Value City August Comps Up 4.2%

Value City Department Stores announced total sales for the four weeks ended August 30, 2003, increased 8.7% to $205.1 million from $188.7 million for the four weeks ended August 31, 2002. The company's same store sales increased 4.2% for the four wee

Sierra Club Wins an Emmy

the Sierra Club celebrates a News and Documentary Emmy awarded to Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film. Last night at Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City, the National Academy of Television
Arts & Sciences honored the first public television program

Cold as Ice Sees Sales Boost

Late business boosts the success of Cold As Ice, Inc. in their continuing effort to pioneer new ground for women's snowboard apparel. The company found itself happily asking, “who turned on the snowboarding faucet again”? After several quarters of th

Cleary Appointed To VP of Sales at Speedo

Robert Cleary, Jr., has been appointed national vice president of sales at Speedo, a division of Authentic Fitness Corp., according to an announcement by Roger Williams, president and COO. Authentic Fitness is a division of Warnaco, Inc…

Cold as Ice Sees Sales Boost

Late business boosts the success of Cold As Ice in their continuing effort to pioneer new ground for women’s snowboard apparel. The company found itself happily asking, “who turned on the snowboarding faucet again”? After several quarters of the sport bei

Montbell Opens New Distribution Center

MontBell America announced that it will add a new distribution and service center in Boulder, Colorado.
The 7000 square feet facility located in Wilderness Place in Boulder will serve as a distribution and service center for its own retail operation and

Costco August Comps Climb 9%

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $3.41 billion for the four weeks ended August 31, 2003, an increase of 13 % from $3.02 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year…

American Eagle August Same Store Sales Off 10.3%

American Eagle Outfitters announced that total sales for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003 decreased 0.6% to $155.6 million, compared to $156.5 million for the four-week period ended August 31, 2002. Comparable store sales for the American Eagle

Aeropostale Reports August Comps Up 1.6%

Aeropostale announced that total net sales for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003 increased 26.3% to $87.4 million, compared to $69.2 million for the four-week period ended August 31, 2002. The company's comparable store sales increased 1.6%

Rocky Announces New Board Member

Rocky Shoes & Boots announced Harley E. Rouda, Jr., has been appointed to its Board of Directors. He is serving as a Class I Director and the term expires at the company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2005. Mike Brooks, Chairman and Chief Execut

Positive Industry Trend Continues, But Slows…

Vendors and manufacturers in the industry kept the positive trend moving ahead in the 2003 second quarter, but saw sales growth and profit growth slow a bit from the first quarter results. Much of the slower growth can be attributed to the pull-back seen

Retail Execs See Brighter Days Ahead…

The planets seem to be aligned for retailers right now if the latest Retail Sector Performance Index is any indication. The latest Executive Opinion Survey conducted by National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi Ltd. (BTM) shows th