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Cato Corp (NYSE: CATO) reported an increase of 2% in its September sales at stores open at least a year rose 2%. Analysts were expecting a rise of 1% in same store sales. The company's total sales for the five weeks ended October 2 increased 3% y/y to $72.1 million. CATO has opened 4 new stores,...

J Sainsbury Plc (OTC: JSNSF) reported a rise of 4.3% and 2.9% excluding fuel in Q2 same-store sales. The company's Q2 total sales increased 6.6%, and 5.2% excluding fuel. However, its HI sales increased 7% and 4.8% excluding fuel and same-store sales increased 4.4% and 2% excluding fuel. Shares of...

Rite Aid Corp (NYSE: RAD) reported a 0.9% fall in its sales at stores open at least a year for the four weeks ended September 25. The company's total drugstore sales dropped 2% to $1.9 billion. RAD shares gained 0.84% to $0.95 in pre-market trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

Shares of Walgreen Co (NYSE: WAG) moved up after the company reported a rise in its August comparable-store sales. WAG posted a 2.1% rise in its August comparable-store sales. The company’s total sales increased 8.6% to $5.66 billion. Walgreen’s shares gained 1.06% to $28.60 in pre-market trading...

Shares of Limited Brands Inc (NYSE: LTD) surged after the company reported a higher-than-expected rise in its August same-store sales. LTD has posted 10% growth in its August same-store sales, as compared to expectations of a 7.3% rise. The company’s total sales for the same period came in at $630...

Shares of JC Penney Co (NYSE: JCP) moved up after better-than-expected increase in its August sales. JCP’s August sales at stores open at least one year increased 2.3%, beating the analysts’ expectations of 1.6%. The company’s total sales also rose 0.8% to $1.44 billion. JC Penney’s shares gained...

Aeropostale Inc (NYSE: ARO) reported a 1% fall in its August same-store sales, as compared to the expected rise of 1.2%. The company’s total net sales for the period rose 4% to $252.5 million. ARO’s shares gained 1.42% to $22.18 at 10:41 am. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

Shares of TJX Companies Inc (NYSE: TJX) moved down as the company raised its earnings forecast and its June sales for stores open at least one year fell short of expectations. The same-store sales rose 3% in the month of June, well short of the Street view of 4.2%. TJX’s total sales for the five...

Limited Brands Inc (NYSE: LTD) reported a 6% rise in its store sales opened at least one year. LTD’s same-store-sales growth for the month exceeded analyst expectations of 3.2%. The Columbus, Ohio-based company’s net sales for the 5 weeks ended July 3 rose 8% to $965.4 million, as compared to $891....