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West Marine Sees 3.0% Q4 Comps Slide; To Miss 2007 Forecast

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

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

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

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%

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

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

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

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

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

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

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

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%

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

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

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

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%

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

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%

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

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

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

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…

J.C. Penney Sees December Comps Decline 7.5%

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. comparable department store sales decreased 7.5% for fiscal December, compared with guidance for a mid-single digit decrease and a 2.6% increase in last year’s December period. Total department store sales decreased 4.5% for the

Bakers Holiday Comps Decrease 5.9%

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. saw Holiday sales decrease 5.7% to $43.1 million, compared to $45.7 million for the same period last year. Comparable store sales decreased 5.9% compared to a 16.1% decrease last year…

Ogio Adds Six Reps to Golf Sales Force

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

Ogio has added six new sales representatives to its Golf sales force. Tom Plungis will cover Arizona, New Mexico, and Las Vegas territories; Brian Sparrow, North and South Carolina; Mack Carneal, western and central Florida; Hunter Martin, Virginia, Delaw

Access Distribution Acquires Capix

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

Access Distribution has acquired the Capix brand, in the process hiring Jody Carlson as brand manager for Capix. Jody Carlson brings over 12 years of experience and knowledge in the action sports business to the new role…