Kohl's Corporation sales for the five-week period ended January 1, 2005 increased 16.2 percent over the five-week period ended January 3, 2004. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 3.1 percent. For the 48 weeks ended January 1, 2005, total sa
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Ross Stores Comps Up 2% in December
Ross Stores reported that sales grew 13% to $579 million for the five weeks ended January 1, 2005, compared to $513 million for the five weeks ended January 3, 2004. December comparable store sales grew 2% in 2004 on top of a 4% gain in the prior year per
May D.S Comps Fall 3.5% in December
The May Department Stores' net sales were $2.84 billion for the five-week period ended Jan. 1, 2005, a 13.0% increase from $2.52 billion in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 3.5%. December store-for-store sales decreased 3
Comps Jump 10.3% at Stein Mart in December
Stein Mart announced total sales and comparable store sales for the fiscal month ended January 1, 2005 increased 1.2% to $224.0 million. Same Store Sales increased 10.3%…
Neiman Marcus Specialty Retail Comps Jump 10.4% in December
The Neiman Marcus Group, in the five-week December period, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodman, increased 10.4 percent. Stores in the Southeast and West had the strongest sal
Apogée Establishes U.S. Sales Force
Apogée Skiwear announced the establishment of a USA Sales Team. Representing the New England territory will be industry veteran Jac Quin. Jac will be joined by Randy Dodig in New York State and Pennsylvania and Rich Fredericks in the Mid-Atlantic territor
Cabela’s in Negotiations for Third Minnesota Store
Cabela's is in negotiations to build an approximately 185,000-square-foot destination/entertainment outdoor gear store in Rogers, Minnesota. The superstore, which would be the largest outdoor sports store in the state, is planned for opening late thi
Confluence will Donate A Portion of ‘Tsunami’ Kayak Sales
Confluence Watersports will be donating a portion of sales of their Wilderness Systems Tsunami kayaks to the disaster relief effort in Southeast Asia. Confluence will donate a
minimum of $20,000 a year through Outdoor Industry Association's disaste
Jansport Selects Centerstone Technologies’ Sales Order Management Solution
CenterStone Technologies, Inc, an internationally recognized developer of Web software for managing sales orders for specialty retailers, announced that JanSport, a division of VF Corp., has selected CenterStone to provide business-to-business sales order
Petzl Hires Blackwell as Southwest Rep
Petzl has hired Chuck Blackwell as its Southwestern sales representative. Blackwell joins Petzl with 15 years of sales experience and will cover the Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California regions. Blackwell replaces Petzl's former Southwest rep She
NSGA Offers Brand Share Reports
Footwear brand share reports covering 19 types of athletic and sports footwear are now available and may be ordered from the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) at special pre-publication discounts, which will be available through February…
High Sierra Forms Partnership with Leed’s
High Sierra Sport Company has inked a partnership with Leed's, a Pittsburgh-based promotional products company, as High Sierra's supplier within the promotional products industry…
Burton and Motorola Team up With New Product Line
Burton and Motorola are now offering the ability to switch between their iPod playlist and incoming calls in mid-air with three new products. Launched at the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show, these Bluetooth-enabled jackets, helmets and beanies will provide
Sea to Summit Moves to Boulder
Sea to Summit, manufacturer of backpacking and travel accessories, moved their corporate headquarters to Boulder, CO., from Las Vegas in December, 2004. The move to Boulder was precipitated by the company’s need for a much bigger warehouse space…
Phil Schmitt Named Osprey’s New Associate Sales Manager
Phil Schmitt has been named Associate Sales Manager of Osprey Packs Inc, the Colorado-based pack company with more than thirty years of innovative design heritage. Schmitt has served the past three years as manager of the Osprey Customer Service Team…