August Comps Fall 0.7% at Kohl’s

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…

TJX Comps Climb 4% in August

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 Comps Decline 8% in August

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%.

August Comps Climb 1.8% at Target

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 August Comps Fall 7.1%

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 August Comps Drop 6.9%; Announces Managment Changes

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

Dillards August Comps Fall 5%

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

May DS Comps Fall 6.7% in August

The May Department Stores Company preliminary net sales were $1.05 billion for the four-week period ended Aug. 28, 2004, a 10.5% increase from $953.8 million in
the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 6.7%. August store-for-store s

Wacoal Appoints S.E. Reps

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

OIA Hires New VP of Marketing

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

Compatriot Snowboards Hires Rep Force

Compatriot Snowboards has recently added some hot regional representatives to their roster. Cory Maughan, Jeremiah Wood, Kelly Dee Williams, Chris Hanson, and Spencer Moon will all be sporting the Compatriot label. The comnpany stated that judging from th

Martino Flynn Joins OIA

Supporting its growing client base in the outdoor industry community, Martino Flynn, LLC announces that is has joined the Outdoor Industry Association. Flynn, a mountaineer, represents the agency’s passion for the outdoor industry. In May 2004, Flynn reac

Timberland Kicks Off Serv-a-palooza

The Timberland Company will kick off its 7th Annual Global Serv-a-palooza, a worldwide community service initiative that impacts neighborhoods from Boston to Brazil. This unique day of service unites Timberland employees, business partners and consumers

West Marine August Comps Drop 6.4%; Will Not Meet Guidance

West Marine net sales for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004 were $56.8 million, a 4.1% decrease compared to net sales of $59.2 million for the same four-week period a year ago. Comparable store net sales for August decreased 6.4% compared to the same p