Retail Ventures Sees Comps Slip 2.0% for Sept.

Retail Ventures, Inc. announced total sales for the five weeks of fiscal September, increased 4.1% to $269.1 million from $258.5 million for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004. Comparable store sales decreased 2.0% for the five week period…

J.C. Penney Sees 1.4% September Comps Gain

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. announced that total department store sales increased 1.9%, while comparable store sales increased 1.4% for the five weeks ended October 1, 2005. Direct (catalog/Internet) sales increased 0.4%, which was also in line with guidan

Stein Mart September Comps Down 3.9%

Stein Mart, Inc. announced total sales for the fiscal month of September decreased 2.4% to $125.6 million from $128.7 million last year. Comparable store sales decreased 3.9% for the month…

Neiman Marcus September Comps Rise 9.6%

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. announced that total revenues for the five week period ended October 1, 2005 were $397 million, up 9.2% from last year's $363 million. Comparable sales increased 9.6% over last September.

Target Reports 2.6% Sept. Comps Gain

Target Corporation reported that net retail sales for the five weeks ended October 1, 2005 increased 11.4% to $4.306 billion from $3.866 billion for the five-week period ended October 2, 2004. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 5.6% from

Payless Sept. Comps Slip 0.6%

Payless ShoeSource, Inc. reported that comparable store sales decreased 0.6% during fiscal September. Company sales totaled $235.7 million, a 2.2% decrease from $240.9 million during fiscal September of last year…

Ross Stores Comps Rise 9% in September

Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales of $446 million for the five week fiscal September, a 19% increase above the $374 million in sales reported last year. Comparable store sales for the same period rose 9% over the prior year…

Saks Total Company Comps Up 3.2% For Sept.

Retailer Saks Incorporated announced that for the five weeks of fiscal September total company comparable store sales increased 3.2%, while total sales decreased 10.0%. By segment, comparable store sales increased 4.3% for SDSG and increased 2.0% for SFAE

Kohl’s September Same-Store Sales slip 0.2%

Kohl's Corporation reported that sales for the five-week period of fiscal September increased 9.8% over last year. On a same-store basis, sales decreased 0.2%.

For the 35 weeks ended October 1, 2005, total sales increased 14.5% over the 35 weeks en

TJX Posts Flat Sept. Comps; Names New President

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported September 2005 sales were $1.5 billion, up 6% over $1.4 billion posted last year. Comps for the month were flat with last year. TJX also announced the appointment of Carol Meyrowitz as president of The TJX Companies…

Dragon Optical Hires New Amateur Surf Team Manager

Dragon Optical announced the addition of Chris
Abad as Dragon's amateur surf team manager. Chris has been a sponsored professional athlete himself on the Dragon team for the past six years and is a great fit to manage an amateur surf team. Chris join

Easton Utilizes Nobel-Winning Technology

Easton Sports announced that Robert H. Grubbs along with two others won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for discoveries that let industry produce drugs and advanced plastics more efficiently. Easton, working under an exclusive arrangement with Materia, Inc.

Dillard’s Comps Down 1% for September

Dillard's, Inc. announced that sales for the five weeks ended October 1, 2005 were $670.2 million compared to sales of $688.8 million last year. Total sales declined 3% for the five-week period. comparable store sales declined 1% for the five-week p