Jan 8 (Reuters) - The following table lists select U.S.
retail companies that have reported December 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.

DECEMBER 2008

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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------------------------ Wal-Mart# (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 2.5
to 3.0 2.8 13 1.7
Target (TGT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -11.0 to -7.5 -9.1
12 -4.1
Costco* (COST.O: Quote, Profile, Research) -6.5 to 0.5 -3.7
12 -4.0
BJ's Wholesale* (BJ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -8.0 to 6.0 3.1
12 1.6
TJX Cos (TJX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -13.0 to -4.0 -7.9
9 Flat
Ross Stores (ROST.O: Quote, Profile, Research) -2.0 to 0.0 -0.7
7 Flat
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------------------------ Department Stores
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------------------------ Kohl's (KSS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -7.0
to -3.0 -5.5 11 -1.4
JC Penney (JCP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -11.0 to -7.0 -10.3
8 -8.1
Macy's (M.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -8.0 to -2.0 -5.3
8 -4.0
Nordstrom (JWN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -17.0 to -10.0 -13.0
11 -10.6
Saks (SKS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -13.0 to -8.0 -10.0
4 -19.8
Dillard's (DDS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -9.0 to -5.0 -7.0
2 -5.0
Bon-Ton Stores (BONT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) -8.0 to -8.0 -8.0
1 -5.8
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------------------------ Apparel
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------------------------ Gap (GPS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -13.0
to -7.0 -9.3 11 -14.0
Limited (LTD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -11.0 to -6.0 -7.8
8 -10.0
Abercrombie (ANF.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -29.0 to -18.0 -23.5
16 -24.0
Hot Topic (HOTT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) -1.0 to 6.0 2.4
7 4.3
Chico's FAS (CHS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -18.0 to 13.5 -12.3
10 -12.4
American Eagle (AEO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -16.0 to -9.0 -12.3
16 -17.0
Aeropostale (ARO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) -12.0 to 2.0 -4.2
12 12.0
Pacific Sunwear (PSUN.O: Quote, Profile, Research) -13.0 to -6.0 -9.3
11 -10.0
Children's Place (PLCE.O: Quote, Profile, Research) -6.0 to 2.0 -3.2
5 Flat
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#For U.S. stores, excluding fuel.

*Both Costco and BJ's figures include the impact of fuel.
(Compiled by Dhanya Skariachan)