J. C. Penney April Comps Decline 4.7%

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. total department store sales decreased 2.7% for the four weeks ended May 5, 2007. Comparable department store sales decreased 4.7%, compared to initial guidance for sales to be flat and a 2.6% increase last year.

Nordstrom Comps Increase 3.1% in April

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $604.0 million for the four-week period ending May 5, 2007, an increase of 3.3% compared to sales of $584.9 million for the four-week period ending April 29, 2006. Same-store sales increased 3.1%.

The Bon-Ton Stores Comps Drop 13.4% in April

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. sales for the four weeks ended May 5, 2007 decreased 13.7%, to $211.9 million, compared to $245.6 million for the prior year period. Bon-Ton and Carson's combined comparable store sales for the four weeks decreased 13.4%. Bon

Dillards April Comps Decline 14%

Dillard's, Inc. sales for the month ended May 5, 2007 were $490.4 million compared to sales for the four weeks ended April 29, 2006 of $562.3 million. Total sales decreased 13% for the four-week period. Sales in comparable stores decreased 14%…

Kohl’s April Comps Fall 10.5%

Kohl's Corporation reported today that sales for the four-week period ended May 5, 2007 decreased 3.8% over the four-week period ended April 29, 2006. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 10.5%…

Saks April Comps Increase 11.7%

Retailer Saks Incorporated announced that owned sales totaled $281.3 million for the four weeks ended May 5, 2007 compared to $248.7 million for the four weeks ended April 29, 2006, a 13.1% increase. Comparable store sales increased 11.7% for the four-wee

TJX Comps Slip 1.0%

The TJX Companies, Inc. April sales were $1.28 billion, up 2% over the $1.26 billion achieved during the four-week period ended May 6, 2006. For the thirteen weeks ended May 5, 2007, sales reached $4.2 billion, a 7% increase over last year's $3.9 bil

Target Comps Fall 6.1%

Target Corporation net retail sales for the four weeks ended May 5, 2007 decreased 1.8% to $3,903 million from $3,974 million for the four-week period ended April 29, 2006. On this same basis, comparable-store sales decreased 6.1%…

Stage Stores Comps Fall 14.8% in April

Stage Stores, Inc. total sales for the four-week April period beginning April 8, 2007 and ending May 5, 2007 decreased 13.8% to $102.6 million from $119.0 million in the prior year four-week period beginning April 2, 2006 and ending April 29, 2006. Compar

BJ’s Wholesale Club April Comps Slip 2.1%

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. net sales for the month of April 2007 increased by 1.9% to $618.5 million from $606.7 million for April 2006. On a comparable club basis, April sales decreased by 2.1%…

Costco April Comps Increase 7%

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $4.94 billion for the month of April, the four weeks ended May 6, 2007, an increase of 12 percent from $4.43 billion in the same four-week period last year. April Comps increased 7.0%…

Reef Moves HQ; Will Clean Up Carlsbad Lagoon

Reef relocated its global headquarters to a newly remodeled office building in Carlsbad, CA, after nearly a decade in Kearny Mesa. The new North County office is located at 5935 Darwin Court, Carlsbad, CA 92008, off of Palomar Airport Road. In an effort t

Foot Locker Cuts Outlook on Comps Shortfall

Foot Locker, Inc. expects its first quarter earnings to be in a range of 10 cents to 11 cents per share. This range reflects a decrease from the Company's original estimate of 34 cents to 37 cents per share…