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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the five-week period ending April 2, 2004, of $25.131 billion, an increase of 14.0 percent over the $22.049 billion in
the same five-week period in the prior year. Sales for the nine-week period were $45.293 b

Stein Mart, Inc. announced net sales and comparable store sales for the fiscal period ended April 3, 2004. Comparable store sales performances were strong across all apparel
divisions during March, and sales trends were double-digit positive in every
regi

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $620.8 million for the five-week period ending April 3, 2004, an increase of 19.8 percent compared to sales of $518.2 million for the five-week period ending April 5, 2003. Same-store sales increased 15.9 perc

Goody's Family Clothing reported total sales for the fiscal month of March 2004 of $125.7 million, an increase of 3.4% from total sales of $121.6 million for the fiscal month of March 2003 (the five weeks ended April 5, 2003). Comparable store sales

Gottschalks announced that same store sales for the month of March 2004 increased 11.2% from the prior year. Total sales for the month increased 9.3% to $59.3 million from $54.3 million in March 2003. On a year-to-date basis, same store sales increased 7.

The May Department Stores net sales were $1.18 billion for the five-week period ended April 3, 2004, an 11.5% increase from $1.06 billion in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales increased 10.1%. March store-for-store sales increased 10.9%,

K2 SPORTS announced the appointment of Robert “Bernie” Bernthal as brand director for the European market. Bernthal will work out of K2 SPORTS’ European headquarters in Penzburg, Germany.

Marin Bikes will co-sponsor, with Minneapolis based Alternative Bike and Board, fourteen Tibetans and two Canadians in the “Peace Ride for Tibet's Independence”. The ride begins on April 10th with a large demonstration at
10am in front of The People&

Product Development and Marketing at Manzella get even stronger in 2004 as Rick Galas joins the team bringing design experience to the specialty glove leader. Galas’s expertise in product design spans more than a decade in the sporting goods industry.