Dillard’s December Comps Inch-up 1.0%

Dillard's sales for the five weeks ended January 1, 2005 were $1,255,851,000 compared to sales for the five weeks ended January 3, 2004 of $1,246,154,000. Sales increased 1% for the five-week period on both a total and comparable store basis…

TJX December Comps Climb 6%

The TJX Companies reported sales for the five-week period ended January 1, 2005, were $2.1 billion, up 15% over $1.8 billion achieved during the five-week period ended January 3, 2004. For the 48 weeks ended January 1, 2005, sales reached $14.1 billion, a

December Comps Climb 2.3% at Federated

Federated Department Stores reported total sales of $2.834 billion for the five weeks ended January 1, 2005, an increase of 1.9 percent over total sales of $2.781 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's December sales

Target Comps Jump 5.1% in December

Target Corporation net retail sales from continuing operations for the five weeks ended January 1, 2005 increased 11.3% to $7.548 billion from $6.781 billion for the five-week period ended January 3, 2004. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increa

December Comps Fall 3.0% at Payless

Payless ShoeSource reported that same-store sales decreased 3.0% during the December reporting period, the five weeks ended January 1, 2005. Company sales totaled $284.2 million, a 5.8% decrease from $301.8 million during fiscal December of last year.

Saks December Comps Climb 6.0%

Saks Incorporated announced that for the five weeks ended January 1, 2005 compared to the five weeks ended January 3, 2004, total sales increased 7.1% and comparable store sales increased 6.0% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales i

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

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