Gottschalks August Comps Inch Up 0.4%

Gottschalks' same store sales for the month of August 2005 increased 0.4% from the prior year. Total sales for the month increased 4.8% to $49.6 million compared to total sales of $47.3 million in August 2004. On a year-to-date basis, same store sale

Goody’s August Comp Store Sales Slip 0.3%

Goody's Family Clothing reported total sales of $98.7 million for the fiscal month of August 2005 (the four weeks ended August 27, 2005), an increase of 4.9% from total sales of $94.1 million for the fiscal month of August 2004 (the four weeks ended

Stage Stores August Comps Increase 1.5%

Stage Stores reported that total sales for the four-week period ended August 27, 2005 increased 5.2% to $111.2 million from $105.7 million in the prior year four-week period ended August 28, 2004. Comparable store sales increased 1.5% versus an increase o

ShopKo Sees August Comp Sales Fall 9.3%

ShopKo Stores reported consolidated sales for the four weeks ended August 27, 2005 decreased 8.7% to $232.7 million from $254.8 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 9.3%…

Nordstrom Same-Store Sales Jump 8.0% in August

Nordstrom reported preliminary sales of $472.9 million for the four-week period ending August 27, 2005, an increase of 9.5% compared to sales of $431.8 million for the four-week period ending August 28, 2004. Same-store sales increased 8.0%…

Stein Mart August Comps Climb 5.3%

Stein Mart announced total August sales of $98.1 million compared to $91.6 million last year, an increase of 7.1%. Comparable store sales in August increased 5.3%…

Wal-Mart August Comps Climb 3.3%

Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for the 4-week period ending August 26, 2005, were $23.326 billion compared to $21.199 billion in August last year, an increase of 10.0%. August Comparable store sales increased 3.3%…

J. C. Penney Comps Climb 2.8% in August

J. C. Penney total department store sales increased 3.7%, while comparable store sales increased 2.8% for the four weeks ended August 27, 2005. Comparable store sales were in line with previous guidance of a low-single digit increase, and come on top of a

BJ’s Wholesale Club August Comps Jump 5.6%

BJ's Wholesale Club reported that sales for August 2005 increased by 12.0% to $598.0 million from $534.1 million in August 2004. On a comparable club basis, sales increased by 5.6% for the month of August, including a contribution from sales of gasol

Neiman Marcus Comps Jump 8.2% in August

The Neiman Marcus Group announced preliminary company-wide revenues for August 2005 were $255 million compared to $239 million, an increase of 6.5%. Comparable store sales increased 8.2%…

Payless August Comps Jump 6.1%

Payless ShoeSource reported that same-store sales increased 6.1% during the August reporting period, the four weeks ended August 27, 2005. Company sales totaled $218.8 million, a 3.9% increase from $210.5 million during fiscal August of last year…

Kohl’s August Comps Increase 4.6%

Kohl's Corporation reported that sales for the four-week period ended August 27, 2005 increased 14.3% over the four-week period ended August 28, 2004. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 4.6%…

Costco August Comps Jump 9%

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $4.09 billion for the four weeks ended August 28, 2005, an increase of 12% from $3.64 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year. August Comps Jumped 9%…

Saks Comps Slip 0.3% in August

Saks Incorporated announced that for the four weeks ended August 27, 2005 compared to the four weeks ended August 28, 2004, total sales decreased 13.3% and comparable store sales decreased 0.3% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales