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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…

Saks Comps Climb 4% in January

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

Retailer Saks Incorporated announced that for the month of January total Company comparable store sales increased 4.0% and total sales decreased 10.9%. By segment, comparable store sales increased 4.3% for SDSG and increased 3.7% for SFAE for the month.

Ross Stores’ Comps Increase 9% in January

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

Ross Stores, Inc. sales grew 19% to $289 million for the four weeks ended January 28, 2006, from $242 million in sales for the four weeks ended January 29, 2005. Same store sales for the month increased 9% over the prior year.

Kohl’s January Comps Climb 2%

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

Kohl's Corporation sales for the month of January, 2006 increased 13.3% over the month of January, 2005. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 2.0%.

Neiman Marcus January Comps Increase 4.1%

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., In the month of January, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus stores and Bergdorf Goodman, increased 4.7 percent. Revenue growth trends were the strongest in the Company&#0

TJX Companies Comp Up 5% in January

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported strong January sales and, as a result, now estimates that its earnings per share for the fourth quarter will exceed its previously disclosed range. Consolidated net sales for the month of January were $946 million, up 11%

Target’s January Comps Increase 5.2%

February 2, 2006 SGB Update

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales from continuing operations for the four weeks ended January 28, 2006 increased 14.1% to $3.566 billion from $3.126 billion for the four-week period ended January 29, 2005. On this same basis, comparabl

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