Home improvement drives sales; toys still no fun

DSN Retailing Today, July 11, 2005 by Mike Duff

FOOTNOTES:

ALL FIGURES FOR U.S. OPERATIONS ONLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

Source: Top Volume and Specialists data compiled from company reports, analyst' estimates and DSN Retailing Today research.

(): Decline loss

(1) Excludes service revenue and international sales but includes all other sales from domestic, traditional and alternative store formats,

(2) Excludes installed sales.

(3) Based on DSNRT estimates, including prior-year comparisons reflecting combined Kmart and Sears sales pre-merger; sales from all domestic formats, including Sears specialty hardware stores and Great Indoors units.

(4) Includes estimates for supercenters, discount stores, Sam's Clubs, Neighborhood Markets and Lube & Tire express revenues.

(5) Includes estimated contribution pre-merger for both 2003 and 2004.

(6) Change reflects purchase of OfficeMax by Boise Cascade 12/03.

(7) Figures exclude athletic apparel and footwear.

(8) Purchased Gart 814103; figures include The Sports Authority, Gart, Sportman and Oshman'a locations.

(9) Figures include Galyans from point of acquisition 6/21/04

(10) Sales based on estimated market share of total toy sales.

(11) Sales based on estimated market share of total toy sales; excludes video games, apparel and accessories.

(12) Sales based on estimated market share of total toy sales.

(13) Sales based on estimated market share of total toy sales.

(14) Sales based on estimated market share of total toy sales; also accounts for store dosings.