November retail sales are out and the numbers are solidifying first predictions that Black Friday would set records.Costco continued to post break-neck same-store sales growth, up 9.0% on $7.1 billion of sales. The retailer saw its greatest strength from Texas, California and Midwestern markets. Costco said food, hardware and tires did exceptionally well during the quarter. However, it faced some difficulty in its television division as the number of units sold fell in the low single digits. That was offset by higher unit prices as Costco shifts its assortment to LED technologies, which sell at a premium.Elsewhere in retail, Limited Brands also posted strong same-store growth, even as total net sales declined. That was due to its divestiture of apparel operations.Pier 1 saw same-store sales improve 7%. The home-goods retailer's Chief Executive Alex Smith noted over the three-day Black Friday weekend, same store sales were up 10% "with modest levels of discount."The round up of sales:Costco: Same-Store Sales Growth: +9.0%, Expected Growth: +6.5%Dillards: Same-Store Sales Growth: +3.0%, Expected Growth: +3.0%Gap: Same-Store Sales Growth: -5.0%, Expected Growth: -4.3%J.C. Penney: Same-Store Sales Growth: -2.0%, Expected Growth: -1.6%Kohl's: Same-Store Sales Growth: -6.2%, Expected Growth: +2.0%Limited Brands: Same-Store Sales Growth: +7.0%, Expected Growth: +4.4%Macy's: Same-Store Sales Growth: +4.8%, Expected Growth: +4.1%Nordstrom: Same-Store Sales Growth: +5.6%, Expected Growth: +5.0%Pier 1*: Same-Store Sales Growth: +7.0%, Expected Growth: N/ARoss Stores: Same-Store Sales Growth: +5.0%, Expected Growth: +3.7%Saks: Same-Store Sales Growth: +9.3%, Expected Growth: +5.9%Stage Stores: Same-Store Sales Growth: +2.3%, Expected Growth: 0.0%Talbot's: Same-Store Sales Growth: -4.0%, Expected Growth: -8.0%Target: Same-Store Sales Growth: +1.8%, Expected Growth: +2.8%TJX: Same-Store Sales Growth: +4.0%, Expected Growth: +4.0% Click here for updates as additional retailers report throughout the day >*Indicates Quarterly S/S SalesSource: Thomson Reuters, BloombergPlease follow Money Game on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »See Also:CITI: We Hit The Lines On Black Friday, And This Is What We SawMORGAN STANLEY: This Is What The US Economy Will Be Like In 2012 And 2013These Big Clear Charts Show How Americans Are Still Up To Their Neck In Debt
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