Ross Stores Inc.

Ross Stores sales jump 14% in October

The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Aera (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Discount clothing seller Ross Stores Inc. saw its sales jump 14 percent in October and 12 percent in the third quarter. (ROST)

Ross Stores sales jump 14% in October

The San Francisco Business Times (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Discount clothing seller Ross Stores Inc. saw its sales jump 14 percent in October and 12 percent in the third quarter. (ROST)

Ross Stores raises third-quarter forecast

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Ross Stores Inc. said Thursday that its October sales at stores open at least one year rose 9%. Analysts, on average, had expected same-store sales to rise 7.3%, according to Thomson Reuters. Sales for the four weeks ended Oct. 31 rose 14% to $557 million. The retailer also raised its third-quarter profit forecast to a range of 83 cents to 84 cents a share from...

Ross Stores Reports October Same Store Sales Gain of 9%, Raises Third Quarter EPS Estimate

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

PLEASANTON, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) today reported that sales for the four weeks ended October 31, 2009 increased 14% to $557 million from $490 million for the four weeks ended November 1, 2008. Same store sales for the month rose 9%.

October Teen Apparel Sales Are Disappointing for Retailers

ShoppingBlog.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Sales of teen apparel missed estimates in October to an extent that surprised analysts. Aeropostale Inc., American Eagle Outfitters Inc. and Limited Brands Inc. all reported sales that were not in line with forecasts. Sales at U.S. stores open at least a year rose 3 percent at Aeropostale, the U.S. teen retailer with more than 900 stores, trailing the 14 percent average of analysts'...

Retail sales continue to climb in October

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

... against a sluggish October 2008.On a promising note, upscale department store chains Saks Inc. and Nordstrom Inc. both beat expectations, hinting that affluent shoppers may be loosening their purse strings.Saks posted a 0.7% increase, better than the 3.6% drop analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had predicted, and Nordstrom reported a 6.5% increase, better than the expected 3% gain.Niemira...

Retail sales continue to climb in October

Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

... against a sluggish October 2008.On a promising note, upscale department store chains Saks Inc. and Nordstrom Inc. both beat expectations, hinting that affluent shoppers may be loosening their purse strings.Saks posted a 0.7% increase, better than the 3.6% drop analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had predicted, and Nordstrom reported a 6.5% increase, better than the expected 3% gain.Niemira...

• Retail sales continue to climb in October - L. A. Times Dodgers Blog