Seal Inc.            WTSLA                         3.5% 
Zumiez Inc.              ZUMZ          7.8%            7.5% 
 

a. Excluding gasoline sales

b. U.S. sales

c. Fewer than three analysts

N/A = not available

-By Joan E. Solsman, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2291; joan.solsman@dowjones.com