For selected chains in four key retail sectors, here is how sales at stores open at least a year changed from December 2008 to December 2009. The comparison is a key indicator of a retailer's health because it excludes stores that open or close during the year. ___ ...

Here are comparisons of how major stores in four key areas of retailing fared in November compared with a year earlier. The figures below from participating companies show how sales at their stores open at least year changed. This is considered a key indicator of a retailer's health because it excludes ...

How sales at stores open at least a year changed at selected major clothing chains for November. The figure is a key indicator of a retailer's health because it excludes sales at stores that opened or closed during the year. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. -17 pct Aeropostale Inc. 7 pct American Apparel ...

How October sales at 30 chains compared with October 2008: _ Discount stores BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. -1.1 pct Costco Wholesale Corp. 5 pct Target Corp. -0.1 pct ___ _ Drugstores Rite Aid Corp. -0.5 pct Walgreen Co. 4.9 pct ___ _ Department stores Bon-Ton Stores ...