DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 
 
   The following companies are among those that have reported April retail sales: 
 
   COMPANY                SYMBOL      SAME-STORE   S-S ESTIMATE 
   Hot Topic               HOTT          3.1%          7.0% 
   Rite Aid                RAD           1.8%       a. 2.0% 
   Walgreen                WAG           5.7%       a. 3.2% 
   Zumiez                  ZUMZ        (13.8%)       (14.1%) 
 
   a. Fewer than three analysts 
 
   Figures in parentheses indicate a decrease in sales from the year-earlier period.