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Department store sales comparisons for August

Sep. 3, 2009
Summary of comparisons of August sales at established department stores against August 2008. Bon-Ton Stores Inc. -5.1 pct Dillard's Inc. -12 pct Fred's Inc. -1.4 pct J.C. Penney Co. -7.9 pct Kohl's Corp. 0.2 pct Neiman Marcus Group Inc. -16.6 pct Nordstrom...
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