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

Famous Footwear February Comps Down 1.8%

Brown Shoe Company announced February retail sales for its Famous Footwear and Naturalizer Retail divisions. Retail sales for Famous Footwear increased 0.3% to $67.4 million for the four-week period ended February 28, 2004, compared to 67.2 million for th

Target February Comps Up 7.5%

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended February 28, 2004 increased 13.0% to $3.305 billion from $2.926 billion for the four-week period ended March 1, 2003. Comparable-store sales increased 7.5% from fiscal February

TJX February Comps Jump 10%

The TJX Companies reported February 2004 sales results for the four-week period ended February 28, 2004, were $934 million, up 20% over the $776 million achieved during the four-week period ended March 1, 2003. Consolidated comparable store sales for the

Payless February Comps Fall 2.9%

Payless ShoeSource reported that same-store sales decreased 2.9% percent during the February reporting period, the four weeks ended February 28, 2004. Company sales totaled $171.8 million, a 2.0 percent decrease from
$175.3 million during fiscal February

Federated Posts 9.0% February Comp Store Sales Increase

Federated Department Stores total sales were $1.070 billion for the four weeks ended February 28, 2004, an increase in total sales of 8.8 percent compared to total sales of $984 million in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's

The Finish Line Posts Record Q4 Comp Increase of 19%

The Finish Line reported net sales of $305,263,000 for the thirteen weeks ended February 28, 2004, an increase of 30% over net sales of $234,426,000 for Q4 last year. Comparable store net sales for Q4 increased 19% on top of a 10% increase reported for th

February Comps Flat at Ross Stores

Ross Stores reported sales of $266 million for the four weeks ended February 28, 2004, a 9% increase above the $243 million for the four weeks ended March 1, 2003. Comparable store sales for the four week period were flat, compared to the Company's p

Kohl’s February Comps Up 6.6%

Kohl's
Corporation reported sales for the four-week
period ended February 28, 2004 increased 21.8% over the four-week
period ended March 1, 2003. On a comparable store basis, sales
increased 6.6%…