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Nordstrom reported preliminary sales of $941.8 million for the five-week period ending January 3, 2004, an increase of 12.2 percent compared to sales of $839.2 million for the five-week period ending January 4, 2003. Same-store
sales increased 9.1 percen

J. C. Penney reported comparable department store sales
increased 4.3 % for the five weeks ended December 27, 2003. This represents the third consecutive year in which December sales have increased by more than four percent. Sales were particularly strong

Dillard's sales for the five weeks ended January 3, 2004 were $1,246,154,000 compared to sales for the five weeks ended January 4, 2003 of $1,305,292,000. Total sales decreased 5% for the five-week period. Sales in comparable stores decreased 4% for

Bon-Ton comparable store sales decreased 1.9% for the five weeks ended January 3, 2004. Total sales for December increased 87.1% to $253.2 million, including $120.3 million from the acquired Elder-Beerman stores, compared to $135.3 million for the same pe

Payless ShoeSource same-store sales increased 1.8 % during the December reporting period, the five weeks ended Saturday, January 3, 2004. Company sales totaled $301.8 million, a 3.3 % increase from $292.0 million during fiscal December of last year…

Kohl's sales for the five week period ended January 3, 2004 increased 12.8% over the five week period ended January 4, 2003. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 1.2%…

Federated reported total sales of $2.782 billion for the five weeks ended January 3, 2004, an increase in total
sales of 0.4 % compared to total sales of $2.771 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's December sales w

The TJX Companies reported December 2003 sales results. Sales were $1,806 million, up 13% over $1,602 million achieved during the five-week period ended January 4, 2003. For the 48 weeks ended January 3, 2004, sales reached
$12,384 million, an increase of

Sears, Roebuck and Co. comparable domestic store revenues decreased 0.8% for the five weeks ended Jan. 3, 2004. Total domestic store revenues were $3.9 billion for the five-week period in December 2003, down 0.6% compared with the five weeks ended Jan. 4

Ross Stores sales grew 14% to $513 million for the five
weeks ended January 3, 2004. These results were on top of an 18% increase for the five weeks ended January 4, 2003, when sales totaled $452 million. December comparable store sales grew 4% in 2003 o

The May Department Stores reported preliminary net sales of $2.52 billion for the five-week period ended Jan. 3, 2004, a 2.3% increase from $2.46 billion in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales increased 1.1%. December store-for-store sal