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# Johnson Redbook Index — Sample 4-page Weekly Report (Publicly Accessible Source-Domain File)

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Redbook Research

United States

JOHNSON
REDBOOK
INDEX

®

January 6, 2015
Catlin Levis
+1 646.201.4064
catlin.levis@redbookresearch.com

Year-over-year: Week (w/e 01/03/15 vs year-ago)

4.3%

Year-over-year: Month (December 2014 vs December 2013)

4.6%

Month-over-month: (December 2014 vs November 2014)

-0.6%

The Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index was up 4.3% in the
fifth and final week of December following a 5.4% gain the prior
week. Month-to-date, December was up 4.6% compared to December of last year (relative to a target of a 4.8% gain). Monthover-month showed a 0.6% drop versus November (relative to a
target of a 0.4% drop).
Clearance sales of seasonal inventories were certainly a factor in
post Christmas buying. There were reports of upside performance
surprises at some department stores, which tend to be more promotional than discount stores this time of year. Retailers said the
week, like the month, was more promotional than planned, suggesting continuing margin pressure in an already challenging fourth
quarter. Looking forward, January is a four-week month on the
retail calendar, closings the fiscal year for most retailers. Our preliminary target for the Redbook Index in January is up 3.8% yearover-year, which would result in a month-over-month contraction
of 3.1% against December; this target may be revised in next week's
report. Stores report December sales on Thursday, January 8th
and Redbook will plan as usual to release our Johnson Redbook
Same-store Flash Report that morning.

This information is provided to
paying subscribers at 8:40 AM
EST on day of release. Release
to the public or others is EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:55 AM EST. Distribution or rebroadcast of this
information prior to the expiration of the embargo is prohibited
and subject to liability.

Johnson Redbook Index
yoy% same-store, 3-month MA
5.0 %
4.0 %
3.0 %
2.0 %

Redbook Est.1964

Founder: Edward F. Johnson

1.0 %
A p r-1 0

Jan -1 1

O c t-1 1

Jul-12

A pr-1 3

Jan -1 4

O c t-14

Source: Redbook Research


Redbook Research

Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index

Johnson Redbook Index: Selected Data
Redbook
Index
YoY%

Retailer
Target
YoY%

Sales
Base
$bln

MoM
Change*
%

Target
%

Dec-12

2.50

2.6

15.27

-0.06

0.1

5

12/29/12

Jan-13

1.78

2.3

15.26

-0.81

-0.3

4

02/02/13

Retail Month
#wks
End

Feb-13

2.58

2.9

15.30

1.06

1.4

4

03/02/13

Mar-13

2.85

3.3

15.41

1.01

1.5

5

04/06/13

Apr-13

2.22

2.6

15.11

-2.57

-2.2

4

05/04/13

May-13

2.69

2.7

14.98

-0.39

-0.4

4

06/01/13

Jun-13

2.99

3.3

14.97

0.20

0.5

5

07/06/13

Jul-13

3.20

3.1

15.04

0.70

0.6

4

08/03/13

Aug-13

3.93

3.9

14.96

0.19

0.1

4

08/31/13

Sep-13

3.73

4.2

14.88

-0.76

-0.3

5

10/05/13

Oct-13

3.38

3.6

14.68

-1.64

-1.5

4

11/02/13

Nov-13

3.87

4.1

14.60

-0.09

0.1

4

11/30/13

Dec-13

3.60

3.8

14.59

-0.34

-0.1

5

01/04/14

Jan-14

2.98

3.4

14.92

1.68

2.1

4

02/01/14

Feb-14

2.90

3.2

14.52

-2.77

-2.5

4

03/01/14

Mar-14

2.71

2.9

14.48

-0.45

-0.3

5

04/05/14

Apr-14

3.62

3.4

14.36

0.03

-0.2

4

05/03/14

May-14

3.71

3.9

14.44

0.67

0.9

4

05/31/14

Jun-14

3.84

3.8

14.25

-1.22

-1.3

5

07/05/14

Jul-14

3.85

3.7

14.20

-0.36

-0.5

4

08/02/14

Aug-14

4.34

4.5

14.22

0.65

0.8

4

08/30/14

Sep-14

4.38

4.4

14.18

-0.29

-0.2

5

10/04/14

Oct-14

4.02

4.2

14.26

0.22

0.4

4

11/01/14

Nov-14

4.17

4.9

14.15

-0.61

0.1

4

11/29/14

Dec-14

4.58

4.8

14.01

-0.61

-0.4

5

01/03/15

4

01/31/15

Jan-15

13.67

* Month-to-month changes are seasonally adjusted. For the current month, the Johnson Redbook
Index is the month-to-date average until the month is closed. See notes on page 3.

Johnson Redbook Index: Sub-groups
same-store yoy%
December 2014

Decemberr 2013

Week ended:

12/06 12/13 13/20

12/27

01/03

MTH

TGT

12/07 12/14 12/21

12/28 01/04

MTH

Department

2.7

3.2

4.3

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.5

1.6

1.9

2.6

3.0

3.4

2.5

Discount

4.6

4.7

5.9

6.0

4.4

5.1

5.6

3.3

3.5

4.7

5.5

4.5

4.3

Redbook Index

3.9

4.1

5.3

5.4

4.3

4.6

4.8

2.6

2.9

3.9

4.5

4.1

3.6

Department stores and discount stores are the two constituent sub-groups of the Johnson Redbook
Index. See notes on page 3.
Source: Redbook Research

January 6, 2015

Page 2 of 4


Redbook Research

Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index

Johnson Redbook Index: Selected Charts
Three-month moving averages (3ma)
2. By Format yoy% (3ma)

1. Index mom% (3ma)
1.6%

6.0%

DISCOUNT
1.0%

4.0%
0.4%

-0.2%

2.0%
-0.8%

DEPARTMENT

-1.4%
Apr-10

Apr-11

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

3. Index-to-Plan Ratio (3ma)

0.0%
Apr-10

Apr-11

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

4. Index vs Target qtrly yoy% (3ma)
5.0%

1.10

REDBOOK INDEX
A B OVE P LA N

1.05
4.0%

1.00
3.0%

0.95

0.90

0.85

0.80
A pr-10

2.0%

TARGET

B ELOW P LA N

1.0%
May -11

A pr-11

A pr-12

A pr-13

May -12

May -13

May -14

A pr-14

About Johnson Redbook Index
1. The Johnson Redbook Index is a sales-weighted of year-over-year same-store sales
growth in a sample of large US general merchandise retailers representing about 9,000
stores. Same-store sales are sales in stores continuously open for 12 months or longer.
By dollar value, the Index represents over 80% of the equivalent 'official' retail sales
series collected and published by the US Department of Commerce.
2. Redbook compiles the Index by collecting and interpreting performance estimates from
retailers. The Index and its sub-groups are sales-weighted aggregates of these estimates. Weeks are retail weeks (Sunday to Saturday), and equally weighted within the
month. Months are retail fiscal months on the National Retail Federation's 4-5-4 calendar, and may start and end on different days than equivalent calendar months.
3. Seasonally adjusted month-to-month changes are derived from dollar sales estimates,
which are the product of the Index and a base of seasonally adjusted department store
sales in US dollars (excluding leased departments) reported by the US Department of
Commerce for the equivalent year-ago month. The Commerce Department's frequent
revisions to this series are not incorporated into the Index except for the annual benchmark revision, which may affect historic monthly changes. Redbook may adjust bases to
counter distortions caused by floating holidays.
4. Retailer targets are sales-weighted of individual retailers' sales growth projections for
each month or quarter.
Source: Redbook Research

January 6, 2015

Page 3 of 4


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