November Sales

Retail sales for November have been tallied and it’s not looking good. Twenty-three major retailers have seen declines from the same time last year.

Here are the highlights:

Those that should be happy:

2009              2008

Aeropostale           -17.0%           -28.0%

JC Penney              -5.9%             -11.9%

Macy’s                     -6.1%            -13.3%

Neiman Marcus    -5.5%           -12.0%

Target                      -1.5%            -10.4%

Those that wondering why everyone is complaining about sales:

2009              2008

Buckle             +1.4%           +14.5%

Kohl’s             +3.3%            -17.5%

Nordstorm     +2.2%            -15.7%

Ross                +9.0%            -2.0%

Those that need to break out a bottle of whiskey and rethink their 2010 strategy:

2009              2008

Children’s Place               -13.0%            -7.0%

Costco                                   -5.0%           +0.0%

Destination Maternity    -11.6%           +0.6%

Gap                                        -4.0              -10.0%

Saks                                       -26.2%           -5.2%

Stage Stores                         -12.5%           -4.8%