Author: James Hartford

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales for the five-week period ended July 5, 2003 increased 4.1% to $47.5 million from sales of $45.6 million for the five-week period ended July 6, 2002. Comparable store sales decreased 5.4% in June 2003. In June 2002, compa

The Buckle, Inc. announced that sales for the five-week period ended July 5, 2003 increased 2.9% to $29.7 million from sales of $28.9 million in the corresponding five-week period ended July 6, 2002. Comparable store sales decreased 1.0% from comparable

Oakley, Inc. announced that Orin Smith has resigned as a member of the company's board of directors. Mr. Smith, president and chief executive officer of Starbucks Corporation, cited the change was necessary due to his increased duties and responsibil

Value City Department Stores, Inc. announced total sales for the five weeks ended July 5, 2003, increased 3.7% to $237.1 million from $228.7 million for the five weeks ended July 6, 2002. The company's same store sales decreased 0.2% for the five wee

Dillard's, Inc. announced that sales for the five weeks ended July 5, 2003 were $635,748,000 compared to sales for the five weeks ended July 6, 2002 of $685,644,000. Total sales decreased 7%. Sales in comparable stores decreased 6% for the five-week

Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced that comparable domestic store revenues decreased 1.8% for the five weeks ended July 5, 2003. Total domestic store revenues were $2.6 billion in June 2003, compared with $2.7 billion for the five weeks ended July 6, 2002.

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported that June retail sales for its Famous Footwear chain of were $99.0 million for the five-week period ended July 5, 2003, a 1.6% decrease compared to $100.6 million for the same period last year. Same-store sales for the p

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported today that comparable department store sales increased 0.1% for the five weeks ended June 28, 2003. Sales were soft early in the period, then strengthened during Father's Day and the latter part of the month. Catal

Kohl's Corporation reported that sales for the five week fiscal period ended July 5, 2003 increased 10.7% over the five week fiscal period ended July 6, 2002. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 2.4%…

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the five weeks ended July 5, 2003 increased 7.9% to $4.135 billion from $3.833 billion for the five-week period ended July 6, 2002. Comparable-store sales increased 0.8% from fiscal June 2002. Tar

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $655.7 million for the five-week period ending July 5, 2003, an increase of 6.4 percent compared to sales of $616.0 million for the five-week period ending July 6, 2002. Same-store sales increased 1.9%…

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported June 2003 sales results. Sales for the five-week period ended July 5, 2003, were $1,183 million, up 10% over $1,073 million achieved during the five-week period ended July 6, 2002. Consolidated comparable store sales for t