Barryvox and RECCO Create New Beacon

Since the original Barryvox was commissioned in 1968
to protect the Swiss Army in avalanche terrain, the brand name has been synonymous with alpine safety. Building on this respected reputation, a new industry partnership promises to heighten the professi

Gottschalks December Comps Climb 3.7%

Gottschalks Inc. same store sales for the month of December 2005 increased 3.7% from the prior year. Total sales for the month increased 5.0% to $131.5 million from $125.2 million in December 2004. On a year-to-date basis, same store sales increased 1.2%

Stage Stores December Comps Jump 7.3%

Stage Stores, Inc. reported that total sales for the month of December increased 9.2%, to $241.9 million versus $221.5 million in last year's five-week period ended January 1, 2005. Comparable store sales increased 7.3% versus an increase of 3.1% las

Costco December Comps Increase 7%

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $6.37 billion for the month of December, an increase of 10% from $5.77 billion in the same five-week period of the prior fiscal year. Comparable sales for the month increased 7%…

Shoe Carnival Sees Double-Digit Comps in December

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported that sales for the month of December, 2005 increased 12.8% to $72.5 million from sales of $64.3 million for the five-week period ended January 1, 2005. Comparable store sales increased 10.6% in December 2005…

The Buckle’s Comps Fall 1.3% in December

The Buckle, Inc. announced that sales for the month of December, 2005 increased by 4.1% to $82.8 million from sales of $79.5 million in the corresponding five-week period ended January 1, 2005. Comparable-store sales for the five-week period fell 1.3%…

Goody’s Comps Slip 0.9% in December

Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. reported total sales of $205.9 million for the fiscal month of December 2005, an increase of 4.5% from total sales of $197.1 million for the fiscal month of December 2004. Comparable store sales for December 2005 decline

Kmart Holiday Comps Increase 1.0%; Sears Declines 11.9%

Sears Holdings Corporation announced domestic comparable store sales for the nine-week period ended December 31, 2005 for its Kmart and Sears stores. Kmart comparable store sales increased by 1.0% as higher apparel sales were partially offset by a decline

Nordstrom’s Comps Jump 7.7% in December

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $1.16 billion for the Month of December, 2005, an increase of 10.7% compared to sales of $1.05 billion for the five-week period ending January 1, 2005. Same-store sales increased 7.7%…

Stein Mart December Comps Fall 6.1%

Stein Mart, Inc. announced total sales declined 5.4% in December to $211.8 million and comparable store sales for the fiscal period fell 6.1% during the month of December, 2005…

Kohl’s Comps Climb 4.6% in December

Kohl's Corporation reported that sales for the month of December, 2005 increased 16.2% over the five-week period ended January 1, 2005. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 4.6%…

Saks Comps Increase 2.4% in December

Retailer Saks Incorporated announced that for the month of December, 2005 total Company comparable store sales increased 2.4% and total sales decreased 15.0%. By segment, comparable store sales increased 1.8% for SDSG and increased 3.1% for SFAE for the m

TJX December Comps Climb 6%

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported December 2005 sales results. Sales for the month of December, 2005, were $2.3 billion, up 11% over $2.1 billion achieved during the five-week period ended January 1, 2005. For the year to date, sales reached $15.1 billion,

Payless Comps Fall 1.5% in December

Payless ShoeSource, Inc. reported that same-store sales decreased 1.5% during the December reporting period, the five weeks ended December 31, 2005. Company sales totaled $264.3 million, a 3.2% decrease from $273.1 million during fiscal December of last y

Dillard’s Comps Inch-Up 1% in December

Dillard's, Inc. sales for the five weeks ended December 31, 2005 were $1.27 billion compared to sales for the five weeks ended January 1, 2005 of $1.255 billion. Sales increased 1% for the five-week period in both total and comparable stores…