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Top 150 annual industry report

DSN Retailing Today, June 13, 2005

    COMPANY                                 RANK

A   A&P                                     30
    A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts Inc.          125
    Academy Sports & Outdoors               99
    Advance Auto Parts Inc.                 55
    Ahold USA                                7
    Ahold Food Service                       7 *
    Ahold Supermarkets (U.S. retail)         7 *
    Albertsons Inc.                          8
    Amazon.com Inc.                         41
    American TV & Appliance                142
    Apple Computer Inc.                     35
    Army & Air Force Exchange               27 *
    AutoZone Inc.                           44
B   Babies R Us                             29 *
    Banana Republic                         19 *
    Barnes & Noble Inc.                     48
    Bass Pro Shops                          75
    Bath & Body Works                       34
    Beall's Inc.                           103
    Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc.                 47
    Belk Inc.                               69
    Best Buy Co. Inc.                       14
    Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.             112
    Big Lots Inc.                           51
    Bi-Mart Corp.                          119
    BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.                39
    Blockbuster Inc.                        42
    Bob's Stores                            21 *
    Bon-Ton Stores Inc.                     93
    Books-A-Million Inc.                   128
    Borders Group Inc.                      53
    Boscov's Dept. Store                   100
    BrandsMart USA                         116
    Brooks Pharmacy,                        33
    Burlington Coat Factory                 65
    Buy.com                                115
C   Cabela's Inc.                           87
    Casual Male Retail Group Inc.          141
    Cato Corp, The.                        108
    Charming Shoppes Inc.                   71
    Children's Place Retail Stores Inc.     96
    Circuit City Stores Inc.                32
    Coast Guard Exchange                    27 *
    CompUSA                                 51
    CompUSA Stores                          51 *
    Cost Plus Inc.                         104
    Costco Wholesale Corp.                   5
    CSK Automotive Inc.                     86
    CVS Corp.                               12
D   Delhaize America                        20
    Dell Inc.                               37
    Dick's Sporting Goods                   74
    Dillard's Inc.                          38
    Discount Drug Mart Inc.                121
    Dollar General Corp.                    36
    Dollar Tree Stores Inc.                 64
    Dress Barn Inc.                        110
    Drug Fair (Community Dist. Inc.)       144
    DSW Shoe Warehouse                      66 *
    Duane Reade Inc.                        85
    Duckwall-ALCO Stores Inc.              133
E   eBay Inc.                               61
    Expo Design Centers                      2 *
F   Factory 2-U Stores Inc.                149
    Family Dollar Stores Inc.,              46
    Federated                               13 *
    Federated Department Stores Co.         13
    Filene's Basement                       66 *
    Foot Locker                             45
    Forever 21 Inc.                        118
    Frank's Nursery & Crafts Inc.          146
    Fred Meyer/Fry's Marketplace             3 *
    Fred's Inc.                             90
G   GameStop Corp.                          79
    Gander Mountain Co.                    117
    Gap Inc.                                19
    Gap International                       19 *
    Gap Stores                              19 *
    Garden Ridge                           136
    Gateway Inc.                            57
    Good Guys                               54 *
    Goody's Family Clothing                 95
    Gottschalks Inc.                       114
H   H.E. Butt Grocery Co.                   28
    Hancock Fabrics Inc.                   134
    Happy Harry's                          131
    Hastings Entertainment Inc.            122
    Hibbet Sporting Goods Inc.             140
    Hobby Lobby                             92
    Home Depot Inc., The                     2
    Home Depot Specialty Stores              2 *
    Home Depot Stores (U.S.)                 2 *
    Home Depot International                 2 *
    Home Goods                              21 *
    Home Shopping Network                   77
I   Ikea U.S.                               94
J   J & R Electronics Inc.                 147
    JCPenney Co. Inc.                       17
    Jo-Ann Stores Inc.                      80
K   KB Toys Inc.                           107
    Kerr Drug                              132
    Kids "R" Us                             29 *
    Kinney Drugs                           130
    Kirkland's                             137
    Kmart                                    4 *
    Kohl's Corp.                            26
    Kroger Co.                               3
    Kroger Supermarkets                      3 *
L   Limited Brands Inc.                     34
    Limited Brands Apparel segment          34 *
    Linens 'N Things                        67
    Liz Claiborne Specialty Retail Group   101
    Loehmann's Holdings Inc.               139
    Long's Drug Stores Corp.                50
    Lowe's Cos. Inc.                        10
M   Marines Exchange                        27 *
    Marmaxx                                 21 *
    Marshall Field's                        13 *
    May                                     13 *
    McCoy's Corp.                          127
    Meek's Buliding Centers                129
    Meijer Inc.                             24
    Menard's Inc.                           40
    Men's Wearhouse Inc., The               88
    Mervyn's                                60
    Michael's Stores Inc.                   58
    Micro Electronics                      105
    Military Exchange System                27
    Modell's Sporting Goods                120
N   National Wholesale Liquidators         124
    Navy Exchange                           27 *
    Neighborhood Market                      1 *
    99 Cents Only Stores                   102
O   Ocean State Job Lot                    145
    Office Depot Inc.                       23
    OfficeMax                               25
    Old Navy                                19 *
    O'Reilly Automotive Inc.                83
P   Pacific Sunwear of California Inc.      98
    Pamida                                  62 *
    Party City Corp.                       126
    Payless Shoesource Inc.                 68
    Pep Boys--Manny, Moe & Jack             73
    Petco Animal Supplies Inc.              81
    PetsMart Inc.                           59
    Pier 1 Imports Inc.                     78
    Publix Super Markets Inc.               16
Q   QVC Inc.                                43
R   RadioShack Corp.                        49
    Retail Ventures Inc.                    66
    Rex Stores Corp.                       138
    Rite Aid Corp.                          18
    Ross Stores Inc.                        52
S   S & K Famous Brands                    150
    Safeway Inc.                            11
    Saks SDSG                               56
    Sam's Club                               1 *
    Sears                                    4 *
    Sears Holdings Corp.                     4
    ShopKo                                  62 *
    ShopKo Stores Inc.                      62
    Smart & Final Inc.                      76
    Snyder's Drug Stores                   143
    Sports Authority, The                   70
    Stage Stores Inc.                       97
    Staples Inc.                            22
    Stein Mart Inc.                         89
    SuperValu Inc.                          15
    SuperValu Food Distribution             15 *
    SuperValu Supermarkets                  15 *
    Syms Corp.                             148
T   Talbots Inc.                            84
    Target Corp.                             6
    Target discontinued operations           6 *
    Target Supercenters                      6 *
    TJX Companies Inc., The                 21
    Tower Records                          123
    Toys "R" Us                             29
    Toys "R" Us Stores, U.S.                29 *
    Toys "R" Us, International              29 *
    Toysrus.com                             29 *
    Tractor Supply Co.                      82
    Trans World Entertaiment Corp.          91
    Tuesday Morning Corp.                  106
    Tweeter Home Entertainment             109
U   Ultimate Electronics Inc.              113
V   Value City Stores                       66 *
    Variety Wholesalers                    111
    Veterans Exchange                       27 *
    Victoria's Secret                       34 *
    Von Maur                               135
W   Walgreen Co.                             9
    Wal-Mart Discount Stores                 1 *
    Wal-Mart Stores Inc.                     1
    Wal-Mart Supercenters                    1 *
    Wal-Mart International                   1 *
    Williams-Sonoma Inc.                    63
    Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.                  31
Z   Zale Corp.                              72

* Ranked with corporate parent

TOP 150

ANNUAL * INDUSTRY * REPORT

    RANK                   COMPANY

'04     '03     TICKER                                        CODE

   1       1    WMT        Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,
                             Bentonville, Ark. (1)
                           Supercenters                       SUPER
                           Discount Stores                    DDS
                           International                      MISC
                           Sam's Club                         CLUB
                           Neighborhood Market                SUPER-MKT
   2       2    HD         The Home Depot Inc., Atlanta,
                             Ga. (2)
                           Home Depot Stores (U.S.)           DIY
                           International                      DIY
                           Expo Design Centers                DECOR
                           Specialty Stores                   DIY
   3       3    KR         Kroger Co., Cincinnati,
                             Ohio (3)
                           Supermarkets                       SUPER-MKT
                           Fred Meyer/Fry's Marketplace       SUPER
   4       7    SHLD       Sears Holdings Corp., Hoffman
                             Estates, Ill. (4)
                           Sears                              MID-TIER
                           Kmart                              DDS
   5       6    COST       Costco Wholesale Corp.,
                             Issaquah, Wash. (5)              CLUB
   6       4    TGT        Target Corp., Minneapolis,
                             Minn. (6)
                           Discount Stores                    SUPER-MKT
                           Supercenters                       SUPER
                           Discontinued operations
   7       5    AHO        Ahold USA, Chantilly, Va. (7)
                           Supermarkets (U.S. retail)         SUPER-MKT
                           Food Service                       MISC
   8       9    ABS        Albertson's Inc., Boise, Idaho     SUPER-MKT
   9      11    WAG        Walgreen Co., Deerfield, Ill.      DRUG
  10      12    LOW        Lowe's Cos. Inc., Mooresville,
                             N.C.                             DIY
  11       8    SWY        Safeway Inc., Pleasanton,
                             Calif.                           SUPER-MKT
  12      13    CVS        CVS Corp., Woonsocket, R.I.        DRUG
  13      21    FD         Federated Department Stores
                             Co., St. Louis, Mo. (8)
                           Federated                          PDS
                           May                                PDS
                           Marshall Field's                   PDS
  14      14    BBY        Best Buy Co. Inc., Minneapolis,
                             Minn.                            CE
  15      16    SVU        SuperValu Inc., Eden Prairie,
                             Minn.
                           Supermarkets                       SUPER-MKT
                           Food Distribution                  MISC
  16      17    PUSH.OB    Publix Super Markets Inc.,
                             Lakeland, Fla.                   SUPER-MKT
  17      10    JCP        1CPenney Co. Inc., Plano, Texas
                             (9)                              MID-TIER
  18      18    RAD        Rite Aid Corp., Camp Hill, Pa.     DRUG
  19      19    GPS        Gap Inc., San Francisco, Calif.
                           Gap Stores                         APP
                           Old Navy                           APP
                           Banana Republic                    APP
                           Gap International                  APP
  20      20    DEG CP     Delhaize America, Salisbury,
                             N.C.                             SUPER-MKT
  21      23    TJX        The TJX Companies Inc.,
                             Framingham, Mass. (10)
                           Marmaxx (Marshall's and TJ
                             Maxx)                            APP
                           Home Goods                         HOME
                           Bob's Stores                       APP
  22      25    SLPS       Staples Inc., Framingham, Mass.
                             (11)                             OFFICE
  23      26    ODP        Office Depot Inc., Delray
                             Beach, Fla. (12)                 OFFICE
  24      29    PVT        Meijer Inc., Grand Rapids,
                             Mich.                            SUPER
  25      48    OMX        OfficeMax, Shaker Heights, Ohio    OFFICE
  26      31    KSS        Kohl's Corp., Menomonee Falls,
                             Wis.                             MID-TIER
  27      30    PVT        Military Exchange System (13)
                           Army & Air Force Exchange          PX/BX
                           Navy Exchange                      PX/BX
                           Marines Exchange                   PX/BX
                           Veterans Exchange                  PX/BX
                           Coast Guard Exchange               PX/BX
  28      32    PVT        H.E. Butt Grocery Co., San
                             Antonio, Texas (14)              SUPER-MKT
  29      28    PVT        Toys "R" Us, Paramus, N.J. (15)
                           Toys "R" Us Stores, U.S.           TOY
                           Toys "R" Us, International         TOY
                           Kids "R" Us                        APP
                           Toysrus.com                        E-TAIL
                           Babies "R" Us                      BABY
  30      30    GAP        A&P, Montvale, N.J. (16)           SUPER-MKT
  31      27    WIN        Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.,
                             Jacksonville, Fla. (17)          SUPER-MKT
  32      33    CC         Circuit City Stores Inc.,
                             Richmond, Va. (18)               CE
  33      70    PVT        Brooks Pharmacy, Warwick, R.I.
                             (19)                             DRUG
  34      34    LTD        Limited Brands Inc., Columbus,
                             Ohio
                           Victoria's Secret                  APP
                           Apparel segment                    APP
                           Bath & Body Works                  MISC
  35      --    AAPL       Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino
                             Calif.                           CE
  36      36    DG         Dollar General Corp.,
                             Goodlettsville, Tenn. (20)       DOLLAR
  37      37    DELL       Dell Inc., Round Rock, Texas
                             (21)                             CE
  38      35    DDS        Dillard's Inc., Little Rock,
                             Ark.                             PDS
  39      38    BJ         BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.,
                             Natick, Mass. (22)               CLUB
  40      39    PVT        Menard's Inc., Eau Claire, Wis.    DIY
  41      43    AMZN       Amazon.com Inc., Seatle, Wash.     E-TAIL
  42      41    BBI        Blockbuster Inc., Dallas, Texas    ENT
  43      44    L CP       QVC Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.        E-TAIL
  44      42    AZO        AutoZone Inc., Memphis, Tenn.      AUTO
  45      --    FL         Foot Locker, New York, N.Y         APP
  46      45    FDO        Family Dollar Stores Inc.,
                             Matthews, N.C.                   DOLLAR
  47      50    BBBY       Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc., Union,
                             N.J. (23)                        HOME
  48      40    BKS        Barnes & Noble Inc., New York,
                             N.Y. (24)                        BOOK
  49      47    RSH        RadioShack Corp., Fort Worth,
                             Texas                            CE
  50      49    LOG        Long's Drug Stores Corp.,
                             Walnut Creek, Calif.             DRUG
  51      46    PVT        CompUSA, Dallas, Texas
                           CompUSA Stores                     CE
                           Good Guys                          CE
  52      51    BLI        Big Lots Inc., Columbus, Ohio      CLOSE
  53      52    ROST       Ross Stores Inc., Newark,
                             Calif.                           APP
  54      53    BGP        Borders Group Inc., Ann Arbor,
                             Mich. (25)                       BOOK
  55      55    AAP        Advance Auto Parts Inc.,
                             Roanoke, Va.                     AUTO
  56      54    SKS        Saks SDSG, Birmingham, Ala.
                             (32)                             PDS
  57      71    GTW        Gateway Inc., Poway, Calif.
                             (26)                             CE
  58      57    MIK        Michael's Stores Inc., Irving,
                             Texas (27)                       CRAFT
  59      58    PETM       PetsMart Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.
                             (28)                             PETS
  60      --    PVT        Mervyn's, Hayward, Calif. (29)     APP
  61      --    EBAY       eBay Inc., San Jose, Calif.        E-TAIL
  62      56    SKO        ShopKo Stores Inc., Gren Bay,
                             Wis. (30)
                           ShopKo                             DDS
                           Pamida                             DDS
  63      60    WSM        Williams-Sonoma Inc., San
                             Francisco, Calif.                HOME
  64      59    DLTR       Dollar Tree Stores Inc.,
                             Chesapeaker, Va.                 SPR
  65      61    BCF        Burlington Coat Factory,
                             Burlington, N.J.                 APP
  66      62    RVI        Retail Ventures Inc., Columbus,
                             Ohio (31)
                           Value City Stores                  DDS
                           Filene's Basement                  APP
                           DSW Shoe Warehouse                 APP
  67      64    LIN        Linens 'N Things, Clifton, N.J.    HOME
  68      --    PSS        Payless ShoeSource Inc.,
                             Topeka, Kan.                     APP
  69      66    PVT        Belk Inc., Charlotte, N.C. (32)    PDS
  70      63    TSA        The Sports Authority, Fort
                             Lauderdale, Fla. (33)            SPORT
  71      65    CHRS       Charming Shoppes Inc.,
                             Bensalem, Pa.                    APP
  72      67    ZLC        Zale Corp., Irving, Texas (34)     JEWEL
  73      74    PBY        Pep Boys--Manny, Moe & Jack,
                             Philadelphia, Pa. (35)           AUTO
  74      82    DKS        Dick's Sporting Goods,
                             Pitttsburgh, Pa. (36)            SPORT
  75      78    PVT        Bass Pro Shops, Springfield,
                             Mo. (37)                         SPORT
  76      73    SMF        Smart & Final Inc., City of
                             Commerce, Calif.                 CLUB
  77      69    IACI CP    Home Shopping Network, St.
                             Petersburg, Fla. (38)            E-TAIL
  78      68    PIR        Pier 1 Imports Inc., Fort
                             Worth, Texas (39)                HOME
  79      --    PVT        GameStop Corp., Grapevine,
                             Texas (40)                       ENT
  80      72    JAS        Jo-Ann Stores Inc., Hudson,
                             Ohio                             CRAFT
  81      75    PETC       Petco Animal Supplies Inc., San
                             Diego, Calif. (41)               PETS
  82      81    TSCO       Tractor Supply Co., Nashville,
                             Tenn.                            FARM
  83      80    ORLY       O'Reilly Automotive Inc.,
                             Springfield, Mo.                 AUTO
  84      77    TLB        Talbots Inc., Hingham, Mass.       APP
  85      85    DRD        Duane Reade Inc., New York,
                             N.Y.                             DRUG
  86      79    CAD        CSK Automotive Inc., Phoenix,
                             Ariz. (42)                       AUTO
  87      89    CAB        Cabela's Inc., Sidney, Neb.        SPORT
  88      84    MW         The Men's Wearhouse Inc.,
                             Houston, Texas                   APP
  89      86    SMRT       Stein Mart Inc., Jacksonville,
                             Fla.                             APP
  90      90    FRED       Fred's Inc., Memphis, Tenn.        DOLLAR
  91      88    TWMC       Trans World Entertaiment Corp.,
                             Albany, N.Y.                     ENT
  92      83    PVT        Hobby Lobby, Oklahoma City,
                             Okla. (43)                       CRAFT
  93      96    BONT       Bon-Ton Stores Inc., York, Pa.     PDS
  94      87    PVT        Ikea U.S., Plymouth Meeting,
                             Pa.                              HOME
  95      91    GDYS       Goody's Family Clothing,
                             Knoxville, Tenn.                 APP
  96     103    PLCE       Children's Place Retail Stores
                             Inc., Secaucus, N.J. (44)        APP
  97      95    STGS       Stage Stores Inc., Houston,
                             Texas                            APP
  98      93    PSUN       Pacific Sunwear of California
                             Inc., Anaheim, Calif.            APP
  99      94    PVT        Academy Sports & Outdoors,
                             Katy, Texas (45)                 SPORT
 100      92    PVT        Boscov's Dept. Store, Reading,
                             Pa.                              PDS
 101      --    LIZ CP     Liz Claiborne Specialty Retail
                             Group, New York, NY              APP
 102     101    NDN        99 Cents Only Stores, City of
                             Commerce, Pa. (46)               SPR
 103      99    PVT        Beall's Inc., Bradenton, Fla.      PDS
 104     102    CPWM       Cost Plus Inc., Oakland, Calif.    HOME
 105      97    PVT        Micro Electronics, Hilliard,
                             Ohio                             CE
 106     100    TUES       Tuesday Morning Corp., Addison,
                             Texas                            CLOSE
 107      76    PVT        KB Toys Inc., Pittsfield, Mass.
                             (47)                             TOY
 108     106    CTR        The Cato Corp., Charlotte, N.C.    APP
 109     104    TWTR       Tweeter Home Entertainment,
                             Canton, Mass.                    CE
 110     110    DBRN       Dress Barn Inc., Suffern, N.Y.     APP
 111     105    PVT        Variety Wholesalers, Raleigh,
                             N.C.                             DOLLAR
 112     109    PVT        Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp., El
                             Segundo, Calif. (48)             SPORT
 113     108    PVT        Ultimate Electronics Inc.,
                             Thornton, Colo. (49)             CE
 114     112    GOT        Gottschalks Inc., Fresno,
                             Calif.                           PDS
 115     113    PVT        Buy.com, Aliso Viejo, Calif.
                             (50)                             E-TAIL
 116     116    PVT        BrandsMart USA, Hollywood, Fla.    CLUB
 117     122    GMTN       Gander Mountain Co.,
                             Minneapolis, Minn.               SPORT
 118      --    PVT        Forever 21 Inc., Los Angeles,
                             Calif (51)                       APP
 119     115    PVT       Bi-Mart Corp., Eugene, Ore.         CLUB
 120     119    PVT        Modell's Sporting Goods, New
                             York, N.Y. (52)                  SPORT
 121      35    PVT        Discount Drug Mart Inc., Medina
                             Ohio                             DRUG
 122     120    HAST       Hastings Entertainment Inc.,
                             Amarillo, Texas                  ENT
 123     118    PVT        Tower Records, West Sacramento,
                             Calif.                           ENT
 124     137    PVT        National Wholesale Liquidators,
                             West Hempstead, N.Y.             CLOSE
 125     129    ACMR       A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts Inc.,
                             Blackwood, N.J.                  CRAFT
 126     124    PCTY       Party City Corp., Rockaway,
                             N.J.                             PARTY
 127     128    PVT        McCoy's Corp., San Marcos,
                             Texas                            DIY
 128     126    BAMM       Books-A-Million Inc.,
                             Birmingham, Ala.                 BOOK
 129     136    PVT        Meek's Buliding Centers,
                             Lockwood, Mo.                    DIY
 130     135    PVT        Kinney Drugs, Gouverneur, N.Y      DRUG
 131     132    PVT        Happy Harry's, Newark, Del.        DRUG
 132     123    PVT        Kerr Drug, Durham, N.C.            DRUG
 133     130    DUCK       Duckwall-ALCO Stores Inc.,
                             Abilene, Kan.                    DDS
 134     127    HFK        Hancock Fabrics Inc., Tupelo,
                             Miss.                            CRAFT
 135     134    PVT        Von Maur, Davenport, Iowa          PDS
 136     125    PVT        Garden Ridge, Houston, Texas       CRAFT
 137      --    KIRK       Kirkland's, Jackson, Tenn.         HOME
 138     133    RSC        Rex Stores Corp., Dayton, Ohio     CE
 139     138    PVT        Loehmann's Holdings Inc.,
                             Bronx, N.Y. (53)                 APP
 140     143    HIBB       Hibbett Sporting Goods Inc.,
                             Birmingham, Ala.                 SPORT
 141     131    CMGR       Casual Male Retail Group Inc.,
                             Canton, Mass. (54)               APP
 142     139    PVT        American TV & Appliance,
                             Madison, Wis.                    CE
 143     107    PVT        Snyder's Drug Stores,
                             Minnetonka, Minn. (55)           DRUG
 144     140    PVT        Drug Fair (Community Dist.
                             Inc.), Somerset, N.J.            DRUG
 145     141    PVT        Ocean State Job Lot, North
                             Kingstown, R.I.                  CLOSE
 146     144    FNC.OB     Frank's Nursery & Crafts Inc.,
                             Troy, Mich. (56)                 CRAFT
 147     142    PVT        J & R Electronics Inc., New
                             York, N.Y.                       CE
 148     147    SYM        Syms Corp., Secaucus, N.J.         APP
 149     121    FTUS       Factory 2-U Stores Inc., San
                             Diego, Calif. (57)               APP
 150      --    SKFB.PK    S & K Famous Brands, Richmond,
                             Va.                              APP

COMPANY                                          SALES
                                             (IN MILLIONS)

                                      '04         '03        % CHG

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,
  Bentonville, Ark. (1)            $285,222    $256,329      11.27%
Supercenters                        133,000     110,800      20.04
Discount Stores                      57,200      62,200      (8.04)
International                        56,300      47,600      18.28
Sam's Club                           37,100      34,500       7.54
Neighborhood Market                   1,560       1,100      41.82
The Home Depot Inc., Atlanta,
  Ga. (2)                            73,094      64,816      12.77
Home Depot Stores (U.S.)             64,980      58,280      11.50
International                         4,200       3,400      23.53
Expo Design Centers                   1,870       1,740       7.47
Specialty Stores                        214         265     (19.25)
Kroger Co., Cincinnati,
  Ohio (3)                           56,434      53,791       4.91
Supermarkets                         44,906      43,750       2.64
Fred Meyer/Fry's Marketplace          6,450       5,900       9.32
Sears Holdings Corp., Hoffman
  Estates, Ill. (4)                  55,800         N/A        N/A
Sears                                36,099      41,124     (12.22)
Kmart                                19,701      25,253     (21.99)
Costco Wholesale Corp.,
  Issaquah, Wash. (5)                48,106      42,546      13.07
Target Corp., Minneapolis,
  Minn. (6)                          46,839      48,163        N/A
Discount Stores                      38,114      34,613      10.11
Supercenters                          6,568       5,635      16.56
Discontinued operations                 N/A       6,137        N/A
Ahold USA, Chantilly, Va. (7)        46,232      44,794       3.21
Supermarkets (U.S. retail)           27,385      26,957       1.59
Food Service                         18,147      17,837       1.74
Albertson's Inc., Boise, Idaho       39,897      35,107      13.64
Walgreen Co., Deerfield, Ill.        37,508      32,505      15.39
Lowe's Cos. Inc., Mooresville,
  N.C.                               36,464      30,838      18.24
Safeway Inc., Pleasanton,
  Calif.                             35,823      35,727       0.27
CVS Corp., Woonsocket, R.I.          30,594      26,588      15.07
Federated Department Stores
  Co., St. Louis, Mo. (8)            28,696      15,264        N/A
Federated                            15,630      15,264       2.40
May                                  13,066      13,343      (2.08)
Marshall Field's                      2,415       2,584      (6.54)
Best Buy Co. Inc., Minneapolis,
  Minn.                              27,433      24,584      11.59
SuperValu Inc., Eden Prairie,
  Minn.                              19,543      20,210      (3.30)
Supermarkets                         10,553      10,551       0.02
Food Distribution                     8,990       9,658      (6.92)
Publix Super Markets Inc.,
  Lakeland, Fla.                     18,555      16,761      10.70
1CPenney Co. Inc., Plano, Texas
  (9)                                18,424      17,786       3.59
Rite Aid Corp., Camp Hill, Pa.       16,816      16,600       1.30
Gap Inc., San Francisco, Calif.      16,267      15,854       2.61
Gap Stores                            5,510       5,557      (0.85)
Old Navy                              6,511       6,267       3.89
Banana Republic                       2,178       2,013       8.20
Gap International                     1,494       1,528      (2.23)
Delhaize America, Salisbury,
  N.C.                               15,840      15,332       3.31
The TJX Companies Inc.,
  Framingham, Mass. (10)             14,913      13,328      11.89
Marmaxx (Marshall's and TJ
  Maxx)                              10,490       9,937       5.57
Home Goods                            1,013         877      15.51
Bob's Stores                            291          24    1112.50
Staples Inc., Framingham, Mass.
  (11)                               14,448      12,967      11.42
Office Depot Inc., Delray
  Beach, Fla. (12)                   13,565      12,359       9.76
Meijer Inc., Grand Rapids,
  Mich.                              13,500      12,700       6.30
OfficeMax, Shaker Heights, Ohio      13,270       8,245      60.95
Kohl's Corp., Menomonee Falls,
  Wis.                               11,701      10,282      13.80
Military Exchange System (13)        11,434      10,883       5.06
Army & Air Force Exchange             7,990       7,573       5.51
Navy Exchange                         2,179       2,109       3.32
Marines Exchange                        841         806       4.34
Veterans Exchange                       303         285       6.32
Coast Guard Exchange                    120         120       0.00
H.E. Butt Grocery Co., San
  Antonio, Texas (14)                11,400      11,000       3.64
Toys "R" Us, Paramus, N.J. (15)      11,100      11,320      (1.94)
Toys "R" Us Stores, U.S.              6,104       6,326      (3.51)
Toys "R" Us, International            2,739       2,470      10.89
Kids "R" Us                              28         415     (93.25)
Toysrus.com                             366         371      (1.35)
Babies "R" Us                         1,863       1,738       7.19
A&P, Montvale, N.J. (16)             10,855      10,899      (0.40)
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.,
  Jacksonville, Fla. (17)            10,633      11,026      (3.56)
Circuit City Stores Inc.,
  Richmond, Va. (18)                 10,472       9,857       6.24
Brooks Pharmacy, Warwick, R.I.
  (19)                                9,700       7,576      28.04
Limited Brands Inc., Columbus,
  Ohio                                9,408       8,934       5.31
Victoria's Secret                     4,232       3,817      10.87
Apparel segment                       2,490       2,697      (7.68)
Bath & Body Works                     2,169       1,934      12.15
Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino
  Calif.                              8,279       6,207      33.38
Dollar General Corp.,
  Goodlettsville, Tenn. (20)          7,661       6,872      11.48
Dell Inc., Round Rock, Texas
  (21)                                7,601       6,715      13.19
Dillard's Inc., Little Rock,
  Ark.                                7,529       7,599      (0.92)
BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.,
  Natick, Mass. (22)                  7,220       6,553      10.18
Menard's Inc., Eau Claire, Wis.       7,000       6,065      15.42
Amazon.com Inc., Seatle, Wash.        6,921       5,263      31.50
Blockbuster Inc., Dallas, Texas       6,053       5,912       2.38
QVC Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.           5,687       4,889      16.32
AutoZone Inc., Memphis, Tenn.         5,637       5,457       3.30
Foot Locker, New York, N.Y            5,355       4,779      12.05
Family Dollar Stores Inc.,
  Matthews, N.C.                      5,282       4,750      11.20
Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc., Union,
  N.J. (23)                           5,148       4,478      14.96
Barnes & Noble Inc., New York,
  N.Y. (24)                           4,874       4,372      11.48
RadioShack Corp., Fort Worth,
  Texas                               4,814       4,649       3.55
Long's Drug Stores Corp.,
  Walnut Creek, Calif.                4,608       4,527       1.79
CompUSA, Dallas, Texas                4,395       4,397     (13.05)
CompUSA Stores                        3,823       3,747     (13.24)
Good Guys                               572         650     (12.00)
Big Lots Inc., Columbus, Ohio         4,375       4,174       4.82
Ross Stores Inc., Newark,
  Calif.                              4,240       3,921       8.14
Borders Group Inc., Ann Arbor,
  Mich. (25)                          3,880       3,699       4.89
Advance Auto Parts Inc.,
  Roanoke, Va.                        3,770       3,494       7.90
Saks SDSG, Birmingham, Ala.
  (32)                                3,700       3,619       2.24
Gateway Inc., Poway, Calif.
  (26)                                3,650       1,743     109.41
Michael's Stores Inc., Irving,
  Texas (27)                          3,393       3,091       9.77
PetsMart Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.
  (28)                                3,363       2,993      12.36
Mervyn's, Hayward, Calif. (29)        3,350       3,553      (5.71)
eBay Inc., San Jose, Calif.           3,271       2,165      51.09
ShopKo Stores Inc., Gren Bay,
  Wis. (30)                           3,167       3,184      (0.53)
ShopKo                                2,356       2,384      (1.17)
Pamida                                  810         801       1.12
Williams-Sonoma Inc., San
  Francisco, Calif.                   3,137       2,754      13.91
Dollar Tree Stores Inc.,
  Chesapeaker, Va.                    3,126       2,799      11.68
Burlington Coat Factory,
  Burlington, N.J.                    2,846       2,669       6.63
Retail Ventures Inc., Columbus,
  Ohio (31)                           2,740       2,594       5.63
Value City Stores                     1,431       1,504      (4.85)
Filene's Basement                       372         317      17.35
DSW Shoe Warehouse                      937         772      21.37
Linens 'N Things, Clifton, N.J.       2,661       2,395      11.11
Payless ShoeSource Inc.,
  Topeka, Kan.                        2,656       2,662      (0.23)
Belk Inc., Charlotte, N.C. (32)       2,447       2,265       8.04
The Sports Authority, Fort
  Lauderdale, Fla. (33)               2,436       1,760      38.41
Charming Shoppes Inc.,
  Bensalem, Pa.                       2,332       2,286       2.01
Zale Corp., Irving, Texas (34)        2,304       2,212       4.16
Pep Boys--Manny, Moe & Jack,
  Philadelphia, Pa. (35)              2,273       2,134       6.51
Dick's Sporting Goods,
  Pitttsburgh, Pa. (36)               2,110       1,471      43.44
Bass Pro Shops, Springfield,
  Mo. (37)                            1,989       1,600      24.31
Smart & Final Inc., City of
  Commerce, Calif.                    1,956       1,730      13.06
Home Shopping Network, St.
  Petersburg, Fla. (38)               1,906       1,764       8.05
Pier 1 Imports Inc., Fort
  Worth, Texas (39)                   1,898       1,868       1.61
GameStop Corp., Grapevine,
  Texas (40)                          1,843       1,579      16.72
Jo-Ann Stores Inc., Hudson,
  Ohio                                1,812       1,734       4.50
Petco Animal Supplies Inc., San
  Diego, Calif. (41)                  1,800       1,654       8.83
Tractor Supply Co., Nashville,
  Tenn.                               1,739       1,473      18.06
O'Reilly Automotive Inc.,
  Springfield, Mo.                    1,721       1,512      13.82
Talbots Inc., Hingham, Mass.          1,698       1,595       6.46
Duane Reade Inc., New York,
  N.Y.                                1,598       1,465       9.08
CSK Automotive Inc., Phoenix,
  Ariz. (42)                          1,577       1,578      (0.06)
Cabela's Inc., Sidney, Neb.           1,556       1,392      11.78
The Men's Wearhouse Inc.,
  Houston, Texas                      1,547       1,393      11.06
Stein Mart Inc., Jacksonville,
  Fla.                                1,460       1,352       7.99
Fred's Inc., Memphis, Tenn.           1,441       1,303      10.59
Trans World Entertaiment Corp.,
  Albany, N.Y.                        1,365       1,331       2.55
Hobby Lobby, Oklahoma City,
  Okla. (43)                          1,363       1,297       5.09
Bon-Ton Stores Inc., York, Pa.        1,310         926      41.47
Ikea U.S., Plymouth Meeting,
  Pa.                                 1,280       1,130      13.27
Goody's Family Clothing,
  Knoxville, Tenn.                    1,267       1,227       3.26
Children's Place Retail Stores
  Inc., Secaucus, N.J. (44)           1,258         798      57.64
Stage Stores Inc., Houston,
  Texas                               1,244         972      27.98
Pacific Sunwear of California
  Inc., Anaheim, Calif.               1,230       1,041      18.16
Academy Sports & Outdoors,
  Katy, Texas (45)                    1,102       1,047       5.25
Boscov's Dept. Store, Reading,
  Pa.                                 1,100       1,100       0.00
Liz Claiborne Specialty Retail
  Group, New York, NY                 1,066         838      27.21
99 Cents Only Stores, City of
  Commerce, Pa. (46)                    980         863      13.56
Beall's Inc., Bradenton, Fla.           970         830      16.87
Cost Plus Inc., Oakland, Calif.         909         802      13.34
Micro Electronics, Hilliard,
  Ohio                                  903         853       5.86
Tuesday Morning Corp., Addison,
  Texas                                 898         823       9.11
KB Toys Inc., Pittsfield, Mass.
  (47)                                  850       1,650     (48.48)
The Cato Corp., Charlotte, N.C.         790         747       5.76
Tweeter Home Entertainment,
  Canton, Mass.                         778         772       0.78
Dress Barn Inc., Suffern, N.Y.          755         707       6.79
Variety Wholesalers, Raleigh,
  N.C.                                  750         750       0.00
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp., El
  Segundo, Calif. (48)                  741         710       4.37
Ultimate Electronics Inc.,
  Thornton, Colo. (49)                  702         713      (1.54)
Gottschalks Inc., Fresno,
  Calif.                                662         661       0.15
Buy.com, Aliso Viejo, Calif.
  (50)                                  656         628       4.46
BrandsMart USA, Hollywood, Fla.         643         575      11.83
Gander Mountain Co.,
  Minneapolis, Minn.                    642         489      31.29
Forever 21 Inc., Los Angeles,
  Calif (51)                            640         506      26.48
Bi-Mart Corp., Eugene, Ore.             620         600       3.33
Modell's Sporting Goods, New
  York, N.Y. (52)                       590         509      15.91
Discount Drug Mart Inc., Medina
  Ohio                                  565         556       1.62
Hastings Entertainment Inc.,
  Amarillo, Texas                       542         508       6.69
Tower Records, West Sacramento,
  Calif.                                530         570      (7.02)
National Wholesale Liquidators,
  West Hempstead, N.Y.                  499         384      29.95
A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts Inc.,
  Blackwood, N.J.                       498         434      14.75
Party City Corp., Rockaway,
  N.J.                                  496         464       6.90
McCoy's Corp., San Marcos,
  Texas                                 485         443       9.48
Books-A-Million Inc.,
  Birmingham, Ala.                      475         458       3.71
Meek's Buliding Centers,
  Lockwood, Mo.                         475         390      21.79
Kinney Drugs, Gouverneur, N.Y           457         379      20.58
Happy Harry's, Newark, Del.             455         424       7.31
Kerr Drug, Durham, N.C.                 450         473      (4.86)
Duckwall-ALCO Stores Inc.,
  Abilene, Kan.                         434         425       2.12
Hancock Fabrics Inc., Tupelo,
  Miss.                                 427         444      (3.83)
Von Maur, Davenport, Iowa               405         400       1.25
Garden Ridge, Houston, Texas            400         390       2.56
Kirkland's, Jackson, Tenn.              394         369       6.78
Rex Stores Corp., Dayton, Ohio          391         405      (3.46)
Loehmann's Holdings Inc.,
  Bronx, N.Y. (53)                      379         365       3.84
Hibbett Sporting Goods Inc.,
  Birmingham, Ala.                      378         321      17.76
Casual Male Retail Group Inc.,
  Canton, Mass. (54)                    365         339       7.67
American TV & Appliance,
  Madison, Wis.                         353         350       0.86
Snyder's Drug Stores,
  Minnetonka, Minn. (55)                350         532     (34.21)
Drug Fair (Community Dist.
  Inc.), Somerset, N.J.                 346         345       0.29
Ocean State Job Lot, North
  Kingstown, R.I.                       340         305      11.48
Frank's Nursery & Crafts Inc.,
  Troy, Mich. (56)                      310         317      (2.21)
J & R Electronics Inc., New
  York, N.Y.                            305         323      (5.57)
Syms Corp., Secaucus, N.J.              284         275       3.27
Factory 2-U Stores Inc., San
  Diego, Calif. (57)                    247         493     (49.90)
S & K Famous Brands, Richmond,
  Va.                                   189         176       7.39

COMPANY                                      EARNINGS **
                                           (IN MILLIONS)

                                     '04        '03       % CHG

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,
  Bentonville, Ark. (1)            $17,091    $15,025      13.75%
Supercenters                         9,814      8,000      22.68
Discount Stores                      4,220      4,900     (13.88)
International                        2,988      2,370      26.08
Sam's Club                           1,280      1,126      13.68
Neighborhood Market                    113        N/A        N/A
The Home Depot Inc., Atlanta,
  Ga. (2)                            7,926      6,846      15.78
Home Depot Stores (U.S.)               N/A        N/A        N/A
International                          N/A        N/A        N/A
Expo Design Centers                    N/A        N/A        N/A
Specialty Stores                       N/A        N/A        N/A
Kroger Co., Cincinnati,
  Ohio (3)                             847      1,370     (38.18)
Supermarkets                           N/A        N/A        N/A
Fred Meyer/Fry's Marketplace           N/A        N/A        N/A
Sears Holdings Corp., Hoffman
  Estates, Ill. (4)                    N/A        N/A        N/A
Sears                                  487      1,198     (59.35)
Kmart                                1,106       (458)       N/A
Costco Wholesale Corp.,
  Issaquah, Wash. (5)                1,386      1,157      19.79
Target Corp., Minneapolis,
  Minn. (6)                          3,031      2,960       2.40
Discount Stores                        N/A      3,100        N/A
Supercenters                           N/A        430        N/A
Discontinued operations                N/A        267        N/A
Ahold USA, Chantilly, Va. (7)          947      1,089     (13.04)
Supermarkets (U.S. retail)           1,039      1,307     (20.50)
Food Service                           (92)      (218)       N/A
Albertson's Inc., Boise, Idaho       1,227      1,318      (6.90)
Walgreen Co., Deerfield, Ill.        2,176      1,888      15.25
Lowe's Cos. Inc., Mooresville,
  N.C.                               2,176      1,829      18.97
Safeway Inc., Pleasanton,
  Calif.                             1,173        574     104.36
CVS Corp., Woonsocket, R.I.          1,455      1,424       2.18
Federated Department Stores
  Co., St. Louis, Mo. (8)              N/A        N/A        N/A
Federated                            1,116      1,084       2.95
May                                    803        639      25.67
Marshall Field's                       N/A        N/A        N/A
Best Buy Co. Inc., Minneapolis,
  Minn.                              1,442      1,304      10.58
SuperValu Inc., Eden Prairie,
  Minn.                                716        601      19.13
Supermarkets                           446        444       0.45
Food Distribution                      235        223       5.38
Publix Super Markets Inc.,
  Lakeland, Fla.                     1,295      1,047      23.69
1CPenney Co. Inc., Plano, Texas
  (9)                                1,020        546      86.81
Rite Aid Corp., Camp Hill, Pa.         302         83     263.86
Gap Inc., San Francisco, Calif.      1,872      1,684      11.16
Gap Stores                             N/A        N/A        N/A
Old Navy                               N/A        N/A        N/A
Banana Republic                        N/A        N/A        N/A
Gap International                      N/A        N/A        N/A
Delhaize America, Salisbury,
  N.C.                                 850        717      18.55
The TJX Companies Inc.,
  Framingham, Mass. (10)             1,080      1,068       1.12
Marmaxx (Marshall's and TJ
  Maxx)                              1,024        962       6.44
Home Goods                              23         50     (54.00)
Bob's Stores                           (17)        (5)       N/A
Staples Inc., Framingham, Mass.
  (11)                               1,126        896      25.67
Office Depot Inc., Delray
  Beach, Fla. (12)                     530        466      13.73
Meijer Inc., Grand Rapids,
  Mich.                                N/A        N/A        N/A
OfficeMax, Shaker Heights, Ohio        234         35     568.57
Kohl's Corp., Menomonee Falls,
  Wis.                               1,237      1,007      22.84
Military Exchange System (13)          N/A        N/A        N/A
Army & Air Force Exchange              N/A        N/A        N/A
Navy Exchange                          N/A        N/A        N/A
Marines Exchange                       N/A        N/A        N/A
Veterans Exchange                      N/A        N/A        N/A
Coast Guard Exchange                   N/A        N/A        N/A
H.E. Butt Grocery Co., San
  Antonio, Texas (14)                  N/A        N/A        N/A
Toys "R" Us, Paramus, N.J. (15)        304        217      40.09
Toys "R" Us Stores, U.S.                 4         70     (94.29)
Toys "R" Us, International             220        166      32.53
Kids "R" Us                            (25)       (67)       N/A
Toysrus.com                              1        (18)       N/A
Babies "R" Us                          224        192      16.67
A&P, Montvale, N.J. (16)              (184)      (164)       N/A
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.,
  Jacksonville, Fla. (17)              (73)       303        N/A
Circuit City Stores Inc.,
  Richmond, Va. (18)                 2,569      2,284      12.48
Brooks Pharmacy, Warwick, R.I.
  (19)                                 N/A        N/A        N/A
Limited Brands Inc., Columbus,
  Ohio                               1,027        963       6.65
Victoria's Secret                      799        711      12.38
Apparel segment                        N/A        N/A        N/A
Bath & Body Works                      400        355      12.68
Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino
  Calif.                               326         (1)       N/A
Dollar General Corp.,
  Goodlettsville, Tenn. (20)           535        477      12.16
Dell Inc., Round Rock, Texas
  (21)                                 N/A        N/A        N/A
Dillard's Inc., Little Rock,
  Ark.                                 185         16    1056.25
BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.,
  Natick, Mass. (22)                   179        164       9.15
Menard's Inc., Eau Claire, Wis.        N/A        N/A        N/A
Amazon.com Inc., Seatle, Wash.         440        271      62.36
Blockbuster Inc., Dallas, Texas     (1,253)      (837)       N/A
QVC Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.            760        785      (3.18)
AutoZone Inc., Memphis, Tenn.          999        918       8.82
Foot Locker, New York, N.Y             374        324      15.43
Family Dollar Stores Inc.,
  Matthews, N.C.                       414        390       6.15
Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc., Union,
  N.J. (23)                            792        639      23.94
Barnes & Noble Inc., New York,
  N.Y. (24)                            244        226       7.96
RadioShack Corp., Fort Worth,
  Texas                                558        484      15.29
Long's Drug Stores Corp.,
  Walnut Creek, Calif.                  71         59      19.49
CompUSA, Dallas, Texas                 N/A        N/A        N/A
CompUSA Stores                         N/A        N/A        N/A
Good Guys                              N/A        N/A        N/A
Big Lots Inc., Columbus, Ohio           68        129     (47.29)
Ross Stores Inc., Newark,
  Calif.                               279        374     (25.40)
Borders Group Inc., Ann Arbor,
  Mich. (25)                           217        198       9.60
Advance Auto Parts Inc.,
  Roanoke, Va.                         329        288      14.24
Saks SDSG, Birmingham, Ala.
  (32)                                 158        180     (12.22)
Gateway Inc., Poway, Calif.
  (26)                                 N/A        N/A        N/A
Michael's Stores Inc., Irving,
  Texas (27)                           340        303      12.21
PetsMart Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.
  (28)                                 281        237      18.57
Mervyn's, Hayward, Calif. (29)         N/A        160        N/A
eBay Inc., San Jose, Calif.          1,598      1,120      42.68
ShopKo Stores Inc., Gren Bay,
  Wis. (30)                             69         64       7.81
ShopKo                                 113        112       0.89
Pamida                                  16         12      33.33
Williams-Sonoma Inc., San
  Francisco, Calif.                    310        256      21.09
Dollar Tree Stores Inc.,
  Chesapeaker, Va.                     294        294       0.00
Burlington Coat Factory,
  Burlington, N.J.                     114        111       2.70
Retail Ventures Inc., Columbus,
  Ohio (31)                              7         32     (78.13)
Value City Stores                      (26)         8        N/A
Filene's Basement                      (23)         3        N/A
DSW Shoe Warehouse                      55         26     111.54
Linens 'N Things, Clifton, N.J.        102        122     (16.39)
Payless ShoeSource Inc.,
  Topeka, Kan.                          45          9     400.00
Belk Inc., Charlotte, N.C. (32)        N/A        N/A        N/A
The Sports Authority, Fort
  Lauderdale, Fla. (33)                 73         33     121.21
Charming Shoppes Inc.,
  Bensalem, Pa.                        114         73      56.16
Zale Corp., Irving, Texas (34)         176         27     551.85
Pep Boys--Manny, Moe & Jack,
  Philadelphia, Pa. (35)                75         11     581.82
Dick's Sporting Goods,
  Pitttsburgh, Pa. (36)                111         86      29.07
Bass Pro Shops, Springfield,
  Mo. (37)                             N/A        N/A        N/A
Smart & Final Inc., City of
  Commerce, Calif.                      62         38      63.16
Home Shopping Network, St.
  Petersburg, Fla. (38)                142        118      20.34
Pier 1 Imports Inc., Fort
  Worth, Texas (39)                     96        186     (48.39)
GameStop Corp., Grapevine,
  Texas (40)                            99        104      (4.81)
Jo-Ann Stores Inc., Hudson,
  Ohio                                  88         82       7.32
Petco Animal Supplies Inc., San
  Diego, Calif. (41)                   N/A        138        N/A
Tractor Supply Co., Nashville,
  Tenn.                                102         96       6.25
O'Reilly Automotive Inc.,
  Springfield, Mo.                     190        165      15.15
Talbots Inc., Hingham, Mass.            95        103      (7.77)
Duane Reade Inc., New York,
  N.Y.                                 (64)        12        N/A
CSK Automotive Inc., Phoenix,
  Ariz. (42)                            96         84      14.29
Cabela's Inc., Sidney, Neb.            100         80      25.00
The Men's Wearhouse Inc.,
  Houston, Texas                       118         82      43.90
Stein Mart Inc., Jacksonville,
  Fla.                                  61          8     662.50
Fred's Inc., Memphis, Tenn.             39         49     (20.40)
Trans World Entertaiment Corp.,
  Albany, N.Y.                          45         29      55.17
Hobby Lobby, Oklahoma City,
  Okla. (43)                           N/A        N/A        N/A
Bon-Ton Stores Inc., York, Pa.          46         42       9.52
Ikea U.S., Plymouth Meeting,
  Pa.                                  N/A        N/A        N/A
Goody's Family Clothing,
  Knoxville, Tenn.                      24         27     (11.11)
Children's Place Retail Stores
  Inc., Secaucus, N.J. (44)             70         36      94.44
Stage Stores Inc., Houston,
  Texas                                 81         84      (3.57)
Pacific Sunwear of California
  Inc., Anaheim, Calif.                170        128      32.81
Academy Sports & Outdoors,
  Katy, Texas (45)                     N/A        N/A        N/A
Boscov's Dept. Store, Reading,
  Pa.                                  N/A        N/A        N/A
Liz Claiborne Specialty Retail
  Group, New York, NY                   73         75      (2.67)
99 Cents Only Stores, City of
  Commerce, Pa. (46)                   N/A         57        N/A
Beall's Inc., Bradenton, Fla.          N/A        N/A        N/A
Cost Plus Inc., Oakland, Calif.         51         54      (5.56)
Micro Electronics, Hilliard,
  Ohio                                 N/A        N/A        N/A
Tuesday Morning Corp., Addison,
  Texas                                104         99       5.05
KB Toys Inc., Pittsfield, Mass.
  (47)                                 N/A        N/A        N/A
The Cato Corp., Charlotte, N.C.         55         49      12.24
Tweeter Home Entertainment,
  Canton, Mass.                       (223)      (162)       N/A
Dress Barn Inc., Suffern, N.Y.          46          9     411.11
Variety Wholesalers, Raleigh,
  N.C.                                 N/A        N/A        N/A
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp., El
  Segundo, Calif. (48)                 N/A         59        N/A
Ultimate Electronics Inc.,
  Thornton, Colo. (49)                 (35)       (25)       N/A
Gottschalks Inc., Fresno,
  Calif.                                16         15       6.67
Buy.com, Aliso Viejo, Calif.
  (50)                                 N/A        N/A        N/A
BrandsMart USA, Hollywood, Fla.        N/A        N/A        N/A
Gander Mountain Co.,
  Minneapolis, Minn.                     7          6      16.67
Forever 21 Inc., Los Angeles,
  Calif (51)                           360        195      84.62
Bi-Mart Corp., Eugene, Ore.            N/A        N/A        N/A
Modell's Sporting Goods, New
  York, N.Y. (52)                      N/A        N/A        N/A
Discount Drug Mart Inc., Medina
  Ohio                                 N/A        N/A        N/A
Hastings Entertainment Inc.,
  Amarillo, Texas                       11          9      22.22
Tower Records, West Sacramento,
  Calif.                               N/A        N/A        N/A
National Wholesale Liquidators,
  West Hempstead, N.Y.                 N/A        N/A        N/A
A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts Inc.,
  Blackwood, N.J.                       27         27       0.00
Party City Corp., Rockaway,
  N.J.                                  24         24       0.00
McCoy's Corp., San Marcos,
  Texas                                N/A        N/A        N/A
Books-A-Million Inc.,
  Birmingham, Ala.                      18         15      20.00
Meek's Buliding Centers,
  Lockwood, Mo.                        N/A        N/A        N/A
Kinney Drugs, Gouverneur, N.Y          N/A        N/A        N/A
Happy Harry's, Newark, Del.            N/A        N/A        N/A
Kerr Drug, Durham, N.C.                N/A        N/A        N/A
Duckwall-ALCO Stores Inc.,
  Abilene, Kan.                          8         10     (20.00)
Hancock Fabrics Inc., Tupelo,
  Miss.                                  3         27     (88.89)
Von Maur, Davenport, Iowa              N/A        N/A        N/A
Garden Ridge, Houston, Texas           N/A        N/A        N/A
Kirkland's, Jackson, Tenn.              11         30     (63.33)
Rex Stores Corp., Dayton, Ohio           6         14     (57.14)
Loehmann's Holdings Inc.,
  Bronx, N.Y. (53)                     N/A        N/A        N/A
Hibbett Sporting Goods Inc.,
  Birmingham, Ala.                      39         31      25.81
Casual Male Retail Group Inc.,
  Canton, Mass. (54)                     2        (12)       N/A
American TV & Appliance,
  Madison, Wis.                        N/A        N/A        N/A
Snyder's Drug Stores,
  Minnetonka, Minn. (55)               N/A        N/A        N/A
Drug Fair (Community Dist.
  Inc.), Somerset, N.J.                N/A        N/A        N/A
Ocean State Job Lot, North
  Kingstown, R.I.                      N/A        N/A        N/A
Frank's Nursery & Crafts Inc.,
  Troy, Mich. (56)                      (9)       (15)       N/A
J & R Electronics Inc., New
  York, N.Y.                           N/A        N/A        N/A
Syms Corp., Secaucus, N.J.               2         (5)       N/A
Factory 2-U Stores Inc., San
  Diego, Calif. (57)                   N/A        N/A        N/A
S & K Famous Brands, Richmond,
  Va.                                    5          5         --

COMPANY                                   STORE COUNT

                                   1/04     1/05     1/06 (e)

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,
  Bentonville, Ark. (1)            4,906    5,289      5,607
Supercenters                       1,471    1,713      1,958
Discount Stores                    1,478    1,353      1,235
International                      1,355    1,587      1,717
Sam's Club                           538      551        586
Neighborhood Market                   64       85        113
The Home Depot Inc., Atlanta,
  Ga. (2)                          1,707    1,890      2,153
Home Depot Stores (U.S.)           1,515    1,657      1,757
International                        120      161        190
Expo Design Centers                   54       54         34
Specialty Stores                      18       18        136
Kroger Co., Cincinnati,
  Ohio (3)                         4,299    4,145      4,475
Supermarkets                       2,532    2,532      2,550
Fred Meyer/Fry's Marketplace         166      153        180
Sears Holdings Corp., Hoffman
  Estates, Ill. (4)                3,703    3,804      3,725
Sears                              2,026    1,992      1,990
Kmart                              1,480    1,511      1,430
Costco Wholesale Corp.,
  Issaquah, Wash. (5)                397      417        441
Target Corp., Minneapolis,
  Minn. (6)                        1,553    1,308      1,393
Discount Stores                    1,107    1,172      1,232
Supercenters                         118      136        161
Discontinued operations              N/A      328        N/A
Ahold USA, Chantilly, Va. (7)      1,040    1,489      1,046
Supermarkets (U.S. retail)         1,040    1,489      1,046
Food Service                         N/A      N/A        N/A
Albertson's Inc., Boise, Idaho     2,305    2,503      2,503
Walgreen Co., Deerfield, Ill.      4,227    4,582      4,947
Lowe's Cos. Inc., Mooresville,
  N.C.                               952    1,087      1,237
Safeway Inc., Pleasanton,
  Calif.                           1,817    1,802      1,835
CVS Corp., Woonsocket, R.I.        4,179    5,375      5,642
Federated Department Stores
  Co., St. Louis, Mo. (8)            459    1,651      1,612
Federated                            459      459        450
May                                1,062    1,130      1,100
Marshall Field's                      62       62         62
Best Buy Co. Inc., Minneapolis,
  Minn.                              608      668        846
SuperValu Inc., Eden Prairie,
  Minn.                            1,483    1,549      1,610
Supermarkets                       1,483    1,549      1,610
Food Distribution                    N/A      N/A        N/A
Publix Super Markets Inc.,
  Lakeland, Fla.                     801      850        895
1CPenney Co. Inc., Plano, Texas
  (9)                              1,078    1,079      1,088
Rite Aid Corp., Camp Hill, Pa.     3,382    3,356      3,380
Gap Inc., San Francisco, Calif.    3,022    2,994      3,034
Gap Stores                         1,493    1,396      1,401
Old Navy                             840      889        915
Banana Republic                      435      462        481
Gap International                    254      247        247
Delhaize America, Salisbury,
  N.C.                             1,515    1,523      1,545
The TJX Companies Inc.,
  Framingham, Mass. (10)           2,062    2,219      2,389
Marmaxx (Marshall's and TJ
  Maxx)                            1,418    1,468      1,515
Home Goods                           182      216        246
Bob's Stores                          31       32         37
Staples Inc., Framingham, Mass.
  (11)                             1,559    1,680      1,790
Office Depot Inc., Delray
  Beach, Fla. (12)                   964      969      1,069
Meijer Inc., Grand Rapids,
  Mich.                              155      175        181
OfficeMax, Shaker Heights, Ohio      970      935        975
Kohl's Corp., Menomonee Falls,
  Wis.                               542      637        732
Military Exchange System (13)      3,517    3,517      3,477
Army & Air Force Exchange          3,150    3,150      3,130
Navy Exchange                        106      106         91
Marines Exchange                      16       16         11
Veterans Exchange                    176      176        176
Coast Guard Exchange                  69       69         69
H.E. Butt Grocery Co., San
  Antonio, Texas (14)                300      304        308
Toys "R" Us, Paramus, N.J. (15)    1,501    1,449      1,475
Toys "R" Us Stores, U.S.             685      681        638
Toys "R" Us, International           293      601        605
Kids "R" Us                          146      146          0
Toysrus.com                          N/A      N/A        N/A
Babies "R" Us                        198      217        232
A&P, Montvale, N.J. (16)             633      647        650
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.,
  Jacksonville, Fla. (17)          1,078      918        768
Circuit City Stores Inc.,
  Richmond, Va. (18)                 604      617        634
Brooks Pharmacy, Warwick, R.I.
  (19)                               333    1,910      2,196
Limited Brands Inc., Columbus,
  Ohio                             3,911    3,779      3,968
Victoria's Secret                  1,009    1,001      1,015
Apparel segment                    1,297    1,207      1,322
Bath & Body Works                  1,604    1,569      1,620
Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino
  Calif.                              65       86        100
Dollar General Corp.,
  Goodlettsville, Tenn. (20)       6,700    7,320      7,220
Dell Inc., Round Rock, Texas
  (21)                               N/A      N/A        N/A
Dillard's Inc., Little Rock,
  Ark.                               328      329        338
BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.,
  Natick, Mass. (22)                 150      157        165
Menard's Inc., Eau Claire, Wis.      175      200        215
Amazon.com Inc., Seatle, Wash.       N/A      N/A        N/A
Blockbuster Inc., Dallas, Texas    7,105    7,265      7,365
QVC Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.            8        8          8
AutoZone Inc., Memphis, Tenn.      3,219    3,483      3,679
Foot Locker, New York, N.Y         3,610    3,967      4,307
Family Dollar Stores Inc.,
  Matthews, N.C.                   5,027    5,466      5,966
Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc., Union,
  N.J. (23)                          629      721        798
Barnes & Noble Inc., New York,
  N.Y. (24)                          842      820        852
RadioShack Corp., Fort Worth,
  Texas                            7,051    7,433      7,383
Long's Drug Stores Corp.,
  Walnut Creek, Calif.               470      472        480
CompUSA, Dallas, Texas               226      231        249
CompUSA Stores                       155      160        178
Good Guys                             71       71         71
Big Lots Inc., Columbus, Ohio      1,430    1,502      1,564
Ross Stores Inc., Newark,
  Calif.                             568      649        674
Borders Group Inc., Ann Arbor,
  Mich. (25)                       1,198    1,209      1,238
Advance Auto Parts Inc.,
  Roanoke, Va.                     2,539    2,652      2,818
Saks SDSG, Birmingham, Ala.
  (32)                               263      216        216
Gateway Inc., Poway, Calif.
  (26)                               188      N/A        N/A
Michael's Stores Inc., Irving,
  Texas (27)                         967    1,019      1,070
PetsMart Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.
  (28)                               643      726        826
Mervyn's, Hayward, Calif. (29)       266      257        257
eBay Inc., San Jose, Calif.          N/A      N/A        N/A
ShopKo Stores Inc., Gren Bay,
  Wis. (30)                          359      363        368
ShopKo                               141      143        143
Pamida                               218      220        225
Williams-Sonoma Inc., San
  Francisco, Calif.                  512      552        578
Dollar Tree Stores Inc.,
  Chesapeaker, Va.                 2,513    2,735      2,942
Burlington Coat Factory,
  Burlington, N.J.                   328      349        361
Retail Ventures Inc., Columbus,
  Ohio (31)                          279      314        348
Value City Stores                    116      116        116
Filene's Basement                     21       26         30
DSW Shoe Warehouse                   142      172        202
Linens 'N Things, Clifton, N.J.      440      492        542
Payless ShoeSource Inc.,
  Topeka, Kan.                     5,042    4,640      4,600
Belk Inc., Charlotte, N.C. (32)      214      221        268
The Sports Authority, Fort
  Lauderdale, Fla. (33)              384      392        410
Charming Shoppes Inc.,
  Bensalem, Pa.                    2,227    2,221      2,246
Zale Corp., Irving, Texas (34)     2,234    2,234      2,369
Pep Boys--Manny, Moe & Jack,
  Philadelphia, Pa. (35)             595      595        595
Dick's Sporting Goods,
  Pitttsburgh, Pa. (36)              163      234        259
Bass Pro Shops, Springfield,
  Mo. (37)                            16       26         33
Smart & Final Inc., City of
  Commerce, Calif.                   229      223        240
Home Shopping Network, St.
  Petersburg, Fla. (38)              N/A      N/A        N/A
Pier 1 Imports Inc., Fort
  Worth, Texas (39)                1,179    1,258      1,330
GameStop Corp., Grapevine,
  Texas (40)                       1,514    1,826      2,211
Jo-Ann Stores Inc., Hudson,
  Ohio                               892      851        840
Petco Animal Supplies Inc., San
  Diego, Calif. (41)                 654      741        784
Tractor Supply Co., Nashville,
  Tenn.                              463      515        580
O'Reilly Automotive Inc.,
  Springfield, Mo.                 1,109    1,249      1,409
Talbots Inc., Hingham, Mass.         977    1,049      1,100
Duane Reade Inc., New York,
  N.Y.                               241      255        265
CSK Automotive Inc., Phoenix,
  Ariz. (42)                       1,114    1,134      1,159
Cabela's Inc., Sidney, Neb.            9       10         14
The Men's Wearhouse Inc.,
  Houston, Texas                     506      517        532
Stein Mart Inc., Jacksonville,
  Fla.                               261      261        276
Fred's Inc., Memphis, Tenn.          488      563        633
Trans World Entertaiment Corp.,
  Albany, N.Y.                       881      810        820
Hobby Lobby, Oklahoma City,
  Okla. (43)                         212      342        369
Bon-Ton Stores Inc., York, Pa.       142      141        141
Ikea U.S., Plymouth Meeting,
  Pa.                                 17       21         23
Goody's Family Clothing,
  Knoxville, Tenn.                   335      357        392
Children's Place Retail Stores
  Inc., Secaucus, N.J. (44)          691    1,056      1,126
Stage Stores Inc., Houston,
  Texas                              518      529        566
Pacific Sunwear of California
  Inc., Anaheim, Calif.              877      990      1,100
Academy Sports & Outdoors,
  Katy, Texas (45)                    57       80         85
Boscov's Dept. Store, Reading,
  Pa.                                 41       41         41
Liz Claiborne Specialty Retail
  Group, New York, NY                235      269        308
99 Cents Only Stores, City of
  Commerce, Pa. (46)                 189      223        237
Beall's Inc., Bradenton, Fla.        480      541        550
Cost Plus Inc., Oakland, Calif.      204      237        267
Micro Electronics, Hilliard,
  Ohio                                20       20         20
Tuesday Morning Corp., Addison,
  Texas                              577      662        732
KB Toys Inc., Pittsfield, Mass.
  (47)                             1,240      750        750
The Cato Corp., Charlotte, N.C.    1,102    1,177      1,237
Tweeter Home Entertainment,
  Canton, Mass.                      174      176        178
Dress Barn Inc., Suffern, N.Y.       776      826        826
Variety Wholesalers, Raleigh,
  N.C.                               550      550        550
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp., El
  Segundo, Calif. (48)               293      309        325
Ultimate Electronics Inc.,
  Thornton, Colo. (49)                65       65         32
Gottschalks Inc., Fresno,
  Calif.                              69       74         71
Buy.com, Aliso Viejo, Calif.
  (50)                               N/A      N/A        N/A
BrandsMart USA, Hollywood, Fla.        5        6          8
Gander Mountain Co.,
  Minneapolis, Minn.                  65       82         98
Forever 21 Inc., Los Angeles,
  Calif (51)                         359      435        528
Bi-Mart Corp., Eugene, Ore.           64       64         64
Modell's Sporting Goods, New
  York, N.Y. (52)                    107      125        137
Discount Drug Mart Inc., Medina
  Ohio                                60       62         65
Hastings Entertainment Inc.,
  Amarillo, Texas                    148      152        153
Tower Records, West Sacramento,
  Calif.                             100       93         93
National Wholesale Liquidators,
  West Hempstead, N.Y.                45       50         52
A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts Inc.,
  Blackwood, N.J.                     81       96        175
Party City Corp., Rockaway,
  N.J.                               242      249        252
McCoy's Corp., San Marcos,
  Texas                               91       85         85
Books-A-Million Inc.,
  Birmingham, Ala.                   202      206        212
Meek's Buliding Centers,
  Lockwood, Mo.                       43       45         49
Kinney Drugs, Gouverneur, N.Y         61       71         78
Happy Harry's, Newark, Del.           72       75         76
Kerr Drug, Durham, N.C.              122      105        105
Duckwall-ALCO Stores Inc.,
  Abilene, Kan.                      264      266        275
Hancock Fabrics Inc., Tupelo,
  Miss.                              433      447        458
Von Maur, Davenport, Iowa             17       22         22
Garden Ridge, Houston, Texas          44       35         35
Kirkland's, Jackson, Tenn.           280      320        345
Rex Stores Corp., Dayton, Ohio       248      234        234
Loehmann's Holdings Inc.,
  Bronx, N.Y. (53)                    51       47         53
Hibbett Sporting Goods Inc.,
  Birmingham, Ala.                   428      482        562
Casual Male Retail Group Inc.,
  Canton, Mass. (54)                 561      514        529
American TV & Appliance,
  Madison, Wis.                       10       14         14
Snyder's Drug Stores,
  Minnetonka, Minn. (55)              70       70         70
Drug Fair (Community Dist.
  Inc.), Somerset, N.J.               52       52         52
Ocean State Job Lot, North
  Kingstown, R.I.                     70       77         83
Frank's Nursery & Crafts Inc.,
  Troy, Mich. (56)                   169        0          0
J & R Electronics Inc., New
  York, N.Y.                           1        1          1
Syms Corp., Secaucus, N.J.            37       37         37
Factory 2-U Stores Inc., San
  Diego, Calif. (57)                 172        0          0
S & K Famous Brands, Richmond,
  Va.                                237      239        244

CHAIN CODES: APP: Apparel & Accessories * AUTO: Automotives Aftermarket
Specialist * BABY: Baby Goods Superstore * BOOK: Books Superstore * CE:
Consumer Electronics Chain * CLOSE: Closeout Merchandise Chain * CLUB:
Warehouse Club CRAFT: Crafts/Hobby/Seasonal Chain * DDS: Discount
Department Store * DECOR: Home Decor Warehouse * DIY: Do-It-Yourself
Home Center * DOLLAR: Dollar  Store * DRUG: Drugstore * ENT:
Entertainment Software * E-TAIL: Electronic Media Retailer * FARM: Farm
Goods Chain * HOME: Home Goods & Housewares * JEWEL: Jewelry Retailer *
MID-TIER: Mid-Tier Retailer MISC: Miscellaneous * OFFICE: Office Supply
Superstore * PARTY: Party Supply Superstore * PDS: Promotional
Department Store * PETS: Pet Supply Superstore * PX/BX: Military
Exchange System * SPORT: Sporting Goods Chain * SPR: Single Price
Retailer * SUPER-MKT: National/Super-Regional Grocer * SUPER:
Supercenter * TOY: Toy Specialty Chain

Source: Co. reports and DSN Retailing Today research

PVT ([dagger]): Denotes Private Co.

CP: Corp. Parent Ticker

(): Decline or loss N/A: Not Available/Not Applicable

(e): estimate

* Operating Income or EBIT, unless noted

Corporate revenue may exceed division sales totals because of
non-retail.

revenue not listed

(1) Sam's Club sales include membership fees.

(2) International includes combined Mexican and
Canadian locations; Specialty stores include
Landscape Supply, Floor Store, Home Depot
Supply; Store count projects 88 White Cap
Construction Co. supply stores, acquired 6/04.

(3) Store counts include approx. 700 franchised
units, 795 convenience stores, 436 fine jewelry
stores and 536 supermarket fuel centers.

(4) Kmart acquired Sears 3/24/05; individual
results for Sears and Kmart are prior to
completion of merger; decrease in Sears div.
sales reflect divestiture of credit business;
Projected store counts reflect conversion of
Kmart units to Sears Essentials; Sears figures
include all Sears formats.

(5) FY ended 8/29/04; figures include
membership fees.

(6) 2003 sales and earnings include discontinued
operations.

(7) Bi-Lo and Bruno's divested (434 stores).

(8) Total sales do not reflect results from
Marshall Field's; May figures revised to
exclude Marshall Field's; 2003 figures for
Marshall Field's as stated byTarget Corp.

(9) Figures do not include Eckerd Drug Stores,
sold 4/04.

(10) Corporate store counts include Int'l.

(11) Sales increase attributed to Boise
Cascade's acquisition of OfficeMax 12/9/03

(12) 3/04 bought Toys "R" Us and Kids "R" Us
stores, with 50 planned conversions to ODP
stores.

(13) Store counts are DSNRT estimates; Pentagon
to close appx. 33 bases in coming year.

(14) All figures include HEB supermarkets (U.S. and
Mexico), HEB Plus and Central Market stores.

(15) All Kids "R" Us stores closed as of 1/29/05;
Toys "R" Us acquired by Global Toys LLC
and taken private.

(16) Full corporate name is The Great Atlantic &
Pacific Tea Company Inc.

(17) Company filed for Ch. 11; store counts are
DSNRT estimates.

(18) FY03 sales numbers restated; store counts
include mall-based and superstores.

(19) Brooks acquired 1539 Eckerd drug stores
4/5/04.

(20) Projections include Dollar General and
Dollar General Markets.

(21) Numbers characterized as "total U.S.
consumer sales."

(22) Sales figures exclude income from
membership fees.

(23) Sales figures incl. BBB, CTS and Harmon
stores.

(24) All numbers include B&N and B.Dalton
stores; sold 50% interest in GameStop
back to group of investors 10/4/04.

(25) Figures include numbers from Borders,
Waldenbooks and Int'l. sales; store counts
include same locations.

(26) All 188 retail locations closed as of 4/1/04

(27) Numbers include all retail stores: Michaels,
Aron Bros., Recollections and Star
Wholesalers.

(28) Projected store count excludes PetsHotels
locations.

(29) Acquired by Cerberus Capital Mgmt.,
7/31/04.

(30) Shopko acquired by private investment
firm, with intentions to take retailer
private.

(31) Formerly named Value City Dept. Stores
Inc.; FY03 earnings restated.

(32) Belk purchased 47 combined Proffitt's and
McRae's stores from Saks Inc. 4/29/05.

(33) Purchased Gart 8/4/03; figures include The
Sports Authority, Gart, Sportmart and
Oshman's locations.

(34) Store counts and projected store counts
include kiosks.

(35) Figures include merchandise sales and
service revenue.

(36) Purchased Galyans 6/21/04, all figures
include Galyans sales and store locations
from point of acquisition.

(37) Sales figures, projected store counts are DSNRT estimates.

(38) All figures are Home Shopping Network U.S. electronic retailing
figures.

(39) All numbers include Pier 1 N.A., Int'l. and
Kids locations.

(50) Investor group bought back remaining
50% of stock from Barnes & Noble
10/4/04; company then taken private.

(41) FY04 sales estimated; Sales figures not
released as of press time.

(42) FY03 numbers restated.

(43) Store counts include Hobby Lobby and
Hemispheres stores.

(44) Bought Disney stores 11/23/04; Store
counts include Children's Place and Disney
locations.

(45) Sales figures, projected store counts DSNRT
estimates.

(46) FY04 sales estimated; Sales figures not
released as of press time. 2004 revenue
assumes 20% increase over previous year.

(47) KB Toys filed for Ch. 11 1/04, plan of
reorganization 5/05 which accounts for
large decrease in sales figures and store
counts.

(48) FY04 sales estimated; Sales figures not
released as of press time. 2004 revenue
assumes 20% increase over previous year.

(49) Based on DSNRT estimate of $240 million
in Q4 sales.

(50) Sales figures DSNRT estimates.

(51) Acquired Gadzooks; figures include Forever
21, Gadzooks 21 and Fashion XXI stores.

(52) Sales figures, proj. store counts DSNRT
estimates.

(53) Loehmann's acquired by Crescent Capital
Investments 5/04, then taken private.

(54) Store counts include retail and outlet Casual
Male and Rochester stores.

(55) Figures reflect sale of 77 Drug Emporium
stores and 12 Snyder's closings.

(56) Company filed Ch. 11 9/04 and began
liquidation; sales figures for FY04 are
DSNRT estimates.

(57) Sales figures thru 9/04 when company was
sold at bankruptcy auction.
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