I haven't seen a German translation that included the "storel" in the phrase.

05.06.08 15:53 (AKTIENCHECK.DE)
Gap: Vergleichbare Mai-Umsätze sinken um 14 Prozent

Gap Inc. Reports May Sales Down 8 Percent; Comparable Store Sales Down 14 Percent

http://aktien.onvista.de/snapshot.html?ID_OSI=86423

What are comp sales? Comparable-store sales is a measurement of productivity in revenue used to compare sales of retail stores that have been open for a year or more. Historical sales data allows retailers to compare this year's sales in their store to the same period last year.

http://retail.about.com/od/retailglossaryc/Glossary_of_Retai...


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PLANO, TEXAS -- JCPenney's first positive comparable store sales gain in five years proves the retailer's turnaround strategy under a centralized organization is finally starting to take shape, according to ceo Allen Questrom.
Questrom told shareholders at the company's annual meeting May 17 that while four years remain in the turnaround plan, progress is apparent. Total sales in department stores grew 1.5% to $14.8 billion last year, with comps rising 3.3%.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FNP/is_11_41/ai_8714...


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Comparable store sales are also referred to as same-store sales

What are Same-Store Sales?
Definition: Same-Store Sales are sales dollars generated only by those stores that have been open more than a year and have historical data to compare this year's sales to the same time-frame last year.
Also Known As: Comp Store Sales, Comparable Store Sales, Like-Store Sales

http://retailindustry.about.com/od/abouttheretailindustry/l/...

Die Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (ISIN US9311421039/ WKN 860853) gab am Donnerstag bekannt, dass ihre vergleichbaren Umsätze im November - wie bereits am Samstag in Aussicht gestellt - um 4,3 Prozent gestiegen sind.
Zuvor war der US-Einzelhändler von einem Wachstum von 3 bis 5 Prozent ausgegangen. Analysten hatten zuletzt ein Plus von 3,9 Prozent erwartet. Die gesamten Erlöse erhöhten sich in den vier Wochen zum 25. November um 9,4 Prozent auf 25,77 Mrd. Dollar. Im Vorjahresmonat waren die vergleichbaren Umsätze (Same-Store Sales) um lediglich 0,7 Prozent gestiegen, was mit einer schwachen Kundenfrequentierung als Folge zögerlicher Preissenkungen zusammenhing.

http://www.wallstreet-online.de/diskussion/1023786-1-10/wal-...