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Wal-Mart Changes Retailing's Economics

COMPANY                 SELLING, GENERAL, AND
(LATEST 12 MONTHS)      ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
                        AS A PERCENTAGE OF SALES

WAL-MART                        15.8%
CIRCUIT CITY                    19.0
KMART                           22.2
CALDOR                          24.4
BRADLEES                        29.4
FEDERATED DEPT. STORES          33.3

DATA: BLOOMBERG FINANCIAL MARKETS, BUSINESS WEEK


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