April Comps Up 18% for The Buckle

The Buckle, Inc. reported comparable store net sales for the four-week period ended May 2, 2009 increased 18.2% from comparable store net sales for the four-week period ended May 3, 2008…

K-Swiss Posts Q1 Loss on Continued Sales Declines

K-Swiss Inc. posted a net loss was $1.1 million, or 3 cents per diluted share, for the first quarter ended March 31, compared with net earnings of $7.1 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, in the prior-year period. Total worldwide revenues decreased 24

Stage Stores Reports April Comps Slip 1.5%

Stage Stores, Inc. reported that its total sales for the four week April period ended May 2, 2009 increased 1.1% to $107.7 million from $106.5 million in the prior year four week period ended May 3, 2008. Comparable store sales decreased 1.5% this year ve

Bon-Ton Reports May Comps Slide 5%

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. reported comparable store sales for the four weeks ended May 2, 2009 decreased 5.1% compared with the prior year period. Total sales for the four weeks decreased 4.7% to $199.4 million compared with $209.2 million for the prior ye

Stein Mart April Comps Fall 14.6%

Stein Mart, Inc. said total sales for April were $100.2 million, a 14.6% decline from last year's sales of $117.4 million. Comparable store sales for the period were down 12.3%…

BJ’s Wholesale Club Comp Sales Slide 4.9%

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. said sales for April 2009 decreased by 3.2% to $719.0 million from $743.1 million in April 2008. On a comparable club basis, sales decreased by 4.9% for the month of April 2009, including a negative impact from sales of gasoline

TJX Cos. Reports April Comps Up 3%

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported April 2009 sales for the four-week period ended May 2, 2009 were $1.43 billion, up 1% over the $1.41 billion achieved during the four-week period ended May 3, 2008. For the 13 weeks ended May 2, 2009, sales reached $4.35 b

J.C. Penney April Comps Down 6.6%

J. C. Penney comparable store sales decreased 6.6% for the four weeks ended May 2, 2009, better than the company’s guidance for sales to decrease 9% to 12% and compared to a 1.7% decrease last year. Total sales in April decreased 5.0%…

April Comp Sales Down 10.8% for Nordstrom

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $561 million for the four-week period ended May 2, 2009, a decrease of 6.5% compared with sales of $600 million for the four-week period ended May 3, 2008. Same-store sales for April decreased 10.8% compared w

Kohl’s April Comps Slip 6.3%

Kohl’s Corporation reported total sales for the four-week month ended May 2, 2009 decreased 2.3% from the four-week month ended May 3, 2008. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 6.2%…

Target April Comps Remain Steady

Target Corporation said net retail sales for the four weeks ended May 2, 2009 were $4.45 billion, an increase of 4.5% from $4.25 billion for the four weeks ended May 3, 2008. On this same basis, April comparable-store sales increased 0.3%…

DSW Opens 300th Store in Folsom, CA

DSW is opening its 300th store in the U.S. The store is in Folsom, CA, and is the 100th opening for the company in the past three years. Today, DSW operates stores in 37 states as well as an e-commerce channel…

Nike to Close San Jose, CA Store

Nike Inc. plans to close its store at Westfield Valley Fair shopping center in San Jose, CA on May 17, according to various media sources. The 5,000-square-foot location opened in June 2005…