Eddie Bauer Shareholders Reject Private Equity Bid

Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. announced that, at a special meeting of stockholders, an insufficient number of shares were voted in favor of approving the Company's proposed sale to Eddie B Holding Corp., a company owned by affiliates of Sun Capital Part

Raynor Inducted Into Running USA Hall of Champions

Tom Raynor, chairman and CEO of Fleet Feet, Incorporated, was inducted into the Running USA Hall of Champions at their annual awards dinner in San Diego on Tuesday evening. Raynor was recognized for his leadership, innovation and outstanding contributions

The Buckle February Comps Climb 7.8%

The Buckle, Inc. net sales for the five-week period ended February 3, 2007 increased 43.3% to $40.1 million from net sales of $28.0 million for the four-week period ended January 28, 2006. Comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for

DSW Q4 Comps Inch-Up 1%

DSW Inc. reported net sales for the fourteen-week fourth quarter ended February 3, 2007 increased 16% to $329.1 million compared with $283.8 million for the thirteen-week fourth quarter ended January 28, 2006. On a comparable thirteen-week basis, same sto

Bon-Ton January Comps Increase 6.4%

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. total sales for the five weeks ended February 3, 2007 increased 283%, to $240.6 million, compared to $62.8 million for the prior year period. January sales include $161.3 million from Carson's and Parisian stores acquired in

Nordstron Comps Jump 11.1% in january

Nordstrom, Inc. preliminary same-store sales for January increased 11.1% on a comparable four-week period basis. Due to the 53rd week in the fiscal 2006 calendar, the final period of the year included a fifth week. Excluding sales for the 53rd week, which

Wal-Mart January Comps Climb 1.9%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. net sales for the five-week month of January increased 9.6% to $20.473 billion compared to $18.684 billion last year. Comparable store sales increased 1.9%…

Federated January Comps Jump 8.6%

Federated Department Stores, Inc. total sales for January – the five-week month ended Feb. 3, 2007 – were $1.780 billion, an increase of 19.0% over total sales of $1.495 billion for the four weeks ended Jan. 28, 2006. On a same-store, comparable four-week

Gottschalks January Comps Fall 1%

Gottschalks Inc. total sales for the five-week January period ending February 3, 2007 increased 21.1% to $43.5 million from $35.9 million in four-week January period in the prior year. Excluding the additional week in January 2007, total sales decreased 3

Costco January Comps Climb 2%

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $5.57 billion for the month of January, the five weeks ended February 4, 2007, an increase of 7 percent from $5.21 billion in the same five-week period last year. Comps increased 2% for the month…

Saks January Comps Increase 11.4%

Saks Incorporated January 2007 comparable store sales increased 11.4% over the prior year. Comparing four-week January periods sales were $182.8 million compared to $161.5 million, a 13.2% increase…

Neiman Marcus January Comps Jump 9.8%

Neiman Marcus, Inc. announced preliminary Company-wide revenues for January 2007. In the four-week January period, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodman, increased 9.8%. Total

ispo winter 07 Sees 5% Trade Attendee Increase

ispo winter 07 took place in 17 halls on 180,000 sq. meters and recorded approximately 64,000 trade visitors compared to 61,087 last year, roughly 5% more than in the previous year. For the first time, the show covered the entire area available on the gr