Industry Report: FOR LIMITED INC(LTD) provided BY APERION GROUP, LLC

Aperion Group, LLC issued Industry Report October 05, 2004: AMER EAGLE OUTF, ABERCROMBIE, ANNTAYLOR STRES, BEBE STORES INC, BUCKLE INC, BON-TON STORES, CACHE INC, CHICOS FAS INC, CHARMING SHOPPE, DILLARDS INC-A, TARGET CORP, FEDERATED DEPT, GAP INC, GOTTSCHALKS INC, GUESS INC, HOT TOPIC INC, PENNEY (JC) INC, JOS A BANK CLTH, KOHLS CORP, LIMITED INC, MAY DEPT STORES, MOTHERS WORK, NORDSTROM INC, SAKS INC, PAC SUNWEAR CAL, ROSS STORES, SEARS ROEBUCK &, MENS WEARHOUSE, TALBOTS INC, RETAIL VENTURES, WILSONS LEATHER, WAL-MART STORES, WET SEAL INC -A, TJX COS INC NEW, AEROPOSTALE INC