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Standards & Poors Report
Bold indicates a change in rating
| Company |
Rating Change |
Rating |
| 7-Eleven Inc. |
|
AA-/Stable/-- |
| 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide Inc. |
|
B/Stable/-- |
| Abercrombie & Fitch |
|
Not Rated |
| Ace Hardware Corporation |
|
BB-/Stable/-- |
| Advance Auto Parts Inc. |
|
BBB-/Stable/-- |
| Ahold Koninklijke N.V. (Ahold USA) |
|
BBB/Stable/A-2 |
| Aldi |
|
Not Rated |
| Alimentation Couche-Tard |
|
BBB-/Stable |
| Allied Domecq North America Corp. |
|
Not Rated |
| Amazon.com Inc. |
|
A/Stable |
| American Stores Co. |
|
Not Rated |
| Anne, Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| Apple Computer Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. |
|
B+/Stable/-- |
| Army & Air Force Exchange Serv. |
AA-/Stable/A-1+ |
AA-/Stable/-- |
| Asbury Automotive Group Inc. |
|
B+/Positive/-- |
| Associated Dry Goods Corp. |
|
Not Rated |
| AT&T Inc. |
|
A-/Stable/A-2 |
| AutoNation Inc. |
|
BBB-/Stable/-- |
| AutoZone Inc. |
|
BBB/Stable/A-2 |
| Bank of America NA |
A/Neg/-- |
A+/Neg/-- |
| Barneys New York Inc. |
CC/Neg/-- |
CCC/Neg/-- |
| Barnes & Noble, Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. |
|
BBB+/Stable/-- |
| Belk, Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. |
|
BBB-/Stable/-- |
| Big Lots Inc. |
|
BBB/Neg/-- |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. |
|
B+/Stable/-- |
| Blockbuster Inc. |
|
See Dish Network Corp. |
| Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (The) |
B-/Stable/-- |
B/Stable/B-3 |
| Brinker International Inc. |
|
BBB-/Stable/-- |
| Burger King Corp. |
|
B/Stable/-- |
| Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse |
|
B-/Stable/-- |
| Charming Shoppes Inc. |
|
B-/Stable/-- |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. |
|
A+/Stable/A-1 |
| Collective Brands Inc. |
B/Stable/-- |
B+/Stable/-- |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| CSK Auto Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| CVS Caremark Corp. |
|
BBB+/Stable/A-2 |
| Darden Restaurants Inc. |
|
BBB/Stable/A-2 |
| Defense Commissary Agency (DOD) |
|
AA+/Neg |
| Delhaize Group |
|
BBB-/Stable/A-3 |
| Dell Inc. |
A-/Stable/A-1 |
A-/Stable/A-2 |
| Diageo PLC |
|
A-/Stable/A-2 |
| Dick's Sporting Goods |
|
Not Rated |
| Dillard's Inc. |
|
BB-/Stable/-- |
| DineEquity Inc. |
|
B/Stable/-- |
| DISH Network Corp. |
|
BB-/Stable/-- |
| Dollar General Corp. |
|
BB+/Stable/-- |
| Dollar Tree, Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| Domino's Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| Eagle Family Foods Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| Earthgrains Co. (The) |
|
Not Rated |
| Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. |
Not Rated |
B+/Neg/-- |
| Eye Care Centers of America |
|
Not Rated |
| Family Dollar Stores Inc. |
|
BBB-/Stable/-- |
| Foot Locker, Inc. |
BB-/Pos/-- |
BB-/Pos/Ba3 |
| FTD Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| GameStop Corp. |
|
BB+/Stable/-- |
| Gap Inc. (The) |
|
BB+/Stable/-- |
| General Nutrition Centers Inc. |
BB-/Stable/-- |
B+/Stable/-- |
| Giant Eagle |
|
Not Rated |
| Golub Corp. (Price Chopper) |
|
Not Rated |
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. |
|
BB-/Stable/-- |
| Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| Guitar Center Holdings Inc. |
|
B-/Stable/-- |
| H-E-B Grocery Company LP |
|
Not Rated |
| Home Depot Inc. |
A-/Stable/A-2 |
BBB+/Stable/A-2 |
| HSN, Inc. |
BB/Stable/-- |
BB/Stable/Ba1 |
| Hudson's Bay Co. |
|
Not Rated |
| Hy-Vee, Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| IKEA North America |
|
Not Rated |
| Ingles Markets Inc. |
|
BB-/Stable/-- |
| Jack in the Box |
|
Not Rated |
| J. Crew Group Inc. |
B/Neg/-- |
B/Stable/-- |
| Jean Coutu Group |
|
Not Rated |
| Jo-Ann Stores Inc. |
|
B/Stable/-- |
| Kohl's Corp. |
|
BBB+/Stable/-- |
| Kroger Co. |
|
BBB/Stable/A-2 |
| Leslie's Poolmart Inc. |
|
B/Stable/-- |
| Limited Brands Inc. |
BB+/Stable/B |
BB+/Stable/B-1 |
| Lowe's Cos. Inc. |
A-/Neg/A- |
A/Stable/A-1 |
| Macy's, Inc. |
|
BBB-/Stable/-- |
| Meijer Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| Menard, Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| McDonald's Corp. |
|
A/Stable/A-1 |
| Michaels Stores Inc. |
B-/Pos/-- |
A/Stable/A-1 |
| Movie Gallery Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| Nash Finch Co. |
|
BB-/Stable/-- |
| Neiman Marcus Group Inc. (The) |
|
B+/Stable/-- |
| New Albertson's, Inc |
|
Not Rated |
| Nordstrom Inc. |
|
A-/Stable/A-2 |
| Office Depot Inc. |
|
B-/Stable/-- |
| OfficeMax Inc. |
|
B-/Stable/-- |
| O'Reilly Automotive Inc. |
BBB/Stable |
BBB-/Stable |
| OSI Restaurant Partners LLC |
|
B-/Stable/-- |
| Pathmark Stores Inc. |
|
See A&P |
| Payless Shoesource Inc. |
|
See Collective Brands |
| Penney (J.C.) Co. Inc. |
|
BB+/Stable/-- |
| Penske Automotive Group Inc. |
|
B+/Pos/-- |
| Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack |
B/Pos/-- |
B/Stable/-- |
| PETCO Animal Supplies Inc. |
|
B/Stable/-- |
| Perkins & Marie Callendar's Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| PetSmart Inc. |
BB+/Stable/-- |
BB/Pos/-- |
| Pier 1 Imports Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| Publix Super Markets Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| QVC Inc. |
|
BB/Stable/-- |
| RadioShack Corp. |
B+/Neg/-- |
BB/Stable/-- |
| Raley's |
|
Not Rated |
| Rent-A-Center |
|
BB/Stable/-- |
| Rent-Way Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| Rite Aid Corp. |
|
B-/Stable/-- |
| Ross Stores Inc. |
|
BBB+/Stable/-- |
| Ruddick Corp. |
|
Not Rated |
| Safeway Inc. |
|
BBB/Stable/A-2 |
| Save Mart Supermarkets |
|
Not Rated |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. |
CCC+/Neg/-- |
B+/Neg/-- |
| Sherwin-Williams Co. |
|
A/Stable/A-1 |
| ShopKo Stores, Inc. |
|
Not Rated |
| Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. |
|
BBB+/Stable/-- |
| ShopRite Supermarkets |
|
Not Rated |
| Sonic Automotive Inc. |
|
BB-/Stable/-- |
| Sony Corp. |
|
BBB+/Neg/A-2 |
| Sports Authority Inc. (The) |
|
B-/Stable/-- |
| Staples Inc. |
|
BBB/Stable/A-2 |
| Starbucks Corp. |
A-/Stable/A-2 |
BBB+/Stable/A-2 |
| Stater Bros. Holdings, Inc. |
B+/Stable/-- |
B+/Stable/B-2 |
| Subway |
|
Not Rated |
| SUPERVALU Inc. |
|
B+/Neg/-- |
| Swift Corp. |
|
B/Pos/-- |
| Target Corp |
|
A+/Stable/A-1 |
| Tesco PLC |
|
A-/Stable/A-2 |
| TJX Cos. Inc. |
|
A/Stable/A-1 |
| Toys "R" Us Inc. |
|
B/Stable/-- |
| Tractor Supply Co. |
|
Not Rated |
| Trader Joe's |
|
Not Rated |
| True Value Company |
|
Not Rated |
| Tyson Foods Inc. |
BBB-/Pos/-- |
BBB-/Stable/-- |
| Verizon Wireless Inc. |
|
A-/Stable/A-2 |
| Vitamin Shoppe Industries Inc. |
|
BB-/Stable |
| Walgreen Co. |
|
A/Neg/A-1 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. |
Not Rated |
AA/Stable/A-1+ |
| Wegmans Food Markets Inc. |
|
BBB+/Stable/-- |
| Weight Watchers International Inc. |
BB/Neg/-- |
BB/Stable/-- |
| Wells Fargo & Co. |
A+/Neg/A-1 |
AA-/Neg/A-1+ |
| Wendy's Restaurants LLC (Arby's) |
|
B+/Stable/-- |
| Williams-Sonoma |
|
Not Rated |
| WinCo Foods |
|
Not Rated |
| Winn-Dixie Stores |
|
Not Rated |
| Whole Foods Market Inc. |
BB+/Pos/-- |
BB+/Stable/-- |
| Woolworths Ltd |
|
A-/Stable/A-2 |
| YUM! Brands Inc. |
BBB/Stable/-- |
BBB-/Stable/-- |
updated 3/6/2012
