Author: SGB Media

October Comps at Target Jump 6.0%

November 4, 2004 SGB Update

Target Corporation reported net retail sales from continuing operations (principally Target Stores) for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004 increased 12.6% to $3.311 billion from $2.940 billion for the four-week period ended November 1, 2003. On this sa

Patless October Comps Climb 6.1%

November 4, 2004 SGB Update

Payless ShoeSource, Inc. reported that same-store sales increased 6.1 percent during the October reporting period, the four weeks ended October 30, 2004. Company sales totaled $219.1 million, a 5.6 percent increase from $207.5 million during fiscal Octobe

October Comps Up 4% at Ross Stores

November 4, 2004 SGB Update

Ross Stores reported sales of $342 million for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004, a 14% increase over the $299 million in sales for the four weeks ended November 1, 2003. Comparable store sales during October rose 4% over the prior year…

Federated Comps Up 4% in October

November 4, 2004 SGB Update

Federated Department Stores reported total sales of $1.098 billion for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004, an increase in total sales of 3.8 percent compared to total sales of $1.057 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federate

Saks Comps Climb 4.4% in October

November 4, 2004 SGB Update

Saks Incorporated announced that for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004 compared to the four weeks ended November 1, 2003, total sales increased 5.5% and comparable store
sales increased 4.4% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales

Kohl’s October Comps Climb 6%

November 4, 2004 SGB Update

Kohl's Corporation sales for the four-week period ended October 30, 2004 increased 16.4% over the four-week period ended November 1, 2003. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 6.0%…

October Comps Inch-up 1.9% at Sears

November 4, 2004 SGB Update

Sears, Roebuck and Co. comparable domestic store revenues increased 1.9 percent for the four weeks ended Oct. 30, 2004. Total domestic store revenues were $1.90 billion for the four-week period in October 2004, up 0.1 percent compared with the four weeks

Bill King Joins Lowa’s Sales Team

November 4, 2004 SGB Update

Bill King is the newest member of LOWA’s sales team since joining the Pennsylvania-based Chinook LLC sales group, headed by Ben Tindall. In his new position, Bill will handle sales and marketing efforts for LOWA in upstate New York and assist Ben’s team b

Mountainsmith Inks Deal with Tri-marketing Group

November 4, 2004 SGB Update

Texas-based Tri-Marketing Group has joined Mountainsmith as the new sales and marketing organization for Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Tri-Marketing Group partners, Tim Goodwin and Greg Allen, are supported by a competent and professio

REACTOR Signs Deal with Hayter Communications

November 3, 2004 SGB Executive

REACTOR Watch has named Hayter Communications the company’s agency of record to drive the growing brand’s national public relations efforts. REACTOR was launched in 2003 by Jimmy Olmes, the co-founder and former owner of Freestyle watches. He intends to g

Cascade Designs Wins Silver for POP Display

November 3, 2004 SGB Executive

Cascade Designs won the Silver Medal for its MSR MIOX point-of-purchase display in the “Design of the Times” competition at the recent P-O-P Times trade show in Chicago. The annual competition is sponsored by the In-Store Marketing Institute and draws sev

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