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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 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

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' 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 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.

Kohl's Corporation sales for the four-week period ended August 28, 2004 increased 14.0% over the four-week period ended August 30, 2003. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 0.7 percent…

The TJX Companies' sales for the four-week period ended August 28, 2004, were $1.1 billion, up 13% over $995 million achieved during the four-week period ended August 30, 2003. For the 30 weeks ended August 28, 2004, sales reached $7.9 billion, a 14%

Ross Stores' sales were $312 million for the four week period ended August 28, 2004, down 1% from the $315 million in sales for the four weeks ended August 30, 2003. Comparable store sales for the same period declined 8%.

Target Corporation's net retail sales from continuing operations for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004 increased 8.4% to $3.442 billion from $3.175 billion for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003. On this same basis, comparable-store sales

Sears, Roebuck and Co. comparable domestic store revenues
decreased 6.1% for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004. Total domestic store revenues were $1.91 billion for the four-week period in August 2004, down 7.1% compared with the four weeks ended Augu

Payless ShoeSource same-store sales decreased 6.9% during the August reporting period, the four weeks ended August 28, 2004. Company sales totaled $218.0 million, a 6.4% decrease from $232.7 million during fiscal August of last year. Same-store sales decr

Dillard's sales for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004 were $553,337,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended August 30, 2003 of $575,433,000. Total sales declined 4% for the 4-week period. Sales in comparable stores declined 5% for the 4-wee

The Wacoal Sports Science Corporation, makers of CW-X Performance Conditioning Wear, has appointed The Lane Group to represent the line in the southeastern U.S. This brings the total number of rep groups carrying CW-X to eight, representing a combined te

Outdoor Industry Association announced that Michelle Barnes has been chosen as its new VP of marketing. Formerly VP of marketing and sales for Outward Bound USA, Barnes brings a strong track record of building national programs that introduce Americans to