Comparable Sales

Hennes & Mauritz AB (OTC: HNNMY) reported a 4% drop in its sales at stores open for at least a year in January. Analysts expected comparable sales to drop 4.6%. Its total sales climbed 5% y/y in January. H&M shares closed at $7.20 yesterday.

Debenhams PLC (OTC: DBHSY) reported a 5% rise in its comparable sales for the five weeks to January 5. The retailer's comparable sales climbed 2.9% for the 18 weeks to January 5.

Whitbread PLC (OTC: WTBCY) reported a 3.3% rise in its comparable sales for the third quarter. Whitbread's total sales for 13 weeks to November 29 surged 14.4% y/y.

J. Sainsbury PLC (OTC: JSAIY) reported a 1.9% rise in its comparable sales in the second quarter. Its total sales, excluding fuel, surged 4.4% in the quarter, while total sales, including fuel, for the 16 weeks to September 29 rose 4.3%. Sainsbury's total sales, including fuel, for the first...

Mitchells & Butlers PLC (OTC: MBPFF) reported a 3% rise in its comparable sales in the 9 weeks to September 15. Its comparable sales climbed 2.1% for the 51 weeks of the year to date.

H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB (OTC: HNNMY) reported an 11% rise in its total sales in July. H&M's sales in comparable units climbed 2% in July. However, analysts were expecting total sales to surge 13.6% and same-store sales to increase 4.1%. H&M shares gained 0.40% to $7.45 in after-...

Hennes & Mauritz AB (OTC: HNNMY) reported a 26% surge in its total sales including value-added tax in March. Sales in comparable units surged 16% versus March 2011. Hennes & Mauritz shares closed at $6.78 on Friday.

Tesco PLC (OTC: TSCDY) reported that its comparable sales in the UK in the six weeks to January 7 dropped 1.3%, excluding fuel and value-added-tax costs. Inclusive of fuel and VAT costs, Tesco's UK sales climbed 3.8%. Group sales surged 5.2%, including fuel costs. TSCDY shares closed at $17.89...

Wm. Morrison Supermarkets PLC (OTC: MRWSY) reported a 2.9% rise in its total sales in the six weeks to January 1 excluding fuel and value-added-tax. However, total sales gained 5.6% including fuel. Wm. Morrison's comparable sales gained 0.7% excluding fuel and VAT, and surged 3.7% including fuel...

McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) reported a strong rise in its worldwide November sales. McDonald's sales at restaurants open at least 13 months surged 7.4% globally. However, analysts were expecting a rise of 4.6%. McDonald's same-restaurant sales in Europe gained 6.5%. McDonald's shares gained 1....