December Comps at Bon-Ton Drop 1.9%

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 December Comps Up 1.8%

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…

December Comps at Target Rise 4.1%

Target Corporation net retail sales for the five weeks ended January 3, 2004 increased 9.9 percent to $7.737 billion from $7.038 billion for the five-week period ended January 4, 2003. Comparable-store sales increased 4.1 percent from fiscal December 200

Kohls December Comps Drop 1.2%

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 December Comps Were Up 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

December Comps at TJX Rise 4%

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 December Comps Down 0.8%

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

Saks December Comps Grow 5.1%

Retailer Saks announced that for the five weeks ended January 3, 2004 compared to the five weeks ended January 4, 2003 total sales increased 6.3% and comparable store sales increased 5.1% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales increa

December Comps at May Dept. Stores Grow 1.1%

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

Triple Peaks to Acquire Crested Butte

Tim and Diane Mueller, Owners of Triple Peaks, LLC have announced today that they have entered into a Definitive Purchase and Sale Agreement to buy Crested Butte Ski Resort from the Callaway and Walton families, owners of Crested Butte Mountain Ski Resort

Osprey Brings Kevin Cox On Board

Osprey Packs, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Kevin Cox to the Osprey Sales Team. He will represent Osprey in the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. K

Boeri Drops MPH and Establishes US Subsidiary

Boeri SRL of Milan Italy has announced the formation of a new U.S. subsidiary; Boeri USA. Boeri SRL, the dominant market leader in the world-wide wintersport helmet category will set up headquarters in Cambridge, NY to sell its fine line of Italian crafte

SmartWool Hires Chapman as Controller

­SmartWool announced the addition of John Chapman as their new Controller. Chapman was formerly the Chief Financial Officer at the publicly traded College Partnership, Inc…