Chain Performance

Limited-Assortment Discount Stores Chain PerformanceNotes: Operating income is defined as sales less cost of goods sold less selling, general and administrative expenses and store opening/closing expenses.Average store sales is computed by dividing sales by the average number of stores open at the beginning and end of the fiscal year.Source: Company reports/Chain Store Age research

Company	Fiscal Year End	2006 Sales (000)	%Change Sales	%Change Operating Income	Operating Income as % of Sales	Average Sales per Store	%Change Comp-Stores	Operating Income as % of Total Assets
Big Lots	2/3/07	$4,743,048	7.1%	98.5%	5.7%	$3,417,182	4.6%	15.6%
Dollar General	2/2/07	9,169,822	6.8	–55.8	2.7	1,135,019	3.3	8.2
Dollar Tree	2/3/07	3,969,400	17.0	9.5	7.8	1,294,440	4.6	16.6
Family Dollar	8/26/06	6,394,772	9.8	6.9	5.7	1,059,526	3.7	14.4
Fred’s	2/3/07	1,767,239	11.2	3.3	4.0	2,723,018	2.4	13.6
Composite	2006	26,044,281	9.3	–9.2	4.8	1,355,202	—	13.0

Off-Price Apparel Chain Performance

Notes: Operating income is defined as sales less cost of goods sold less selling, general and administrative expenses and store opening/closing expenses.Average store sales is computed by dividing sales by the average number of stores open at the beginning and end of the fiscal year.Source: Company reports/Chain Store Age research * Marshalls and T.J. Maxx only DNA: Does not apply because of a negative result in 2006 or 2005

Company	Fiscal Year End	2006 Sales (000)	%Change Sales	%Change Operating Income	Operating Income as % of Sales	Average Sales per Store	%Change Comp-Stores	Operating Income as % of Total Assets
CitiTrends	2/3/07	$381,918	31.8%	43.0%	7.9%	$1,491,867	8.2%	15.5%
Filene’s Basement	2/3/07	427,473	9.8	DNA	DNA	14,740,448	3.1	DNA
DNA Marmaxx (TJX)*	1/27/07	11,531,785	5.2	9.5	9.4	7,480,886	2.0	33.1
Men’s Wearhouse	2/3/07	1,882,064	9.1	35.5	11.9	2,558,891	1.9	20.4
Ross Stores	2/3/07	5,570,210	12.7	19.7	7.0	7,276,564	4.0	16.5
Syms	3/3/07	281,178	0.3	–17.1	4.1	8,269,941	1.2	4.9
A.J. Wright (TJX)	1/27/07	601,827	9.6	DNA	DNA	4,283,466	3.0	DNA
Composite	2006	20,294,537	7.7	14.7	8.3	44,610,196	—	23.1

Supermarkets Chain Performance

Company	Fiscal Year End	2006 Sales (000)	%Change Sales	%Change Operating Income	Operating Income as % of Sales	Average Sales per Store	%Change Comp-Stores	Operating Income as % of Total Assets
A&P	2/24/07	$6,850,300	–21.6%	–96.8%	–0.1%	$16,893,465	–0.5%	–0.5%
Ahold USA-Stop&Shop/Giant Landover	12/30/06	16,438,000	0.6	–1.8	5.1	28,637,631	NA	12.2
Ahold USA-Giant Carlisle/Tops	12/30/06	5,999,000	–3.3	–31.1	1.0	24,636,550	NA	3.4
Delhaize America	12/30/06	17,289,200	4.5	5.0	5.5	11,204,925	2.7	10.5
Harris-Teeter	10/1/06	2,922,679	Related Topics OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN X This ad will auto-close in 10 seconds