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.

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