Kellwood Swings to a Q2 Profit on Sales Decline

Kellwood Company net sales for the second quarter totaled $474.5 million, as compared to $488.2 million last year. Net earnings from continuing operations for the second quarter were $7.5 million, or 29 cents per diluted share, versus a net loss of $6.9 m

VF Corp. Forms Joint Venture in India

VF Corporation has agreed to establish a joint venture with Arvind Mills, Ltd. to design, market and distribute VF branded products in India. The joint venture, VF Arvind Brands Private Ltd., will initially encompass VF's Lee®, Wrangler®, Nautica®, J

Conservation Alliance Surpasses 100-Member Mark

Twenty-four outdoor industry companies have joined The Conservation Alliance since the January OR Show. With a steady increase in membership, the Alliance surpassed the 100 member mark, and now boasts includes 118 companies.

Pacific Sunwear Sees Comps Continue to Slide in August

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. total sales for the four weeks of fiscal August ending August 26, 2006 were $168.8 million, a decrease of 4.0% over total sales of $175.7 million during the same period last year. Total Company same-store sales decrease

The Buckle’s Comps Fall 8.5% in August

The Buckle, Inc.'s net sales for the four-week period ended August 26, 2006 decreased 5.0% to $51.5 million from net sales of $54.2 million in August, 2005. Comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the four-week period ended

Gottschalks August Comps Slip 1.1%

Gottschalks Inc. same store sales for the month of August 2006 decreased 1.1% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 4.3% to $47.3 million compared to total sales of $49.6 million in August 2005. Total sales for August 2005 included sale

Stage Stores Comps Increase 3.8% in August

Stage Stores, Inc. sales for the month ended August 26, 2006 increased 15.8% to $128.8 million from $111.2 million in August, 2005. Comparable store sales increased 3.8% versus an increase of 1.5% last year. Comparable store sales do not include sales gen

Nordstrom August Comps Increase 7.1%

Nordstrom, Inc. preliminary sales of $517.0 million for the four-week period ending August 26, 2006, an increase of 9.3% compared to sales of $473.0 million for the four-week period ending August 27, 2005. Same-store sales increased 7.1%…

Wal-Mart Comps Increase 2.5% in August

Wal-Mart Stores net sales for the month ending
August 25, 2006, were $16.98 billion compared to $15.71 billion last year, an increase of 8.1%. Comparable store sale increased 2.5% during the same period…

BJ’s Comps Increase 2.3% in August

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. sales for August 2006 increased by 4.4% to $624.7 million from $598.3 million in August 2005. On a comparable club basis, August sales increased by 2.3% versus last year, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 1.

TJX Companies’ Comps increase 4% in August

The TJX Companies, Inc. August 2006 sales were $1.3 billion, up 9% over the $1.2 billion achieved during the four-week period ended August 27, 2005. Consolidated comparable store sales for the four-week period ended August 26, 2006, increased 4% over last

Dillard’s August Comps Fall 1%

Dillard's, Inc. sales for the month ended August 26, 2006 were $557.3 million compared to sales for August, 2005 of $566.1 million. Total sales decreased 2% for the four-week period. Sales in comparable stores decreased 1% for the four-week period.

Kohl’s August Comps Increase 5.2%

Kohl's Corporation sales for the four-week period ended August 26, 2006 increased 13.1% over the four-week period ended August 27, 2005. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 5.2%.

Neiman Marcus Comps Increase 2.1% in August

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. announced preliminary Company-wide revenues for August 2006. In the four-week August period, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodman, increased 2.1%