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Amer Sports Q4 Sales Down 3% as Ball Sports Segment Weakens

February 4, 2010 SGB Update

Amer Sports Corporation said net sales for the fourth quarter fell 3% to €482.8 million ($713.1mm), due largely to a 14% decline in sales of ball sports. Winter and outdoor sales rose 1% to €392.2 million ($579.3mm), while fitness sales were f

BJ’s Reports Sales Surge 13%, Comps up 2.9% Excluding Gas

February 4, 2010 SGB Update

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. said total sales for the month of January 2010 increased by 13.0% to $742.6 million. Comp stores sales rose 2.9%, after excluding a 5.5% jump in gas sales. The strong performance cames despite the loss of Super Bowl related

Stage Stores Comps Decline 11.3% in January

February 4, 2010 SGB Update

Stage Stores, Inc. reported that its total sales for the four week January period ended Jan. 30, 2010 decreased 10.2% to $67 million from $75 million in the prior year four week period ended Jan. 31, 2009. Comparable store sales decreased 11.3% this year

Target’s January Sales Rise 3.6% on 0.5% Comps Growth

February 4, 2010 SGB Update

Target Corporation reported net retail sales for the four weeks ended Jan. 30, 2010 were $4.29 billion, up 3.6% from $4.14 billion for the four weeks ended Jan. 31, 2009. On this same basis, January comparable-store sales increased 0.5%.

Ross Stores Ups Q4 Earnings on 13% January Sales Growth

February 4, 2010 SGB Update

Ross Stores, Inc. upped its fourth quarter earnings estimates as it reported a 13% increase in sales for the four weeks ended Jan. 30, 2010. The discounter said same store sales for the period grew 8% over the prior year period…

Kohl’s Ups Q4 Guidance on 6.5% Comps Growth in January

February 4, 2010 SGB Update

Kohl’s Corporation reported today that total sales for the four-week month ended Jan. 30, 2010 increased 10.7% from the four-week month ended Jan. 31, 2009. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 6.5%. The strong performance prompted the depat

Outdoor Brands Sign on With Online Private Sale Network

February 4, 2010 SGB Update

Retail Innovation Group of Portland, OR said it officially launched The Clymb – an online private sale network that offer discounts up to 70% off retail on premium outdoor brands. The company said Icebreaker, Suunto, Dakine, Outdoor Research, Keen, R.E.D

FTC Warns 78 Companies to Scrutinize Bamboo Labeling

February 4, 2010 SGB Update

Seventy-eight companies nationwide have received Federal Trade Commission letters warning that they may be breaking the law by selling clothing and other textile products that are labeled and advertised as “bamboo,” but actually are made of ma

Canadian Study Finds Ski Helmets Don’t Increase Risk of Neck Injury

February 3, 2010 SGB Executive

An analysis of 12 studies of ski helmet use suggests that helmets are effective in reducing the risk of head injury among skiers and snowboarders and found no significant association between helmet use and an increased risk of neck injury, according to an