Bakers Footwear February Comps Rise 12.8%

Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. said for the four-week period ended Feb. 28, 2009, net sales increased 10.6% to $13.9 million, compared to $12.6 million in the same period last year. Comparable store sales for the four-week February 2009 period increased 12.8

Bon-Ton February Comps Slide 8.5%

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. had comparable store sales for the four weeks ended Feb. 28, 2009 decrease 8.5% compared with the prior year period. Total sales for the four weeks decreased 7.8% to $200.2 million compared with $217.0 million for the prior year p

West Marine Comps, Earnings Fall in Q4

West Marine, Inc. said net revenues for the fourteen weeks ended Jan. 3, 2009 were $111.1 million, a decrease of $7.2 million, or 6.1%, from net revenues of $118.3 million for the thirteen weeks ended Dec. 29, 2007…

Nordstrom’s Comps Fall 15.4% in February

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $471 million for the four-week period ended Feb. 28, 2009, a decrease of 10.9% compared with sales of $529 million for the four-week period ended March 1, 2008. Same-store sales for February decreased 15.4% co

Saks Feb. Comps Plummet 26%

Saks Incorporated said owned sales totaled $166.7 million for the four weeks ended Feb. 28, 2009 compared to $227.6 million for the four weeks ended March 1, 2008, a 26.8% decrease…

Wal-Mart February Comps Up 5.1%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said net sales for the four-week periods ending Feb. 27, 2009 totalled $30.02 billion, a 2.8% increase from $29.19 billion for the period ended Feb. 29, 2008. Walmart U.S. had $20.07 billion in net sales for the four weeks ended Feb.

Mizuno Announces Club Fitters of the Year Award Winners

Each year, Mizuno, maker of the forged golf irons, recognizes select customer accounts for their outstanding commitment to Mizuno’s custom fitting program. There were a total of 16 winners selected from Mizuno’s over 2,000 certified custom fitters nation

BJ’s February Comps Remain Steady

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. saw February 2009 sales increase by 2.4% to $670.0 million from $654.2 million in February 2008. On a comparable club basis, sales increased by 0.6% for the month of February 2009, including a negative impact from sales of gasoli

Propeller Merges with Penfield Marketing

Propeller LLC, an advertising agency focused on outdoor action sports, has merged with Penfield Marketing Group, a sports and event marketing company. The new entity, called Wheelhouse, will continue to specialize in sports and recreational activities and