January Comps Increase 3.3% for JC Penney…

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported comparable department store sales increased 3.3% for the four weeks ending Jan. 29, 2005. Total sales for the month declined 11.8% to $879 million from $997 in the year-ago period. For the year, comps rose 5.1% while t

Stage Stores Sees Sales Increase 4.4%; Comps Up 3.7%…

Stage Stores, Inc. reported total sales for the four-week period ended January 29, 2005 increased 4.4% to $63.7 million from $61.0 million in the prior year four-week period ended January 31, 2004. Comparable store sales increased 3.7% versus an increase

Dillard’s Sales and Comps Up 3%

Dillard's, Inc. announced that sales for the four weeks ended January 29, 2005 were $491.1 million compared to sales for the four weeks ended January 31, 2004 of $478.9 million. Sales increased 3% for the four-week period on both a total and comparab

Gottschalks Comps Up 0.9%; Total Sales Down 0.9%

Gottschalks Inc. announced same store sales for the month of January 2005 increased 0.9%. Total sales for the month decreased 0.9% to $35.9 million from $36.2 million in January 2003. For the year, total sales slipped 0.7% to 662.7 million from $667.5 mil

Nordstrom’s Sales Increase 8.9%; Comps 8.8% for Jan…

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $386.2 million for the four-week period ending January 29, 2005, an increase of 8.9% compared to sales of $354.7 million for the four-week period ending January 31, 2004. Same-store sales increased 8.8%. Prel

Payless Comps Down 3%; Sales Up 3.3% for Jan…

Payless ShoeSource, Inc. reported that same-store sales decreased 3.0% during the four weeks ended January 29, 2005. Company sales totaled $138.6 million, a 3.3% increase from $134.1 million during fiscal January of last year…

Ross Comps Slip 1% for Jan and Year

Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales grew 9% to $242 million for the four weeks ended January 29, 2005, from $222 million in sales for the four weeks ended January 31, 2004. Same store sales for the month declined 1% on top of a 4% gain in the prior year

ShopKo Comps Down 1.7% for Jan, Off 0.4% for Year

ShopKo Stores, Inc. reported consolidated sales for the four weeks ended January 29, 2005 decreased 1.6% to $196.5 million from $199.6 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 1.7%.
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Stein Mart Comps Jump 13.1% For Jan; 9.1% For Year…

Stein Mart, Inc. announced total sales and comparable store sales for the fiscal period(s) ended January 29, 2005 today. For the month, sales rose 12.9% to $80.6 million from $71.5 million with same-store sales jumping 13.1%. For the fiscal year, sales

Jan Comps Increase 9.4% for Target; 5.3% for Year

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales from continuing operations (principally Target Stores) for the four weeks ended January 29, 2005 increased 13.6% to $3.126 billion from $2.751 billion for the four-week period ended January 31, 2004. O

TJX Comps Up 5% for Month and Year

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended January 29, 2005, were $853 million, up 12% over $759 million achieved during the four-week period ended January 31, 2004. For the 52 weeks ended January 29, 2005, sales reached $14.9 b

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