Author: SGB Media

Two sets of reports on Thursday may provide more fuel to the retail fire seemingly offsetting the impact of higher gas prices and the increasingly bad news coming out of Iraq. The good news on the job front due to record low unemployment figures, and bri

Shoe Pavilion announced total net sales increased 5.3% to $19.6 million for the first quarter ended April 3, 2004, from net sales of $18.6 million for the same period in 2003…

Stage Stores reported that total sales for the five-week period ended April 3, 2004 increased 51.0% to $110.2 million from $73.0 million in the prior year five-week period ended April 5, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 5.5% versus a decrease of 13.

The TJX Companies reported March 2004 sales results. Sales for the five-week period ended April 3, 2004, were $1,326 million, up 20% over the $1,109 million achieved during the five-week period ended April 5, 2003. For the nine weeks ended April 3, 2004,

J. C. Penney Company reported that comparable department store sales increased 11.4 percent for the five weeks ended April 3, 2004. Sales, which were above expectations, were strong throughout the period and across all merchandise divisions. Sales continu

Federated Department Stores reported total sales of $1.316 billion for the five weeks ended April 3, 2004, an increase in total sales of 6.8% compared to total sales of $1.232 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's M

Dillard's announced that sales for the five weeks ended April 3, 2004 were $691,009,000 compared to sales for the five weeks ended April 5, 2003 of $667,156,000. Total sales increased 4% for the five-week period. Sales in comparable stores for the fi

Kohl's Corporation reported that sales for the five-week period ended April 3, 2004 increased 9.2% over the five-week period ended April 5, 2003. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 0.9%…

Reebok International plans to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Montreal-based The Hockey Company Holdings for Canadian $21.25 per share in cash. The boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved the transaction. The equity value

Retailer Saks Incorporated announced that for the five weeks ended April 3, 2004 total sales increased 11.0% and comparable store sales increased 9.5% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales increased 1.9% for SDSG and increased 20.6%

Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced comparable domestic store revenues increased 0.1 percent for the five weeks ended April 3, 2004. Total domestic store revenues were $2.37 billion for the five-week period in March 2004, down 1.3 percent compared with the f

Ross Stores reported sales of $404 million for the five weeks ended April 3, 2004, a 16% increase above the $347 million in sales for the five weeks ended April 5, 2003. Comparable store sales for the month rose 7% over the prior year.For the nine weeks e