Dillard's, Inc. sales for the month of August were $537.0 million compared to sales for the four weeks ended August 26, 2006 of $556.7 million. Total sales for the four-week period declined 4%. Sales in comparable stores declined 5%…
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Costco U.S. Comps Inch-Up 1%
Costco Wholesale Corporation net sales were $4.84 billion for the month of August, the four weeks ended September 2, 2007, an increase of 6 percent from $4.56 billion in the same four-week period last year. U.S. comps increased 1% for the four-week period
TJX Comps Increase 4% in August
The TJX Companies, Inc. August 2007 sales were $1.4 billion, up 7% over the $1.3 billion achieved during the four-week period ended September 2, 2006. Consolidated comparable store sales for the four-week period ended September 1, 2007, increased 4% over
Neiman Marcus August Comps Climb 4.6%
Neiman Marcus, Inc. announced the following preliminary company-wide revenues for August 2007. In the four-week August period, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodman, increased
Target August Comps Increase 6.1%
Target Corporation net retail sales for the four weeks ended September 1, 2007 increased 11.6% to $4,707 million from $4,218 million for the four-week period ended August 26, 2006. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 6.1%.
Kohl’s August Comps Slip 0.6%
Kohl's Corporation sales for the four-week period ended September 1, 2007 increased 7.1% over the four-week period ended August 26, 2006. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 0.6%…
OR Summer Market 2007 Sets New Attendance Records
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market returned to Salt Lake City, August 9-12, with a record 1,051 exhibitors across 421,000 square feet of exhibit space. The most expansive Summer Market to date welcomed more than 21,000 total attendees, including over 150 new
Li and Fung USA Inks Apparel License for TAF
NexCen Brands, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Li & Fung USA, to manufacture and distribute branded apparel under The Athlete's Foot brand. NexCen publicly announced in June its intention to launch the TAF line of branded apparel. Financial
Backbone Inks Deal with Lunabrite
Backbone Media has been selected by Lunabrite, Inc. of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey to launch Lunabrite Light Technology to the architectural, marine, outdoor recreation, and pet markets…
GSI Commerce and MLB Extend Agreement
GSI Commerce Inc. and MLB Advanced Media L.P., the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, extended their e-commerce agreement through 2016. With the agreement, GSI continues to provide Major League Baseball's online store wi
Volkl Performance Wear Hires New S.E. Rep
Monte Long has been hired as the new sales rep responsible for Volkl Performance Wear in the South East. Monte will be covering the states of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia a
Lotto Inks Watch Licensing Deal
Lotto Sport Italia and Compagnia dell’Orologio Spa in Noventa di Piave have signed a license agreement for the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of Lotto branded watches. The agreement, which is scheduled to last for five years and includes intern
OutDoor Asia Sees More Trade and Consumer Traffic
“Asia Outdoor” is in its second year and rapidly growing. By the last day of the show on 26 August 2007, 20% more trade visitors had attended the event in Nanjing than in the previous year. During the four days of the exhibition, there were a total of 8,2
Salewa Hires Two New Rep Groups
Salewa North America is significantly strengthening its Sales Rep force. The Sherpa Group (headquartered in Portland, OR) takes over the Northwest Region, while renowned climber Mark Wilford adds strong talent and sales coverage to America’s heartland…
Obituary: Former NSGA Chairman, Jack Schlicht
National Sporting Goods Association president & CEO James L. Faltinek announced that former Association Chairman Jack Schlicht, retired owner of Milwaukee Sporting Goods, Milwaukee, Wis., died Thursday, August 30. Schlicht served on the NSGA Board of Dire
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