Goody’s April Comps Rise 1.8%

Goody's Family Clothing reported total sales for the month of April climbed 5.3% to $100.1 million. Comparable store sales rose 1.8%. First quarter sales increased 7.0% from $283.0 mllion last year to $302.9 million this year. First quarter comps cli

Same Store Sales Decline 0.8% in April at Gottschalks

Gottschalks same store sales for the month of April 2004 decreased 0.8% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 2.0% to $42.1 million from $43.0 million in April 2003. On a year-to-date basis, same store sales increased 4.8 % from the s

Wal-Mart April Comps are Up 4.4%

Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for the four-week period ending April 30, 2004, of $20.765 billion, an increase of 11.7% over the $18.592 billion in the same four-week period in the prior year. Sales for the thirteen-week period were $66.058 billion,

ShopKo April Comps Jump 4.3%

ShopKo Stores reported consolidated sales for the four weeks ended May 1, 2004 increased 4.2 percent to $233.7 million from $224.2 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales increased 4.3 percent…

April Comps Climb 10.0% at Nordstrom

Nordstrom reported preliminary sales of $491.7 million for the four-week period ending May 1, 2004, an increase of 12.4% compared to sales of $437.5 million for the four-week period ending May 3, 2003. Same-store sales increased 10.0%…

Stein Mart April Comps Jump 6.7% on 4.5% Sales Increase

Stein Mart announced net sales in April were up 4.5% to $112.5 million compared to $107.7 million last year. Comp store sales climbed 6.7% for the month. First quareter sales increased 10.8% to $363.6 million compared to $328.2 million in Q1 last year. Q

J.C. Penney DS Comps Climb 5.3% in April

J. C. Penney comparable department store sales increased 5.3% and catalog/Internet sales increased 0.6% for the four weeks ended May 1, 2004. Internet sales continue to experience strong growth, increasing about 35% for the month and 45% for the quarter.

PacSun April Comps Climb 11.4%; Sales Jump 21.8%

Pacific Sunwear of California reported that total sales for the four weeks of April of fiscal 2004 were $73.7 million, an increase of 21.8% over total sales of $60.5 million for April, 2003. Company same store sales increased 11.4% for April, 2004 with Pa

Ross Stores Comps Increase 2% for April

Ross Stores reported sales of $322 million for the four weeks ended May 1, 2004, an 11% increase above the $289 million in sales for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003. Comparable store sales for the month increased 2% over the prior year. For the first qu

Bon-Ton and Elder-Beerman Combined April Comps Fall 8.3%

The Bon-Ton Stores total sales for the four weeks ended May 1, 2004, increased 75.9% to $83.5 million, including $37.7 million from the acquired Elder-Beerman stores, compared to $47.5 million for the same period last year. Bon-Ton comparable store sales

April Comps Climb 1.0% at Dillards

Dillard's sales for April were $542,406,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003 of $536,483,000. Total sales increased 1% for the four-week period. Sales in comparable stores for the four-week period increased 1%. Sales for the fir

Federated April Comps Jump 5.4%

Federated Department Stores reported total sales of $1.134 billion for the four weeks ended May 1, 2004, an increase in total sales of 5.5% compared to total sales of $1.075 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's Apr

April Comps Drop 4.6% at Kohls

Kohl's Corporation sales for the four-week period ended May 1, 2004 increased 10.1 % over the four-week period ended May 3, 2003. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 4.6%. For the first quarter ended May 1, 2004, total sales were up 12.4% ov

SST Pure Launches Manufacturers Rating Program

Since its 1999 introduction on the PGA TOUR, the SST PURE patented shaft-alignment process has been a topic of discussion in the golf industry. With nearly a million shafts SST PURE-aligned in the past five years, Strategic Shaft Technologies LC, is launc