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2OO8 • TOP 1OO retailers Headquarters Controlled growth hasn’t hurt Wegman’s (#78) and may add to mystique as communities lobby company to build locally, as just happened in Westwood Station, Mass. 2007 Revenues Y/Y (000) Change 2007 Earnings (000) Y/Y Change No. of Stores Y/Y Change Rank Company Comment 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 Verizon Wireless Basking Ridge, N.J. $5,866,000 11.8% N.A. N.A. 2,400 7.6% Expanding its store-within-a-store approach by adding seven Atlanta-area locations inside BJ’s Wholesale Clubs to its network serving 65 million consumers West Des Moines, Iowa 5,600,000 6.2 N.A. N.A. 222 -1.3 Hy-Vee (e) Adopted Hannaford’s widely-praised rating system called the Overall Nutritional Quality Index, which highlights products that are considered healthier Darden Restaurants Orlando 5,567,100 4.0 201,400 -40.4 1,397 Red Lobster, Olive Garden parent bought Longhorn Steakhouse and Capital Grille a year ago and says “cost synergies” saved $10 million in first six months -2.1 Blockbuster Dallas 5,542,400 0.4 (85,100) N.A. 7,800 N.A. Under CEO Jim Keyes, rentals make up only about half of total revenues and games have become major contributor; Total Access now competitive with Netflix Foot Locker New York 5,437,000 -5.4 53,000 -78.9 3,785 -4.0 Low-profile and casual footwear slumped last year, resulting in over-inventoried positions; heavy markdowns hurt gross margin, with comps down 6.3% for year Barnes & Noble New York 5,410,828 2.8 135,799 -9.8 798 0.6 With online book sales still only about 7% of total, B&N hasn’t moved away from bricks-and-mortar model, though some Wall Street investors aren’t thrilled Longs Drug Stores Walnut Creek, Calif. 5,262,565 3.2 96,201 29.2 510 0.2 After rightsizing and redrawing geographic footprint, looks for 5%-7% revenue growth this year while adding 20-30 stores and remodeling up to 40 locations RaceTrac Petroleum (e) Atlanta 5,000,000 5.3 N.A. N.A. 525 0.0 Locations, all of which are company owned, feature 20 to 24 fueling positions and a 4,000-sq.-ft. convenience store with more than 4,000 SKUs Advance Auto Parts Roanoke, Va. 4,844,404 4.9 238,317 3.0 3,261 5.8 DIY segment still growing but professional customers have seen their business slow; bulking up with new locations, three-quarters of which are leased Casey’s General Stores Ankeny, Iowa 4,827,087 19.8 84,891 37.2 1,468 -0.03 A good year in calendar 2007, but prospects for this year aren’t as bright; c-store operation is one of largest purveyors of fresh-baked pizza in the country Luxottica Retail (e) Cincinnati 4,700,000 -1.8 N.A. N.A. 5,700 -5.0 Exploiting its unique niche marketing tactics like outfitting Robert Downey Jr. with frames as Tony Stark in this summer’s “Iron Man” movie PetSmart Phoenix 4,672,656 10.4 258,684 39.8 1,008 11.0 Looking to increase service end of business 20% this year, including “doggy day camp” and boarding accommodations with bedtime treat and belly rub Big Lots Columbus, Ohio 4,656,302 -1.8 158,461 27.7 1,353 Some 40 units being retrofitted this year with merchandising plan that calls for more goods on the floor; consumables get a big emphasis, as does furniture Save Mart (e) Modesto, Calif. 4,550,000 -4.2 N.A. N.A. 248 Converted former Albertsons stores to Lucky brand; both Save Mart and Lucky websites now offer consumers savings via interactive weekly circulars Quik Trip (e) Tulsa, Okla. 4,500,000 5.9 N.A. N.A. 480 -1.6 -4.6 4.3 QT Kitchens produce rolls and doughnuts for stores, including 100,000-sq.-ft. facility opened in Belton, Mo., last year to supplement Tulsa bakery Neiman Marcus Group Dallas 4,390,076 8.9 111,932 97.7 62 5.1 With a fiscal year that ends this month, company anticipates hard landing after upbeat first half; continues to grow Last Call chain of outlet stores Brinker International Dallas 4,376,904 5.4 230,049 8.3 1,801 11.0 Chili’s brand active with new expansion pacts in Canada, while selling multiple company-owned locations in U.S. to franchisees ERJ Dining, Pepper Dining Wegman’s (e) Rochester, N.Y. 4,300,000 4.9 N.A. N.A. 72 0.0 Controlled growth hasn’t hurt and may add to mystique as communities lobby company to build locally, as just happened in Westwood Station, Mass. RadioShack Fort Worth, Texas 4,251,700 -11.0 236,800 222.6 6,150 2.5 Sprint Nextel’s woes spilled over to dampen Q1 bottom line, as did shrinking margins, but games, GPS and house brand goods are boosting sales Dollar Tree Stores Chesapeake, Va. 4,242,600 6.9 201,300 4.8 3,411 6.0 CEO Bob Sasser says company is “relevant for these challenging times,” with strong sales of groceries, HBC and party supplies bolstering sales N.A. Not available or not applicable (e) estimate WWW.STORES.ORG STORES JULY 2008 T11 http://WWW.STORES.ORG

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STORES Magazine - July 2008 Contents Executive Editor's Page President's Page Dearth of Retail Creativity What Shoppers Think Wow, Is That a Wawa? 10 Things You May Have Missed Numbers Worth Counting Full Price/Markdown Retail People Merchandising Strategy Concept2Watch Point of Sale Outsourcing Human Resources Top 100 Retailers Store Design RFID IT Operations Systems Managements LP Vantage Point Newsbeat Cover Story Emergency Response Systems Background Checks LOEB Retail Letter Point of View NRF News Retail Crossword Retail Industry Calendar Last Laugh

STORES Magazine - July 2008

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