Author: James Hartford

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $3.14 billion for the four weeks ended May 4, 2003, an increase of 10 percent from $2.84 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year…

Vegetarians International Voice for Animals filed a lawsuit Wednesday against adidas using a California law intended to protect endangered species. adidas is countering the charge by pointing out that while the company makes shoes using kangaroo leather,

Gottschalks Inc. announced that April 2003 same store sales decreased 3.0% from the prior year. Total sales decreased 5.7% to $43.0 million from $45.6 million in April 2002. During the month the Company operated seven fewer stores than in the same period

Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. reported total sales for the month ended May 3, 2003 were up 4.2% to $95.1 million, compared to $91.3 million in April 2002. Comparable store sales increased 5.6%…

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced comparable store sales for the month decreased 3.7%. Total sales for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003 decreased 4.5% to $47.5 million versus $49.7 million reported for the same period last year…

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended May 3, 2003 increased 18.1% to $46.8 million from sales of $39.7 million for the four-week period ended May 4, 2002. Comparable store sales increased 5.0% in April 2003…

Stage Stores, Inc. reported that comparable store sales for the four-week period ended May 3, 2003 increased 3.6% as compared to the prior year four-week period ended May 4, 2002. Total sales increased 7.7% to $65.5 million from $60.8 million in the prior

The Buckle, Inc. announced that sales for the four-week period ended May 3, 2003 increased 5.2% to $24.0 million from sales of $22.8 million in the corresponding four-week period ended May 4, 2002. Comparable store sales were up 1.2%…

Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported that total sales for the four weeks of April of fiscal 2003 were $60.4 million, an increase of 26.1% over total sales of $47.9 million for the four weeks of April of fiscal 2002. Company same store sales increa

Stein Mart, Inc. announced total sales for the four-week April period were $108.4 million, a 3.0% percent decrease from the $111.8 million in sales for the same period in 2002. Comparable store sales for April decreased 3.8 percent from 2002 to 2003…

Retail sales at Famous Footwear were $91,900,000 for the four-week period ended May 3, 2003, up 8.5% compared to $84,700,000 for the same period last year (ended May 4, 2002). Same-store sales increased 4.1% for the month, partially due to the Easter cale

Galyan's Trading Company, Inc. reported net net sales for the first quarter were $129.6 million, representing a 14.2 percent increase over the same period last year. Comparable store sales for the first quarter declined 6.3%. Increased comparable sto

Foot Locker, Inc. reported sales for the 13-week period ended May 3, 2003 of $1.13 billion, versus $1.09 billion in the comparable period last year, an increase of 3.5%. For this same 13-week period, comparable-store sales decreased 2.5%. Excluding the ef