No.

Company Name

2002

2003

%

Main Product

1

Abercrombie & Fitch

129.3

149.6

16

Fashions for young people

2

Aeropostale Inc

51.3

76.6

49.3

Youth-Oriented Apparel

3

Ann Taylor Stores Corp

136.9

160.5

17.2

Women’s clothing

4

Bebe Store Inc

23.6

26.6

12.7

Women’s fashion

5

Cache Inc

18.4

21

14

Women’s fashion

6

Cato Corp

55.5

55.5

0

Women’s apparel

7

Charming Shoppes Inc

198.1

206.3

4

Plus-size fashion

8

Chico’s Inc

54.5

86

57.9

Women’s fashion

9

Dillards inc

0.687

0.707

2.9

Apparel

10

Elder-Beerman Stores

47.8

59.7

2.5

Department store

11

Factory 2-U Stores Inc

44

40.6

(7.7)

Off-price clothing

12

Federated

1311

1350

3

Department store

13

Gadzooks Inc

24

15.6

(35)

Casual clothing

14

Goody’s

91.4

98.9

8.2

Apparel

15

Gottschalks inc

56.2

53.8

(4.3)

Department store

16

Hot Topic Inc

37.3

48.9

31

Music-influenced apparel

17

JC Penney Co Inc

1239.9

1230

(0.8)

Department store

18

JoS A Bank Clothiers Inc

21.5

27.7

28.8

Men’s fashions

19

Kohl’s Corp

675.5

797.4

18

Apparel

20

Limited Brands Inc

642.5

714.4

8

Lingerie

21

May Department stores

1123

1140

1.5

Department store

22

Men’s Wearhouse Inc

115.2

130.3

12.8

Men’s apparel

23

Mothers Work Inc

38.5

41.3

7.2

Maternity apparel

24

Nordstrom Inc

505.9

563.7

11.4

Upscale clothing

25

Pacific Sunwear

63.5

81.9

29

Lifestyle apparel

26

Ross Stores Inc

314

363

16

Off-price clothing

27

S&K Famous Brands Inc

14.2

15.2

7

Menswear

28

Saks Inc

561.5

591.7

5.4

Clothing

29

Sears, Roebuck and Co

2415

2500

3.5

Department store

30

Spiegel Group

183.9

145.3

(21)

31

Stein Mart Inc

128.4

124.4

(3.1)

Off-price clothing

32

Target corp

3500

3930

12.3

Leading discount retailer

33

The Bon-Ton Stores Inc

61.5

62.8

2

Department store

34

The Buckle Inc

36.9

41.5

12.5

Casual apparel and shoe

35

The Children’s Place Inc

60.1

88.4

47

Kids’clothing

36

The Gymboree Corp