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Aeropostale(ARO Quote) said that total sales for the month of August rose 21.8% to $136.5 million from $112.1 million for the same period last year. Comparable same-store sales increased 1.3% in August, vs. an increase of 6.2% for the same period a year ago. Aeropostale said total year-to-date sales have increased 22.4% to $581 million, compared with $474.6 million in the year ago period. The stock was down 16 cents, or 0.63%, to $25.38 in after-hours trading.

Starbucks(SBUX Quote) reported net revenue of $508 million for the four-week period ended Aug. 28, vs. revenue of $418 million for the same period a year ago. Starbucks said same-store sales increased 7% for August, compared with the same period last year. The company said year-to-date revenue increased 22% to $5.7 billion from revenue of $4.7 billion for the year-ago period. The stock was up a penny, or 0.02%, to $49.04 in after-hours trading.

Opsware(OPSW Quote) reported a loss of $3.9 million, or 4 cents a share, for the second quarter ended July 31, compared with a loss of $813,000, or a penny a share, a year ago. Revenue for the quarter rose 60% to $14.1 million from $8.6 million last year. Excluding certain items, the company had a loss of $2.6 million, or 3 cents a share. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call expected a loss of 2 cents a share on revenue of $13.9 million. For the third quarter, the provider of IT automation and utility computing siftware expects to report a loss of 2 cents to 3 cents a share on revenue of $14.5 million to $15.5 million. Wall Street forecasts a loss of a penny a share on revenue of $15.5 million. The stock was up 30 cents, or 6.45%, to $4.95 in after-hours trading. ...