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S U S TA IN E D SIZZLE F orty companies have appeared in the Hot 100 each year since STORES began compiling the list in 2006. Those retailers have enjoyed average three-year revenue growth of 45.1 percent over that period. COMPANY REVENUE GROWTH 2004-2007 COMPANY REVENUE GROWTH 2004-2007 9 PHOTO: COURTESY OF BURGER KING CORP. 72 GameStop CVS Caremark Amazon.com The Pantry Coldwater Creek Dress Barn Blue Nile The Children’s Place Abercrombie & Fitch Dick’s Sporting Goods Urban Outfitters bebe Stores Shoe Pavilion Casey’s General Stores Whole Foods Markets J.Crew Aéropostale PriceSmart American Eagle Outfitters Jos. A. Bank Cabela’s 285% 149.5 114.3 97.9 95.1 89 88.6 86.8 85.5 84.3 82.1 80.2 77.9 72.1 70.6 66 65 63.3 62.4 62.2 59.9 Tractor Supply Gymboree 1-800-Flowers O’Reilly Automotive Best Buy Big Dog Holdings Walgreen Ross Stores Wet Seal PetSmart Charlotte Russe Bed Bath & Beyond Dollar Tree Stores Target Staples Costco Tiffany Walmart Family Dollar 55.5 54.9 51.1 46.5 45.5 44.6 43.3 40.9 40.3 38.9 37.4 36.9 35.7 35.3 34.1 33.9 33.3 32.8 29.4 Average 45.1% SIZZLING SEGMENT Earlier this year, 12.0% GameStop acquired Sandwich/Beverage 31.9 the 49-unit Free Chipotle Mexican Grill Panera Bread 28.7 Record Shop in NorStarbucks 20.9 way to go with the Jamba 17.9 100 units it already Rubio’s Restaurants 11.4 operated in Scandi- Sonic 11.1 navia. More recently, AFC Enterprises 9.3 9.1 GameStop agreed to Burger King 9.1 purchase The Games- McDonald’s 8.9 man, New Zealand’s Yum Brands Cosi 8.8 largest independent Caribou Coffee 8.7 game retailer, which El Pollo Loco 7.4 will give it 308 locations in New Zealand and Australia. No. 10 FTD sells flowers and gifts directly to consumers through ftd.com and is also a web and telephone marketer of merchandise through its network of approximately 20,000 North American flower shops. Merchandise includes flowers, plants, pots and vases as well as books, plush toys, jewelry and collectibles. This is likely FTD’s final appearance on the Hot 100 chart, since it has agreed to be acquired by United Online, a provider of consumer Internet and media services based in Woodland Hills, Calif. A number of retailers have displayed the ability to maintain their heated growth pace over the three years of the WWW.STORES.ORG 49 Hot 100’s existence. In spite of the sluggish consumer spending environment, GameStop, CVS Caremark and Amazon.com sport triple-digit growth over the extended period. What might seem counterintuitive is that not all of the three-peat Hot 100 retailers are active in the mergers and acquisitions arena or are young go-go companies. Among the 40 retailers showing sustained sizzle are Walmart, Costco, Tiffany and Abercrombie & Fitch. STORES / AUGUST 2008 H17 http://Amazon.com http://ftd.com http://Amazon.com http://WWW.STORES.ORG

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STORES Magazine - August 2008 Contents Executive Editor's Page President's Page The Lure of Free Shipping Walmart’s New Look What Shoppers Think Will Widgets Work for Wheat Bread and Wasabi? 10 Things You May Have Missed Numbers Worth Counting Full Price/Markdown Retail People Store Design Industry Economics Hot 100 Retailers Concept2Watch Mobile Technology Small Store Technology Website Optimization Site Selection Mobile Payments Recycling Merchandising: Cool Sells Merchandising: Merchandising in Mexico Store Construction & Development Human Resources Loyalty Programs Mobile Marketing Loeb Retail Letter Arts Update Point of View NRF News Retail Crossword Retail Industry Calendar Last Laugh

STORES Magazine - August 2008

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