Honey Stinger Parent Inks Canadian Distribution Deal

EN-R-G Foods, Inc., manufacturer of Honey Stinger energy bar and gel products, recently announced that it will work with Planet Foods to distribute its energy gel packets in Canada starting September 1. Planet Foods distributes several food products, incl

Amer Sports Sees 6% Q2 Currency Neutral Sales Increase

In the January – June 2005 first half, Amer Sports' net sales rose by 3% to €511.0 million ($654.5 mm) versus last year when the company reported sales of €496.5 million ($606.3 mm). The seasonality of the Group’s businesses is clearly in evidence in

Shoe Carnival July Comps Fall 4.8%; Increases Guidance

Shoe Carnival reported that sales for the four-week period ended July 30, 2005 decreased 0.4% to $46.2 million from sales of $46.4 million for the four-week period ended July 31, 2004. Comparable store sales decreased 4.8% in July 2005…

July Comps Fall 3.3% at The Buckle

The Buckle's sales for the four-week period ended July 30, 2005 increased 1.4% to $35.2 million from sales of $34.7 million in the corresponding four-week period ended July 31, 2004. Comparable store sales decreased 3.3% for the month…

Nordstron July Comps Climb 3.6%

Nordstrom reported preliminary sales of $787.2 million for the four-week period ending July 30, 2005, an increase of 5.4% compared to sales of $747.0 million for the four-week period ending July 31, 2004. Same-store sales increased 3.6%…

Wal-Mart July Comps Increase 4.2%

Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for the 4-week period ending July 29, 2005 were $15.3 billion, an increase of 10.9% over klast year. July comps increased 4.2%…

Federated July Comps Fall 0.9%

Federated Department Stores reported total sales of $998 million for the four weeks ended July 30, 2005, a decrease in total sales of 0.8% compared to total sales of $1.005 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's July

DSW July Comps Inch up 1.5%

Retail Ventures total sales for the four weeks ended July 30, 2005, increased 2.2% to $174.3 million from $170.6 million for the four weeks ended July 31, 2004. The company's same store sales decreased 4.0%. DSW sales increased 15.3% to $69.4 million

July Comps Inch up 0.5% for Kohl’s

Kohl's Corporation sales for the four-week period ended July 30, 2005 increased 9.6% over the four-week period ended July 31, 2004. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 0.5%…

Sak’s July Comps Increase 0.3%

Saks' July sales decreased 12.5% and comparable store sales increased 0.3% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales decreased 3.1% for SDSG and increased 4.1% for SFAE for the month…

Target’s Comps Climb 5.5% in July

Target net retail sales from continuing operations for the four weeks ended July 30, 2005 increased 11.9% to $3.593 billion from $3.211 billion for the four-week period ended July 31, 2004. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 5.5% from fi

Ross July Comps Jump 7% on 17% Sales Increase

Ross Stores reported sales of $362 million for the four-week period ended July 30, 2005, a 17% increase above the $309 million in sales reported for the four weeks ended July 31, 2004. Comparable store sales for the same period increased 7% over the prior

BJ’s July Comps Jump 4.7%

BJ's Wholesale Club sales for the month of July 2005 increased by 9.3% to $582.3 million from $532.6 million in July 2004. On a comparable club basis, sales increased by 4.7% in July, including a positive impact from sales of gasoline of approximatel