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%…

Sears Posts 1.1% Increase in February Comps

Sears, Roebuck and Co. comparable domestic store revenues
increased 1.1 percent for the four weeks ended Feb. 28, 2004. Total domestic store revenues were $1.7 billion for the four-week period in February 2004, down 0.5 percent, compared with the four we

February Comps Up 3.3% at May

The May Department Stores Company reported preliminary net sales of $880 million for the four-week period ended Feb. 28, 2004, a 4.1% increase from $846 million in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales increased 2.6%. February store-for-st

Costco Comps up 11% in February

Costco Wholesale Corporation announced its operating results for the 4-week retail reporting month of February. The Company today reported net sales of $3.49 billion for the 4-week retail reporting month of February, the four weeks ended February 29, 200

Saks Inc Posts 14.7% February Comp sIncrease

Saks Incorporated announced that for the four weeks ended February 28, 2004 compared to the four weeks ended March 1, 2003 total sales increased 16.1% and comparable store sales increased 14.7% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales