New York, NY, July 9—Yesterday a host of the nation’s largest retailers reported their sales results for June. Listed below are June sales and sales for the fiscal year to date reported those leading retailers.
The sales compared the current year's sales with those of the previous year. Retailers are ranked according to year-to-date results as of the end of June.
Reporting periods vary slightly. Most retailers' fiscal years end in late January or early February.
Sales include those from stores open at least a year, also known as same-store or comparable store sales, and total sales. Retailers release only percentage changes for same-store sales, while they provide dollar figures and percentages for total sales.
Securities analysts and investors believe same-store sales provide a more accurate assessment of a retailer's performance than total sales.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Five weeks ended July 2:
Same-store sales rose 2.2 percent
Total sales were $26.97 billion, up 9.3 percent from $24.67 billion
Twenty-two weeks ended July 2:
Same-store sales rose 4.9 percent
Total sales were $114.46 billion, up 12.3 percent from $101.93 billion
Target Corp.
Five weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales rose 2.3 percent
Total sales were $4.47 billion, up 8.1 percent from $4.14 billion
Twenty-two weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales rose 5.2 percent
Total sales were $19.26 billion, up 5.2 percent from $18.31 billion.
(2003 total sales figure is an estimate; Target did not provide a number)
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Five weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales fell 3.1 percent (domestic stores only)
Total sales were $2.55 billion, down 4.4 percent from $2.66 billion
Twenty-two weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales fell 1.6 percent (domestic stores only)
Total sales were $10.68 billion, down 2.8 percent from $10.99 billion
J.C. Penney Co. Inc.
Five weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales rose 4.8 percent at J.C. Penney stores only
Total sales were $2.68 billion, up 5.4 percent from $2.54 billion
Twenty-two weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales rose 8.4 percent at J.C. Penney stores only
Total sales were $6.71 billion, up 7.3 percent from $6.25 billion.
(Total sales include J.C. Penney stores, its catalog and drug stores)
Gap Inc.
Five weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales fell 2 percent
Total sales were $1.5 billion, unchanged from $1.5 billion
Twenty-two weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales rose 6 percent
Total sales were $6.4 billion, up 6 percent from $6.0 billion
Federated Department Stores Inc.
Five weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales rose 3.4 percent.
Total sales were $1.38 billion, up 3.4 percent from $1.34 billion
Twenty-two weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales rose 5.3 percent
Total sales were $6.07 billion, up 5.3 percent from $5.76 billion
May Department Stores Co.
Five weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales rose 2.2 percent (excludes the remaining 18 stores that May previously announced it will divest)
Total sales were $1.16 billion, up 2.5 percent from $1.13 billion.
Twenty-two weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales rose 1.3 percent
Total sales were $5.1 billion, up 1.8 percent from $5.01 billion
Limited Brands Inc.
Five weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales rose 19 percent
Total sales were $994.1 million, up 19 percent from $832.8 million
Twenty-two weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales rose 10 percent
Total sales were $3.61 billion, up 10 percent from $3.29 billion
Dillard's Inc.
Five weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales fell 1 percent
Total sales were $630.27 million, down 1 percent from $635.75 million
Twenty-two weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales were unchanged.
Total sales were $2.996 billion, virtually unchanged from $2.986 billion
Saks Inc.
Five weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales rose 8.5 percent
Total sales were $520.2 million, up 9.9 percent from $473.2 million
Twenty-two weeks ended July 3:
Same-store sales rose 9.7 percent
