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To: Smiling Bob who wrote (12600)	12/6/2007 9:29:38 AM
From: Smiling Bob	Respond to of 19256

he following companies are among those reporting November retail sales. LARGEST GAINERS SAME-STORE THOMSON FINANCIAL TOTAL COMPANY SYMBOL SALES S-S ESTIMATES SALES Saks Inc. SKS 26.3% 11.8% 25.7% Buckle BKE 18.2% a7.5% 24.7% Jos. A. Bank Clothiers JOSB 15.0% 2.2% 25.0% Macy's Inc. M 13.4% 8.2% 13.9% Target TGT 10.8% 10.3% 16.7% Kohl's KSS 10.2% 6.7% 20.0% Bon-Ton BONT 9.9% 9.7% 7.1% Costco COST 9.0% 6.6% 13.0% Stein Mart SMRT 8.9% a(5.0%) (3.1%) Nordstrom JWN 8.7% 3.7% 7.4% LARGEST DECLINERS SAME-STORE THOMSON FINANCIAL TOTAL COMPANY SYMBOL SALES S-S ESTIMATES SALES Chico's FAS CHS (13.7%) (8.0%) 5.4% Haverty Furniture HVT (10.7%) a1.0% (7.7%) Hot Topic HOTT (8.3%) (6.7%) 1.3% Sharper Image SHRP (8.0%) a(9.3%) (10.0%) Limited LTD (7.0%) (5.0%) (8.4%) Cato Corp. CTR (6.0%) a(6.0%) (4.0%) Fred's Inc. FRED (4.5%) 0.1% 1.0% Cache Inc. CACH (4.0%) 0.7% (4.0%) Family Dollar FDO (3.4%) 1.8% (0.9%) Wet Seal WTSLA (1.7%) (5.3%) 15.2% a: Fewer than three analysts Figures in parentheses indicate a decrease in sales from the year-earlier period.

To: Smiling Bob who wrote (12600)	12/6/2007 11:52:18 AM
From: Smiling Bob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19256

SHLD- 110.67 slowly getting up and brushing off bad news. What else is new? Over the past 6 months or so, I had stopped in to pick up a pair of cheap jeans on three different occasions. Each time I gave up waiting for someone to come to the register and just left. I wasn't the only one. They sell mostly appliances, electronics, yard items, cheap clothes, trash furniture, and a growing Lands End dept. Four of the above, geared towards homeowners, have to be really be hurting. Sears and Lands End just don't mix. That's not their customer base. Their real estate values are dropping as well This should be at 45-50 by mid 08 or sooner