EMS Management Team Comments on Buyout

Shortly after EMS announced their Management buyout, The B.O.S.S. Report sat down with the company’s CEO and President Will Manzer, VP-GMM Pete Gilmore and CMO Scott Barrett…

Ron Arp Joins Nautilus as SVP of Corp. Communications

Ron Arp, joined Nautilus Group as SVP, Corporate Communications. Arp served as SVP and GM of the Portland, Ore., office of Fleishman-Hillard, where he counseled clients ranging from upstarts to Fortune 500 companies in manufacturing and technology. He was

Schoeller Wins Guide’s Choice Award

Following an in-depth field testing program, Schoeller Switzerland is the recipient of the 2004 “American Alpine Institute Guides’ Choice Award” for schoeller-dryskin-extreme fabric used in Mammut’s mountaineering Champ Pants and New Age Jacket, also feat

Gottschalks August Comps Up 0.5%

Gottschalks same store sales for the month of August 2004
increased 0.5% from the prior year. Total sales for the month were essentially even with last year, increasing to $47.3 million from $47.2 million in August 2003. On a year-to-date basis, same st

August Comps Up 3.5% at Goody’s

Goody's total sales were $94.1 million for the fiscal month of August 2004 , an increase of 8.0% from total sales of $87.1 million for the fiscal month of August 2003. Comparable store sales for August 2004 increased 3.5% compared with August 2003…

The Buckle August Comps Climb 6.7%

The Buckle's sales for the four-week period ended August 28, 2004 increased 13.3% to $54.5 million from sales of $48.1 million in the corresponding four-week period ended August 30, 2003. Comparable store sales for the four-week period increased 6.7%

Stage Stores Comps Rise 8.1% in August

Stage Stores' total sales for the four-week period
ended Aug. 28, 2004 increased 47.8% to $105.7 million from $71.5 million in the prior year four-week period ended Aug. 30, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 8.1% versus a decrease of 5.7% last y

Wal-Mart August Comps Inch-up 0.5%

Wal-Mart Stores' net sales for the four-week period ending August 27, 2004, of $21.199 billion, an increase of 8.8 percent over the $19.490 billion in the same four-week period in the prior year. Sales for the thirty-week
period were $156.264 billio

Pacific Sunwear August Comps Up 3.7%

Pacific Sunwear of California total sales for the four weeks of August of fiscal 2004 were $155.2 million, an increase of 13.5% over total sales of $136.7 million for the four weeks of August of fiscal 2003. Company same store sales increased 3.7% for the

Nordstrom August Comps Climb 7.2%

Nordstrom preliminary sales were $431.7 million for the four-week periodending August 28, 2004, an increase of 8.2% compared to sales of $399.1 million for the four-week period ending August 30, 2003. Same-store sales increased 7.2%…

J.C. Penney August Comps Rise 3.8%

J. C. Penney Company comparable Department Store sales increased 3.8% for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004. Catalog/Internet sales increased 6.0%, with strong results from the Fall/Winter Big Book and continued growth of Internet…

Oakley and Fox Racing Sign Exclusive Licensing Deal

Oakley has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Fox Racing for sunglasses, goggles and prescription eyewear. As the exclusive licensee, Oakley will be responsible for the design, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of these product

Bon-Ton August Comps Fall 4.6%; Beerman Falls 3.0%

The Bon-Ton Stores' total sales for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004 increased 79.6% to $86.2 million, including $40.4 million from the acquired Elder-Beerman stores, compared to $48.0 million for the same period last year. Bon-Ton comparable sto

Retail Ventures August Comps Fall 4.0%

Retail Ventures' total sales for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004, increased 2.1% to $209.4 million from $205.1 million for the four weeks ended August 30, 2003. The company's same store sales decreased 4.0% for the
four week period…

Saks Comps Climb 1.7% in August

Saks Incorporated, for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004 compared to the four weeks ended August 30, 2003, total sales increased 3.0% and comparable store sales increased 1.7%. By segment, comparable store sales increased 0.9% for SDSG and increased 2.