Author: James Hartford

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the five weeks ended April 5, 2003 increased 4.6% to $3.889 billion from $3.717 billion for the five-week period ended April 6, 2002. Comparable-store sales declined 2.3% from fiscal March 2002…

Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced that comparable domestic store revenues decreased 3.1% for the five weeks ended April 5, 2003. Total domestic store revenues were $2.4 billion; a 2.3% decrease compared with the five weeks ended April 6, 2002…

Stage Stores, Inc. reported that comparable store sales for the five-week period ended April 5, 2003 decreased 15.6% as compared to the prior year five-week period ended April 6, 2002. Total sales decreased 12.5% to $73.0 million from $83.4 million in the

Dillard's, Inc. announced that sales for the five weeks ended April 5, 2003 were $667,156,000 compared to sales for the five weeks ended April 6, 2002 of $763,394,000. Total sales decreased 13% for the five-week period. Sales in comparable stores f

Retailer Saks Incorporated announced that comparable store sales for the five weeks ended April 5, 2003 compared to the five weeks ended April 6, 2002 decreased 3.8% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales decreased 0.2% for SDSG and

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $3.88 billion for the five weeks ended April 6, 2003, an increase of 12% from $3.46 billion in the same five-week period of the prior fiscal year…

Payless ShoeSource, Inc. reported that same-store sales decreased 10.6% during the March reporting period, the five weeks ended April 5, 2003. Company sales totaled $270.9 million, a 9.2 percent decrease from $298.2 million during fiscal March of last ye

Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales of $347 million for the five weeks ended April 5, 2003, a 5% increase above the $329 million in sales for the five weeks ended April 6, 2002. Comparable store sales for the month declined 5% compared to an 11% increase in

Stein Mart, Inc. announced total sales for the five-week March period were $131.1 million, a 10.5 percent decrease from the $146.6 million in sales for the same period in 2002. Comparable store sales for March decreased 12.9%…

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported sales for the five-week period ended April 5, 2003, were $1,109 million, up 5% over $1,059 million achieved during the five-week period ended April 6, 2002. Consolidated comparable store sales for the five-week period ende