According to preliminary data from the NSGA's “Sporting Goods Market in 2008,” the average price point for athletic footwear in 2007 rose 2.1% to $43.03 from 2006. In 2006, the average price rose to $42.16 (+3.4%) from $40.78 in 2005…
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Sport Chalet Expects Q3 Loss on Comps Decline
Sport Chalet, Inc. announced that it expects sales to rise only 1.1% for the fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 30 to $116.0 million from $114.7 million in the year-ago quarter. Comparable store sales for the third quarter are expected to decline approximate
Forzani Holiday Sales Jump on Athlete’s World Acquisition, Promotions
The Forzani Group Ltd. reported that total sales for the ten week Holiday period increased 21.3% versus the same period in 2006. Sales were buoyed by the acquired Athlete's World business as, without those sales, total retail system sales were up 14.
Costco Sees 7% December Comps Improvement
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $7.55 billion for the month of December, an increase of 10% from $6.84 billion in the same five-week period last year. Comparable store sales increased 7% for the month, with a 5% increase in U.S. comps..
West Marine Sees 3.0% Q4 Comps Slide; To Miss 2007 Forecast
West Marine, Inc. recorded a 4.9% decrease in fourth quarter net sales to $117.8 million from $123.8 million for the year-ago period. Comparable store sales for the fourth quarter decreased 3.0%. The company said several accounting issues as well as lower
Big 5 Q4 Comps Down 4.7%; Lowers Guidance
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation saw net sales slip 1.0% to $232.1 million for Q4 from $234.5 million last year. Fourth quarter same store sales declined 4.7%. The company said results were impacted by a “significant deterioration in the performance of th
Stage Stores December Comps Slide 7.1%
Stage Stores, Inc. recorded a 3.8% decrease in December sales to $260.3 million from $270.5 million in the prior year period. Comparable store sales for the month decreased 7.1% versus an increase of 2.2% last year…
Stein Mart Records 5.7% Decrease in December Comps
Stein Mart, Inc. net sales declined 9.2% for fiscal December to $196.3 million from $216.3 million in the year-ago month. The company reported a corresponding decrease in comparable store sales of 5.7%…
The Buckle Posts Strong 18.7% December Comps Jump
The Buckle, Inc. saw fiscal December sales jump 22.3% to $108.5 million from net sales of $88.8 million for the prior year period. Comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, increased 18.7%. On a same-week basis, the company said total
Pacific Sunwear Posts 2.8% December Comps Decrease
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported total company sales for fiscal December increased slightly to $234.6 million from $233.5 million last year. PacSun sales increased 4.0% to $213.6 million from $205.4 million last year. By concept, PacSun same-s
Bon-Ton Consolidated December Comps Drop 11.3%
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. reported that net sales for fiscal December decreased 13.0% to $558.2 million compared to $642.0 million for the prior year period. Bon-Ton and Carson’s combined comparable store sales for the five weeks decreased 11.3%. Carson’s
Dillard’s Posts 5% December Comps Decline
Dillard’s, Inc. saw a 5% decline in both overall and comparable store sales for fiscal December. Net sales totaled $1.17 billion, down from $1.22 billion for the year-ago month. Sales for the combined November and December period, the nine weeks ended Jan
BJ’s Sees December Comps Increase 3.0%
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. recorded a 6.2% increase in fiscal December net sales to $1.03 billion from $971.8 million in December 2006. On a comparable club basis, sales increased by 3.0% for the month of December, including a contribution from sales of ga
TJX Co.’s December Comps Increase 3.0%
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported December sales grew 6.0% to $2.5 billion from $2.3 billion for the year-ago month. For the 48 week, year-to-date period, sales reached $17.5 billion, a 7% increase over last year’s $16.4 billion. Consolidated comparable st
Neiman Marcus Sees 2.9% Rise in December Comps
Neiman Marcus, Inc. recorded a 4.9% increase in total revenues for fiscal December to $723 million from $689 million for the same fiscal month last year. Comparable store sales increased 2.9% for the month…
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