The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. reported comps during November fell 6.0%. Total sales for the four weeks decreased 6.4% to $310.8 million compared with $332.3 million for the prior year period…
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NHL Sees Robust Thanksgiving Weekend Sales
The National Hockey League (NHL) registered record-setting merchandise sales at both the NHL Powered by Reebok Store and at Shop.NHL.com over the 2009 Thanksgiving weekend. On Black Friday and through the holiday weekend, the NHL Powered by Reebok Store i
NSGA: Females Spend $5.6 Billion in 2008 on Athletic Footwear
Athletic and sport footwear purchased by females for their most popular sports and activities in 2008 accounted for $5.6 billion of the $10.1 billion in sales for footwear used in those activities, according to data contained in NSGA's two primary re
Brunswick Corp. Repurchases Debt
Brunswick Corp. has recently completed open market purchases of approximately $85 million of its outstanding 11.75% notes due 2013…
Shoe Palace Expanding Aggressively
Shoe Palace, based in San Jose, CA, said it is currently opening its 24th store in Ontario, California, the 12th Shoe Palace store opening in 2009 statewide…
Dillard’s Comps Tumble in November
Dillard's, Inc. announced that merchandise sales dropped 13% in the four weeks ended Nov. 28, 2009 to $437.9 million from $505.8 million a year ago. Sales in comparable stores decreased 11% for the four-week period…
J.C. Penney’s Comps Decline 5.9%
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported that comparable store sales for the four-week period ended Nov. 28, 2009, decreased 5.9%, in-line with the company’s guidance for sales to decrease 4% to 7%. In last year’s November period, comparable store
Kohl’s Boasts 7.1% Comp Gain in November
Kohl’s Corporation reported that sales for the four-week month ended Nov. 28, 2009 increased 7.1%. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 3.3%…
Saks’ Comps Tumble in November
Saks Inc. announced that owned sales totaled $245.1 million for the four weeks ended Nov. 28, 2009 compared to $327.3 million for the four weeks ended Nov. 29, 2008, a 25.1% decrease. Comparable store sales decreased 26.1% for the month…
Ross Stores Sees 8% Jump in Comps
Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales for the four weeks ended Nov. 28, 2009 increased 12% to $635 million from $568 million for the four weeks ended November 29, 2008. Same store sales for the month rose 8%…
Nordstrom’s Comps Climb 2.2%
Nordstrom, Inc. reported a 2.2% increase in same-store sales for the four-week period ended Nov. 28, 2009. Sales of $749 million for November 2009 increased 5.9% compared with sales of $707 million for the same period in fiscal 2008…
TJX’s Comps Surge 8% in November
The TJX Cos. reported sales for the four-week period ended Nov. 28, 2009, were $1.8 billion, up 15% over the $1.6 billion achieved a year earlier. Consolidated comparable store sales increased 8%…
BJ’s Ekes Out 1% Comp Gain
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. reported that sales for November increased 6.4% to $833.6 million from $783.2 million a year ago. Comparable club sales for November 2009 increased by 1.0%…
Neiman Marcus’ Comps Sink 6% in November
Neiman Marcus, Inc. reported same-store sales fell 6% in November. Total sales declined 5.9% to $305 million from $324 million…
Target’s Comps Sink 1.5%
Target Corp. reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended Nov. 28, 2009 were $5,689 million, an increase of 1.5% from $5.6 billion a year ago. On this same basis, November comparable-store sales decreased 1.5%…
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