Rocky Lands Military Subcontract

Rocky Shoes & Boots has entered into a subcontract agreement with Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company (“Belleville”) to produce 200,000 pairs of Infantry Combat Boots (“ICBs”) for $16.4 million. The ICBs will be delivered to the U.S. military under Bell

Dana Adds New Reps

Dana Design has hired four sales representatives to market the brand’s packs, travel bags and tents to specialty retailers in 17 states. Peter and Jen Grimes, based out of Frederic, Wis., cover Illinios, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebra

February Comps up 8.0% at Stage Stores

Stage Stores total sales for the four-week period
ended February 28, 2004 increased 47.6% to $87.8 million from $59.5 million in the prior year four-week period ended March 1, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 8.0% versus a decrease of 8.1% last year

Shoe Carnival February Comps Rise 4.7%

Shoe Carnival reported sales for the four-week period ended Feb. 28, 2004 increased 13.6 percent to $40.1 million from sales of $35.3 million for the four-week period ended March 1, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 4.7 percent in February 2004…

The Buckle Sees 10.8% Comp Sales Increase in February

The Buckle's sales for the four-week period ended
February 28, 2004 increased 14.9% to $29.3 million from sales of $25.5 million in the corresponding four-week period ended March 1, 2003. Comparable store sales, for stores open at least one year, wer

February Comps Up 14.4% at Goody’s

Goody's reported total sales for the fiscal month of February 2004 of $77.1 million, an increase of 16.3% from total sales of $66.3 million for the fiscal month of February 2003. Comparable store sales for February 2004 increased 14.4% from February

Gottschalks Posts 2.3% February Comp Increase

Gottschalks same store sales for the month of February
2004 increased 2.3% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 0.6% to $43.1 million from $43.3 million in February 2003. The Company operated seven fewer stores compared to the same p

February Comps Up 6.0% at Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart Stores net sales for the four-week period ending
February 27, 2004, of $20.162 billion, an increase of 14.0 percent over the
$17.689 billion in the same four-week period in the prior year…

February Comps Jump 14.1% at Nordstrom

Nordstrom reported preliminary sales of $431.3 million for the 28-day period ending February 28, 2004, an increase of 11.8% compared to sales of $385.8 million for the 29-day period ending March 1, 2003. Same-store sales
increased 8.8% for the 28-day per

Stein Mart February Comps Up 7.5%

Stein Mart announced net sales and comparable store sales for the
fiscal period ended February 28, 2004 were up 8.0% to $98.3 million compared to $91.0 million last year. Comparable store sales increased 7.5%…

JC Penney DS February Comps Jump 12.1%

J. C. Penney comparable department store sales increased 12.1 percent for the four weeks ended Feb. 28, 2004, well above expectations. Sales were strong across all merchandise divisions and benefited from good sell through of Spring apparel and a positive

Retail Ventures Posts 10.5% February Comp Increase

Retail Ventures total sales for the four weeks ended February 28,
2004, increased 14.6% to $166.1 million from $145.0 million for the four weeks
ended March 1, 2003. The company's same store sales increased 10.5% for the
four week period…

Dillards February Comps Are Up 2.0%

Dillard's sales for the four weeks ended February 28, 2004 were $620,979,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended March 1, 2003 of $610,272,000. Total sales increased 2% for the four-week period. Sales in comparable stores for the four-week per

February Comps Creep Up 0.4% at Bon-Ton

The Bon-Ton Stores announced total sales for the four weeks ended February 28, 2004, increased 95.6% to $77.0 million, including $37.1 million from the acquired Elder-Beerman stores, compared to $39.4 million for the same period last year. Bon-Ton compara