November a Winning Month for Key Retailers

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With the exception of Stein Mart, which posted flat comps for the period, November proved a solid month in same-store sales for all key retailers.rnHeading the pack of 13 major chains tracked monthly by HTT was Piano, Texas-based JCPenney with 9.2% in comprnbuy for themselves," added Mike Ullman, chairman and ceo.rnDillard's strong results got no help from the home department, which along with furniture and cosmetics was "significantly below trend," the company said.rnAnother newcomer to the comp-gain list was Abilene, Kan.-based Duckwall-Alco. The 214-unit regional discounter at-rnincreases. But equally noteworthy was the department store that took second place - Little Rock, Ark.-based Dillard's, with an 8.0% gain, reversing its long streak of soft comp results.