Stein Mart July Comps Increase 1.6%

Stein Mart, Inc. announced that comparable store sales for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2004 increased 6.2%. Total sales for July were up 1.6% to $81.8 million compared $80.5 million in the year-ago period…

Federated July Comps Up 3.7%

Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $998 million for the four weeks ended July 31, 2004, an increase in total sales of 3.6% compared to total sales of $962 million in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's

Target Stores July Comps Up 4.1%

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended July 31, 2004 increased 8.8% to $3.59 billion from $3.30 billion for the four-week period ended August 2, 2003. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 3.8% from f

TJX July Same-Store Sales Increase 3.0%

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended July 31, 2004, were $1.0 billion, up 12% over $899 million achieved during the four-week period ended August 2, 2003. Consolidated comparable store sales for the four-week period ended

Gen-X Names Two Execs; Inks Field and Stream License

Gen-X Sports Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Forzani Group Limited, announced that John Jensen has joined the company as SVP of Purchasing. Mr. Jensen brings twenty four years of experience in the footwear industry. Bill Dey has joined Gen-X as SVP

Phoenix Swings to Q2 Profit on Flat Pro Forma Sales

Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. reported that net sales for the second quarter ended June 26, 2004 increased 83.7% to $13.9 million from $7.6 million for the second quarter of 2003. Net sales for the current period include $134,000 of royalty income compared

Nike Updates Back Half Order Backlog Numbers

Nike, Inc. filed its fiscal 2004 10-K report on Friday, revising its futures backlog figures for shipment through November. The company pointed to strength in the U.S. and Asia markets that drove backlog up 11.3% to $5.6 billion, versus its previously