Backbone Media Adds More Vertibrae

Backbone Media announced a series of new hires to expand its services and to meet growing demand for PR in the outdoor, fitness and lifestyle markets. Julie Oldham, formerly the Associate Publisher at Climbing Magazine, has joined the team to lead the Med

The Buckle October Comps Off 2.3%

The Buckle sales for the four-week period ended November 1, 2003 increased 2.7 percent to $31.7 million from sales of $30.9 million in the corresponding four-week period ended November 2, 2002. Comparable store sales, for the four-week period ended Novemb

October Comps At PacSun Up 4.6%

Pacific Sunwear total sales for the four weeks of October of fiscal 2003 were $62.6 million, an increase of 14.7% over total sales of $54.6 million for the four weeks of October of fiscal 2002. Company same store sales increased 4.6% for the comparable fo

Shoe Carnival October Comps Fall 9.0%

Shoe Carnival sales for the four-week period ended November 1, 2003, decreased 0.6 percent to $37.7 million from sales of $37.9 million for the four-week period ended November 2, 2002. Comparable store sales decreased 9.0 percent in October 2003. Comparab

Wal-Mart Comps Up 4% In October

Wal-Mart Stores net sales for the four-week period ending October 31, 2003, of $19.066 billion, an increase of 11.8 percent over the $17.051 billion in the similar period in the prior year…

Sears October Comps Decline 2.7%

Sears, Roebuck and Co. comparable domestic store revenues decreased 2.7 percent for the four weeks ended Nov. 1, 2003. Total domestic store revenues were $1.9 billion for the four-week period in October 2003, down 2.2 percent compared with the four weeks

October Comps Up 1.4% at Payless

Payless ShoeSource same-store sales increased 1.4 percent during the October reporting period, the four weeks ended Saturday, November 1, 2003. Company sales totaled $207.5 million, a 2.5 percent increase from $202.5 million during fiscal October of last

Target October Comps Up 1.6%

Target Corporation net retail sales for the four weeks ended November 1, 2003 increased 7.9 % to $3.374 billion from $3.126 billion for the four-week period ended November 2, 2002. Comparable-store sales increased 1.6 % from fiscal October 2002…

Kohl’s October Comps Drop 11.6%

Kohl's Corporation sales for the four week period ended November 1, 2003 increased 2.9% over the four week period ended November 2, 2002. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 11.6%…

Saks October Comps Up 4.1%

Saks Incorporated announced that for the four weeks ended November 1, 2003 compared to the four weeks ended
November 2, 2002 total sales increased 5.0% and comparable store sales increased 4.1% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales

October Comps Down 7.6% at Stein Mart

Total sales for the four-week October period were $98.6 million, a 7.3 percent decrease from the $106.3 million in sales for the same period in 2002. Comparable store sales for October decreased 7.6 percent from 2002 to 2003…

Shopko October Comps Down 3.5%

ShopKo Stores consolidated sales for the four weeks ended November 1, 2003 decreased 3.6 percent to $235.5 million from $244.4 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 3.5 percent…

Ross Stores Comps Down 25 In October

Ross Stores October sales grew 8% on top of a 17% gain in the prior year. Sales totaled $299 million for the four weeks ended November 1, 2003, compared to $278 million for the four weeks ended November 2, 2002. Comparable store sales for the same period

Costco October Comps Soar 11%

Costco Wholesale Corporation net sales are $3.42 billion for the four weeks ended November 2, 2003, an increase of 14 percent from $3.01 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year…