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| Last: 66.27 | Chg: +0.20 | %Chg: +0.30% | Open: 66.23 | Vol: 4.8 M | |
| Bid: 66.18 | Ask: 66.35 | Size: 50 | High: 66.44 | Low: 65.87 | Avg Vol: 6.9 M |

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| Industry | Retail Discretionary |
| Shares Outstanding | 1.1 B |
| 52 Wk Performance Price | 27.8% |
| Dividend | 2.20 2010/02/25 |
| Today's High 66.44 | P/E 16.1 |
| Today's Low 65.87 | EPS 4.11 |
| Open 66.23 | Price to Book 13.1 |
| Prev Close 66.07 | |
| 52 Wk high 66.24 | Moving Averages: |
| 52 Wk Low 51.36 | 21 Day 64.61 |
| Market Cap 71.1 B | 50 Day 63.72 |
| Yield 3.33 | 200 Day 59.85 |
| Bid $ | Ask $ | Chg $ | Vol | Opn Int | Series | Bid $ | Ask $ | Chg $ | Vol | Opn Int |
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| 41.30 | 41.45 | 0.30 | 0 | 48 | Mar 10 25.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 167 |
| 38.85 | 38.95 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 27.5 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 36.35 | 36.45 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 30.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 1242 |
| 33.85 | 33.95 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 32.5 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 227 |
| 31.35 | 31.45 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 35.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 547 |
| 28.85 | 28.95 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 37.5 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 282 |
| 26.35 | 26.45 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 40.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 115 |
| 23.85 | 23.95 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 42.5 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 175 |
| 21.35 | 21.45 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 45.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 969 |
| 18.85 | 18.95 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | Mar 10 47.5 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 3123 |
| 16.35 | 16.45 | 0.30 | 0 | 11 | Mar 10 50.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 13074 |
| 13.85 | 13.95 | 0.32 | 0 | 39 | Mar 10 52.5 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 4172 |
| 11.35 | 11.45 | 0.35 | 1 | 457 | Mar 10 55.0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 3601 |
| 8.85 | 8.95 | 0.32 | 1 | 877 | Mar 10 57.5 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 4650 |
| 6.35 | 6.40 | 0.32 | 59 | 2238 | Mar 10 60.0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 25 | 10526 |
| 3.85 | 3.95 | 0.30 | 97 | 3469 | Mar 10 62.5 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 13 | 6670 |
| 1.41 | 1.44 | 0.27 | 4,066 | 15200 | Mar 10 65.0 | 0.03 | 0.04 | -0.04 | 565 | 5155 |
| 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 955 | 7713 | Mar 10 67.5 | 1.17 | 1.19 | -0.30 | 982 | 1743 |
| 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 46 | 6476 | Mar 10 70.0 | 3.60 | 3.65 | -0.30 | 44 | 1057 |
| 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | 204 | Mar 10 75.0 | 8.60 | 8.65 | -0.32 | 0 | 31 |
| 10.80 | 11.50 | -0.35 | 0 | 156 | Apr 10 55.0 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 439 |
| 8.80 | 9.05 | 0.30 | 2 | 474 | Apr 10 57.5 | 0.04 | 0.06 | -0.01 | 10 | 391 |
| 6.45 | 6.50 | 0.28 | 181 | 267 | Apr 10 60.0 | 0.08 | 0.10 | -0.02 | 86 | 2520 |
| 4.05 | 4.10 | 0.25 | 129 | 2170 | Apr 10 62.5 | 0.18 | 0.19 | -0.06 | 278 | 5185 |
| 1.94 | 1.97 | 0.16 | 1,307 | 7111 | Apr 10 65.0 | 0.55 | 0.57 | -0.15 | 595 | 2975 |
| 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.03 | 1,011 | 6839 | Apr 10 67.5 | 1.67 | 1.70 | -0.27 | 901 | 1014 |
| 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 31 | 773 | Apr 10 70.0 | 3.65 | 3.70 | -0.32 | 275 | 435 |
| 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | 41 | Apr 10 72.5 | 6.10 | 6.15 | -0.32 | 214 | 207 |
| 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 75.0 | 8.50 | 9.25 | -0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| 30.80 | 31.55 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | Jun 10 35.0 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 489 |
| 25.80 | 26.55 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | Jun 10 40.0 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0 | 1348 |
| 20.80 | 21.55 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | Jun 10 45.0 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 215 | 3032 |
| 18.30 | 19.10 | 0.03 | 0 | 2 | Jun 10 47.5 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0 | 1903 |
| 15.80 | 16.60 | 0.08 | 0 | 14 | Jun 10 50.0 | 0.11 | 0.13 | -0.01 | 0 | 4840 |
| 13.45 | 14.10 | 0.10 | 0 | 21 | Jun 10 52.5 | 0.15 | 0.17 | -0.02 | 1,011 | 5190 |
| 11.50 | 11.60 | 0.30 | 0 | 129 | Jun 10 55.0 | 0.22 | 0.24 | -0.02 | 17 | 4019 |
| 9.10 | 9.20 | 0.30 | 24 | 1534 | Jun 10 57.5 | 0.34 | 0.36 | -0.04 | 46 | 5325 |
| 6.75 | 6.85 | 0.25 | 8 | 3539 | Jun 10 60.0 | 0.57 | 0.59 | -0.06 | 143 | 5571 |
| 4.65 | 4.70 | 0.23 | 30 | 8037 | Jun 10 62.5 | 0.99 | 1.01 | -0.11 | 652 | 14900 |
| 2.81 | 2.84 | 0.14 | 1,307 | 11681 | Jun 10 65.0 | 1.74 | 1.77 | -0.17 | 172 | 2699 |
| 1.44 | 1.47 | 0.08 | 1,636 | 6197 | Jun 10 67.5 | 2.96 | 3.00 | -0.22 | 83 | 1021 |
| 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.04 | 862 | 4782 | Jun 10 70.0 | 4.65 | 4.75 | -0.28 | 40 | 1359 |
| 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0 | 817 | Jun 10 75.0 | 9.15 | 9.25 | -0.30 | 48 | 413 |
| 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Jun 10 80.0 | 14.10 | 14.20 | -0.30 | 0 | 146 |
| 25.70 | 26.55 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | Sep 10 40.0 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0 | 442 |
| 20.75 | 21.55 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | Sep 10 45.0 | 0.14 | 0.17 | -0.01 | 0 | 203 |
| 16.40 | 16.55 | 0.27 | 0 | 72 | Sep 10 50.0 | 0.28 | 0.30 | -0.02 | 15 | 541 |
| 11.60 | 11.75 | 0.28 | 0 | 213 | Sep 10 55.0 | 0.60 | 0.62 | -0.04 | 0 | 1634 |
| 9.30 | 9.45 | 0.27 | 2 | 440 | Sep 10 57.5 | 0.90 | 0.92 | -0.07 | 25 | 1191 |
| 7.15 | 7.25 | 0.20 | 0 | 470 | Sep 10 60.0 | 1.35 | 1.38 | -0.10 | 11 | 2109 |
| 5.20 | 5.30 | 0.20 | 96 | 1061 | Sep 10 62.5 | 2.01 | 2.05 | -0.13 | 8 | 812 |
| 3.55 | 3.60 | 0.12 | 107 | 3018 | Sep 10 65.0 | 2.95 | 3.00 | -0.18 | 7 | 2556 |
| 2.26 | 2.30 | 0.11 | 38 | 1826 | Sep 10 67.5 | 4.20 | 4.25 | -0.22 | 8 | 465 |
| 1.31 | 1.34 | 0.07 | 844 | 1549 | Sep 10 70.0 | 5.80 | 5.85 | -0.28 | 11 | 158 |
| 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 30 | 417 | Sep 10 75.0 | 9.85 | 10.00 | -0.27 | 0 | 21 |
| 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 6 | 1 | Sep 10 80.0 | 14.60 | 14.75 | -0.27 | 49 | 46 |
| 50.60 | 51.55 | -0.40 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 15.0 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0 | 374 |
| 48.10 | 49.10 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 17.5 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0 | 212 |
| 45.60 | 46.55 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 20.0 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0 | 2954 |
| 43.10 | 44.10 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 22.5 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0 | 499 |
| 40.65 | 41.55 | -0.35 | 0 | 418 | Jan 11 25.0 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0 | 1276 |
| 35.65 | 36.60 | -0.35 | 0 | 3 | Jan 11 30.0 | 0.10 | 0.12 | -0.01 | 0 | 1388 |
| 30.65 | 31.60 | -0.35 | 0 | 33 | Jan 11 35.0 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0 | 2428 |
| 25.85 | 26.55 | 0.12 | 0 | 534 | Jan 11 40.0 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.01 | 0 | 3785 |
| 20.70 | 21.60 | 0.08 | 0 | 60 | Jan 11 45.0 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 15 | 8168 |
| 16.50 | 16.65 | 0.28 | 0 | 1056 | Jan 11 50.0 | 0.75 | 0.79 | -0.04 | 109 | 21683 |
| 11.90 | 12.05 | 0.25 | 0 | 13003 | Jan 11 55.0 | 1.40 | 1.44 | -0.06 | 52 | 14419 |
| 7.80 | 7.90 | 0.20 | 49 | 16053 | Jan 11 60.0 | 2.53 | 2.58 | -0.12 | 192 | 9875 |
| 4.50 | 4.60 | 0.10 | 156 | 22470 | Jan 11 65.0 | 4.40 | 4.50 | -0.18 | 6 | 5847 |
| 2.27 | 2.33 | 0.09 | 98 | 22181 | Jan 11 70.0 | 7.20 | 7.30 | -0.25 | 22 | 1571 |
| 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.04 | 9 | 1835 | Jan 11 75.0 | 10.95 | 11.05 | -0.25 | 20 | 211 |
| 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0 | 1808 | Jan 11 80.0 | 15.30 | 15.45 | -0.32 | 0 | 513 |
| 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0 | 881 | Jan 11 85.0 | 20.00 | 20.70 | -0.10 | 0 | 234 |
| 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0 | 622 | Jan 11 90.0 | 24.90 | 25.75 | -0.05 | 0 | 212 |
| 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 122 | Jan 11 95.0 | 29.90 | 30.70 | -0.08 | 0 | 55 |
| 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0 | 155 | Jan 11 100.0 | 34.85 | 35.65 | 0.28 | 0 | 386 |
| 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0 | 105 | Jan 11 105.0 | 39.85 | 40.65 | 0.35 | 0 | 300 |
| 0.00 | 0.02 | -0.01 | 0 | 120 | Jan 11 110.0 | 44.80 | 45.75 | 0.10 | 0 | 158 |
| 25.55 | 26.65 | -0.03 | 0 | 21 | Jan 12 40.0 | 0.93 | 1.00 | -0.01 | 0 | 1109 |
| 16.75 | 17.00 | 0.33 | 1,002 | 3171 | Jan 12 50.0 | 2.32 | 2.44 | -0.05 | 0 | 3613 |
| 9.10 | 9.25 | 0.25 | 20 | 3542 | Jan 12 60.0 | 5.25 | 5.40 | -0.12 | 12 | 4345 |
| 4.05 | 4.25 | 0.10 | 4 | 3605 | Jan 12 70.0 | 10.40 | 10.60 | -0.23 | 20 | 516 |
| 1.49 | 1.61 | 0.04 | 0 | 335 | Jan 12 80.0 | 17.75 | 18.00 | -0.27 | 0 | 730 |