Ross Stores Reports December Comps Up 12%; Sales Spike 16%

Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales for the five weeks ended Jan. 2, 2010 increased 16% to $934 million from $802 million for the five weeks ended Jan. 3, 2009. Same store sales for the month were well ahead of forecast and up 12% over the prior year..

J.C. Penney Halves Comp Store Decline in December

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. comparable store sales decreased 3.8% for the five-week period ended Jan. 2, 2010, which was at the favorable end of the company’s guidance of a 3 to 6 % sales decline…

Baker’s Reports December Comps Up 9.9%

Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. reported net sales for the five-week period ended Jan. 2, 2010 increased to $30.0 million compared to $27.4 million in the same period last year. Comparable store sales for Dec. 2009 increased 9.9%, compared to an increase of 3

Target Reports Stronger than Expected December Sales

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the five weeks ended Jan. 2, 2010 rose 5.0% to $9.74 billion compared to the five weeks ended Jan. 3, 2009. Dec. comparable-store sales increased 1.8%, compared to a 4.1% decline in the same period

TJX Racks Up 21% Sales Gain in December

The TJX Companies, Inc. said sales for the five-week period ended Jan. 2, 2010, rose 21% to $2.9 billion from the comparable period a year ago and 8% for the 48 weeks ended Jan. 2, 2010. The discounter upped its earnings guidance to 31% over fiscal 2009..

BJ’s Comps Jump 4.8% in December

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. reported total sales for Dec. 2009 increased by 9.4% to $1.16 billion, from $1.06 billion in Dec. 2008. On a comparable club basis, sales increased by 4.8% for the month of Dec., including a positive impact from sales of gas

Macy’s Logs 1% Comps Growth in December

Macy's, Inc. reported total sales of $4.43 billion for the five weeks ended Jan. 2, 2010, an increase of 0.7% compared with total sales of $4.40 billion in the five weeks ended Jan. 3, 2009. On a same-store basis, Macy's, Inc. sales were up 1.0%

Sears Sees Q4 Profits Above Estimates

Sears Holdings Corp posted a slight rise in Dec. same store sales, driven by Kmart, and forecast fourth-quarter earnings ahead of estimates. Earnings are expected to come in between $385 million and $465 million, or $3.36 a share and $4.06 a share, for th

The Bon-Ton Stores Sales Decline Eases in December

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced comparable store sales for the five weeks ended Jan. 2, 2010 decreased 2.6%. Total sales for the five weeks decreased 3.0% to $511.1 million compared with $527.2 million for the prior year period…