Payless Announces $200 Million Note Offering

Payless ShoeSource is proposing to offer $200 million of senior subordinated notes due 2013. Payless intends to use the proceeds of the offering, net of all fees and expenses, together with available cash, to repay all its existing indebtedness under the

Bon-Ton Same Store Comps Inch Up

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced comparable store sales for the five weeks ended July 5, 2003 increased 1.1%. Total sales for the month increased 0.5% to $63.2 million versus $62.9 million reported for the same period last year…

Goody’s Same Store Sales Pull Up

Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. reported total sales of $105.7 million for the fiscal month of June 2003 (the five weeks ended July 5, 2003), an increase of 2.9% over total sales of $102.7 million for the fiscal month of June 2002 (the five weeks ended

Stage Stores June Comps Off 3.1%

Stage Stores Inc. reported that comparable store sales decreased 3.1%. Last year's comparable store sales for the same period increased 8.9%. Total sales increased 0.8% to $72.2 million from $71.6 million in the prior year period…

Gottschalks Comps Slip 1.2%

Gottschalks Inc. announced that June 2003 same store sales decreased 1.2% from the prior year. Total sales decreased 4.9% to $59.9 million from $62.9 million in June 2002. During the month the Company operated eight fewer stores than in the same period

ShopKo June Same Store Sales off 1.5%

ShopKo Stores, Inc. reported consolidated sales for the five weeks ended July 5, 2003 decreased 1.7 percent to $295.9 million from $300.9 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 1.5 percent…

Payless June Comps Fall 9.1%

Payless ShoeSource, Inc. reported that same-store sales decreased 9.1 % for June. Company sales totaled $291.3 million, an 8.4 % decrease from $318.0 million during fiscal June of last year…

Neiman Direct June Surge Pushes Comps Up 10.3%

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. announced in the five-week June period, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment increased 6.1 %. Stores in the Northeast and West had the strongest sales results for the month. Comparable revenues at Neiman

Ross Stores June Comps Off 2.0%

Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales of $367 million for the five weeks ended July 5, 2003, an 8% increase above the $340 million in sales for the five weeks ended July 6, 2002. Comparable store sales for the month of June declined 2% versus a 12% gain in th

West Marine June Comps Down 2.0%

West Marine reported that net sales for the five weeks ended June 28, 2003 were $98.4 million, a 25.0% increase from net sales of $78.7 million for the same period a year ago. Comparable store net sales for the five weeks ended June 28, 2003 decreased 2.0

Shoe Pavilion Reports Q2 Same Store Sales off 7.6%

Shoe Pavilion announced net sales were $21.2 million for the second quarter ended June 28, 2003, compared to net sales of $22.7 million for the same period in 2002, a 6.9% decrease. Net sales from the Company's retail stores and Gordmans licensed sho

Sears Elects Bax To Board

The board of directors of Sears, Roebuck and Co. today announced the election of William L. Bax, 59, former managing partner of PricewaterhouseCooper's Chicago-area practice, to membership on Sears' board of directors. His election increases th

GolfGear Licensing Zevo’s ‘Compressor’ Drivers

GolfGear has granted a non-exclusive, worldwide license to Golfsmith International to sell the remaining stock of metal woods it acquired from Zevo Golf – more specifically the Zevo Compressor drivers – under GolfGear's patents covering its proprieta