The nation's retailers posted a surprise sales decline of 0.3 percent for November - after two consecutive months of gains - with a modestly positive start of holiday shopping failing to offset weak spending the rest of the month.
Analysts had expected a strong gain.
Here are comparisons of how major stores in four key areas of retailing fared in November compared with a year earlier.
The figures are from participating companies and show the change in sales of stores open at least a year. This is considered a key indicator of a retailer's health because it excludes sales of stores that open or close during the year.
Discounters
•BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.: 1 percent
•Costco Wholesale Corp.: 6 percent
•Target Corp.: -1.5 percent
Department stores
•Dillard's Inc.: -11 percent
•J.C. Penney Co.: -5.9 percent
•Kohl's Corp.: 3.3 pct
•Neiman Marcus Group Inc.:
-7.5 percent
•Nordstrom Inc.: 2 percent
•Macy's Inc.: -6.1 percent
•Saks Inc.: -26.1 percent
Clothing chains
•Abercrombie & Fitch Co.:
-17 percent
•Aeropostale Inc.: 7 percent
•American Apparel Inc.: -11 percent
•American Eagle Outfitters Inc.:
-2 percent
•Gap Inc.:0 percent
•Limited Brands Inc.: 3 percent
•Ross Stores Inc.: 8 percent
•Stein Mart Inc.: -7.2 percent
•TJX Cos.: 8 percent
Drugstores
•Rite Aid Corp.: -0.8 percent
•Walgreen Co.: 3.9 percent
The Associated Press
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