American Recreation Parent Boosts Net Income 18.5% in Q1…

Kellwood’s American Recreation division, which houses the Sierra Designs, Kelty, and Slumberjack brands, is grouped into the ‘other soft goods’ category in company financial statements. The category posted a 19.2% decline in sales to $120.0 million compar

OR Summer Market is Sold Out

Outdoor Retailer has announced that exhibiting space for the 2004 Summer Market to be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, has officially sold out, with a waiting list of over 120 outdoor-related companies. The total number o

The Buckle May Comps Climb 8.3%

The Buckle's sales for the four-week period ended May 29, 2004 increased 14.9% to $27.3 million from sales of $23.8 million in the corresponding four-week period ended May 31, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 8.3% from the prior year. Net sale

Gottschalks May Comps Drop 7.6%

Gottschalks same store sales for the month of May 2004 decreased 7.6% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 8.9% to $45.7 from $50.1 in May 2003. On a year-to-date basis, same store sales increased 1.5% from the same period of fiscal

Goody’s May Comps Inch Up 1.3%

Goody's total sales were $99.4 million for the fiscal month of May 2004, an increase of 3.5% over total sales of $96.0 million for the fiscal month of May 2003. Comparable store sales for May 2004 increased 1.3% over May 2003. Total sales for the fir

May Comps at ShopKo Increase 3.2%

ShopKo Stores reported consolidated sales for the four weeks ended May 29, 2004 increased 3.1% to $251.9 million from $244.2 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales increased 3.2%…

Shoe Carnival Posts 0.5% Comp Sales Gain for May

Shoe Carnival reported sales for the four-week period ended May 29, 2004 increased 8.8% to $43.1 million from sales of $39.6 million for the four-week period ended May 31, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 0.5% in May 2004. Sales for the first four m

Stage Stores May Comps Inch Up 1.0%

Stage Stores total sales for the four-week period ended May 29, 2004 increased 39.4% to $90.6 million from $65.0 million in the prior year four-week period ended May 31, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 1.0% versus a decrease of 5.4% last year. Year

May Comps Climb 7.8% at Pacific Sunwear

Pacific Sunwear of California total sales for the four weeks of May of fiscal 2004 were $72.4 million, an increase of 18.5% over total sales of $61.1 million for the four weeks of May of fiscal 2003. Company same store sales increased 7.8% for the compara

Stein Mart May Comps Jump 11.1%

Stein Mart net sales increased 6.2% in May from $108.2 million to $114.8 million. Comparable store sales for the month increases 11.1%. Year to date sales increased 9.3% from $438.7 million last year to $479.4 million. Year to date Comparable store sales

May Comps Climb 9.4% at Nordstrom

Nordstrom preliminary sales were $499.0 million for the four-week period ending May 29, 2004, an increase of 11.7 percent compared to sales of $446.8 million for the four-week period ending May 31, 2003. Same-store sales increased 9.4 percent…

May Comps at Wal-Mart climb 5.9%

Wal-Mart Stores net sales for the four-week period ending May 28, 2004, were $21.425 billion, an increase of 12.8% over the $18.987 billion in the same four-week period in the prior year. Total comps store sales for the four week period were up 5.9%…

JC Penney May Comps Jump 9.1%

J. C. Penney Company comparable department store sales increased 9.1% for the four weeks ended May 29, 2004. Total sales for the month increased 9.0% to $1.042 billion, compared to $960 million last year…

Bon-Ton May Comps Increase 2.6%

The Bon-Ton Stores total sales for the four weeks ended May 29, 2004, increased 86.2% to $95.1 million, including $42.3 million from the acquired Elder-Beerman stores, compared to $51.1 million for the same period last year. Bon-Ton comparable store sales