TABLE-U.S. retailers' May same-store sales

June 4 (Reuters) - The following table lists select U.S.
retail companies that have reported May sales at stores open at
least a year -- a key retail measure also known as same-store
sales.

The table has the range of analysts' estimates, the mean of
these estimates, the number of estimates used to calculate the
mean and the actual change in same-store sales reported by the
companies.

All figures are expressed as the percentage change over the
same period last year except number of estimates.

Analysts' estimates are compiled by Thomson Reuters
Estimates.

MAY 2009

Analysts' Same-store
No. of Same-store
Company Symbol estimates sales(est)
Estimates sales (act)
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===================== Discount Stores
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--------------------- Target (TGT.N) -5.0 to
-3.0 -4.3 6 -6.1
Costco* (COST.O) -8.0 to -2.0 -6.4
7 -7.0
BJ's Wholesale* (BJ.N) -7.0 to 0.0 -4.4
5 -6.8
TJX Cos (TJX.N) 2.0 to 5.0 3.6
9 5.0
Ross Stores (ROST.O) 2.0 to 4.0 2.9
7 4.0
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--------------------- Department Stores
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--------------------- Kohl's (KSS.N) -6.0 to
-2.0 -3.8 9 -0.4
JC Penney (JCP.N) -10.0 to -8.0 -9.6
5 -8.2
Macy's (M.N) -10.0 to -8.0 -9.3
4 -9.1
Nordstrom (JWN.N) -15.0 to -8.0 -12.7
7 -13.1
Saks (SKS.N) -15.0 to -12.5 -14.2
3 -26.6
Dillard's (DDS.N) -8.0 to -8.0 -8.0
1 -12.0
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--------------------- Apparel
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--------------------- Gap (GPS.N) -7.0 to
-3.8 -5.0 12 -6.0
Limited (LTD.N) -8.0 to -6.0 -7.0
10 -7.0
Abercrombie (ANF.N) -32.0 to -18.0 -24.1
15 -28.0
Hot Topic (HOTT.O) -6.0 to -3.0 -4.3
8 -6.4
American Eagle (AEO.N) -9.0 to -3.0 -6.3
17 -7.0
Aeropostale (ARO.N) 9.0 to 13.0 10.7
13 19.0
Wet Seal (WTSLA.O) -11.5 to -8.0 -10.1
5 -8.4
The Buckle (BKE.N) 10.0 to 14.0 11.2
5 13.4
Children's Place (PLCE.O) -5.0 to 4.0 0.1
5 -9.0
Zumiez (ZUMZ.O) -23.0 to -11.0 -20.2
9 -20.7
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--------------------- * Both Costco and BJ's figures
include the impact of fuel
(Compiled by Mihir Dalal)