Article: SPECIALTY STORES SET RETAIL PACE IN AN OTHERWISE SLOW OCTOBER.

NEW YORK -- Specialty stores, led by Gap, American Eagle Outfitters, Talbots and Ann Taylor, outperformed other retail sectors in October, which proved to be a lackluster month overall, raising some concerns about Christmas.

However, to no one's surprise, Wal-Mart and Target posted positive comps, in line with their trends of the year, and Kmart came through with a healthy report, but cited weakness in apparel.

Department stores generally eked out meager gains or showed declines, as October, typically a clearance month, failed to ignite significant sales gains. Disappointing performances in apparel were often blamed on the unseasonably warm weather ...

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