Author: James Hartford

The TJX Companies, Inc. today reported April 2003 sales results. Sales for the four-week period ended May 3, 2003, were $956 million, up 6% over $899 million achieved during the four-week period ended May 4, 2002. Consolidated comparable store sales for

Retailer Saks Incorporated announced that comparable store sales for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003 compared to the four weeks ended May 4, 2002 decreased 2.4% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales decreased 9.1% for SDSG and incr

Kohl's Corporation reported that sales for the four week period ended May 3, 2003, increased 5.8% over the four week period ended May 4, 2002. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 4.1%…

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported that comparable department store sales decreased 6.9% for the four weeks ended April 26, 2003, compared with last year's strong 5.5% gain. Children's was the best performing category and reflected good Easter

Target Corporation today reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003 increased 11.3% to $3.191 billion from $2.866 billion for the four-week period ended May 4, 2002. Comparable-store sales increased 3.9% from fiscal April 2002

Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced that comparable domestic store revenues decreased 8.5% for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003. Total domestic store revenues were $2.0 billion, an 8.0% decrease compared with the four weeks ended May 4, 2002…

Dillard's, Inc. announced that sales for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003 were $536,483,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended May 4, 2002 of $548,383,000. Sales decreased 2% on both a total and comparable store basis for the four-week period

Total store sales for The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. decreased 4.2% to $44.2 million for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003 compared to the four weeks ended May 4, 2002. Comparable store sales decreased by 5.6%…

Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $1.076 billion for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003. This represents a decrease of 1.7% from total sales of $1.096 billion for the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's A

The May Department Stores Company reported preliminary net sales of $967.4 million for the four-week period ended May 3, 2003, a 3.8% decrease from $1.01 billion in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 5.6%…

Payless ShoeSource, Inc. reported that same-store sales decreased 4.8% during the April reporting period, the four weeks ended May 3, 2003. Company sales totaled $251.5 million, a 5.2% decrease from $265.4 million during fiscal April of last year…

Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales of $289 million for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003, a 9% increase above the $264 million in sales for the four weeks ended May 4, 2002. Comparable store sales for the month declined 1% compared to an 8% increase in the p

Value City Department Stores, Inc. announced total sales for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003, increased 6.8% to $205.8 million from $192.8 million for the four weeks ended May 4, 2002. The company's same store sales increased 2.0% for the four week

Umpqua Holdings Corporation, parent company of Umpqua Bank and Strand Atkinson Williams & York, increased its focus on the Portland market by adding Nike President of USA Operations Gary DeStefano to its board of directors…