Author: James Hartford

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $5.22 billion for the five weeks ended July 3, 2005, an increase of 12% from $4.65 billion in the same five-week period of the prior fiscal year. Comp store sales were up 9% for the company and 8% for th

The Buckle, Inc. reported that sales for June increased 9.6% to $38.0 million from sales of $34.7 million in the corresponding year-ago period. Comparable store sales increased 4.4% from comparable store sales for the prior year…

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported that sales for the five-week period ended July 2, 2005 increased 12.0% to $54.4 million from sales of $48.6 million for the year-ago period. Comparable store sales increased 6.7% in June 2005.

Shoe Pavilion, Inc. announced comparable store net sales increased 8.2% for the second quarter ended July 2, 2005 from the same period last year. Net sales for the second quarter ended July 2, 2005 increased 20.2% to $24.9 million from $20.7 million for t

Stein Mart, Inc. announced total sales for June increased 6.2% to $131.7 million from $124.0 million in the five-week June period last year. Same-store slaes increased 4.1% for the period…

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $773.5 million for the five-week period ending July 2, 2005, an increase of 9.3% compared to sales of $707.5 million for the five-week period ending July 3, 2004. Same-store sales increased 8.1%…

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the 5-week period ending July 1 increased 11.2% to $29.99 billion, comapred to $26.97 billion in the year-ago period. Wal-Mart Stores sales rose 11.7% for the period and comps increased 4.6%. SAM'S CLUB

Gottschalks Inc. announced that same-store sales for the month of June 2005 increased 0.5% from the prior year. Total sales for the month were $60.8 million compared to total sales of $60.7 million in June 2004…

ShopKo Stores, Inc. reported consolidated sales for the five weeks ended July 2, 2005 decreased 4.2% to $288.7 million from $301.2 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 4.8%…

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. comparable department store sales increased 7.4% for the five weeks ended July 2, 2005, which was better than previous guidance of a low-single digit increase. In last year's June period, comparable department store sales i

Quiksilver, Inc. announced the promotion of Marty Samuels, formerly president of Quiksilver Men's, America, to president of Quiksilver Americas and of Pierre Agnes, formerly managing director, Quiksilver Europe, as president of Quiksilver Europe. In

DSW Inc. reported net sales of $106.4 million for the five week period ended July 2, 2005, a 23.1% increase over last year's net sales of $86.4 million for the five week period ended July 3, 2004. June comparable store sales increased 7.7% over the s