- Wal-Mart reported June net sales of $29.99 billion, an increase of 11.2 percent over net sales of $26.97 billion in June 2004. Same-store sales were up 4.5 percent.
- BJ's Wholesale Club reported June sales of $796.1 million, up 8.9 percent from the same period a year ago. Same-store sales for the month were up 4.3 percent.
- Target Corp. reported that total June sales grew 16 percent compared to a year ago, to $4.58 billion from $3.94 billion in June 2004. Same-store sales were up nine percent.
- Family Dollar Stores reported that its June sales rose 8.6 percent compared to a year ago, to $566.9 million. Same-store sales were up just 1.4 percent.
- CVS announced that its total sales for June increased 31.4 percent to $3.5 billion, compared to $2.7 billion in the prior year period. Same-store sales for the month increased 5.8 percent.
For the second quarter, total sales increased 31.4 percent to $9.1 billion, compared to $6.9 billion in the prior year period. Same-store sales for the quarter increased 5.6 percent over the prior year period.
