Author: SGB Media

Forzani Acquires Fitness Source

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

The Forzani Group Ltd. has acquired The Fitness Source Inc. Operating nine retail locations, with annual sales of $20 million, in Ontario, The Fitness Source provides the best in home fitness products as well as commercial exercise equipment and accessori

Shoe Carnival January Comps Jump 11.8%

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported that sales for the month of January increased 14.1% to $39.0 million from sales of $34.2 million for the four-week period ended January 29, 2005. Comparable store sales increased 11.8% in January 2006…

Stage Stores January Comps Inch-Up 1.5%

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

Stage Stores, Inc. total sales for the month of January increased 3.8% to $66.1 million from $63.7 million in the prior year. Comparable store sales increased 1.5% versus an increase of 3.7% last year.

Costco Comps Climb 9% in January

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

Costco Wholesale Corporation net sales were $4.12 billion for the month of January, an increase of 12% from $3.67 billion in the prior fiscal year. January comparable store sales increased 9%…

American Eagle Comps Jump 11.3% in January

February 2, 2006 SGB Executive SGB Update

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. total sales for the month of January increased 17.5% to a record $128.8 million, compared to $109.6 million for the month ended January 29, 2005. Comparable store sales increased 11.3% for the January period.

Pacific Sunwear January Comps Climb 4.9%

February 2, 2006 SGB Executive SGB Update

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported that total sales for the month of fiscal January, ending January 28, 2006 were $75.3 million, an increase of 15.1% over total sales of $65.4 million during the same period last year. Total Company same store sa

Nordstrom January Comps Rise 6%

February 2, 2006 SGB Executive SGB Update

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $431.1 million for the four-week period ending January 28, 2006, an increase of 11.6% compared to sales of $386.2 million for the four-week period ending January 29, 2005. Same-store sales increased 6.0%.

Stein Mart Ups Guidance on Lower January Comps

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

Stein Mart, Inc. announced total sales for the month of January slipped 0.5% to $80.2 million and comparable store sales for the fiscal period declined 0.4%. As a result of better-than-projected sales during January, management now expects net income from

BJ’s Wholesale Comps Climb 2% in January

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. sales for January 2006 increased by 5.6% to $524 million from $496 million in January 2005. Comparable club sales increased by 2.0% for the month of January, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 2.1%. In Januar

Federated January Comps Inch-Up 1%

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $1.497 billion for the month of January, an increase of 83.1% compared to total sales of $818 million in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's January sales were up 1.0

J.C. Penney January Comps Increase 2.5%

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. comparable department store sales increased 2.5% for the four weeks ended January 28, 2006, while total department store sales increased 2.9%. Comparable store sales were in line with previous guidance for a low-single digit inc

Gottschalks January Comps Increase 0.3%

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

Gottschalks Inc. announced that same store sales for the month of January 2006 increased 0.3%. Total sales for the month increased 2.3% to $35.9 million from $35.1 million in January 2005…

Bon-Ton January Comps Climb 0.9%

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced total and comparable store sales for the four weeks ended January 28, 2006 increased 0.9% to $62.8 million compared to $62.3 million for the same period last year…

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