The Buckle, Inc. announced that sales for the month of December, 2005 increased by 4.1% to $82.8 million from sales of $79.5 million in the corresponding five-week period ended January 1, 2005. Comparable-store sales for the five-week period fell 1.3%…
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DSW December Comps Rise 9.9%
DSW Inc. saw Decemeber net sales increase 20.7% to $114.3 million from last year's net sales of $94.7 million. December comparable store sales increased 9.9% over the same period last year…
J.C. Penney Sees December Comps Increase 3.1%
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. comparable department store sales for the month of December increased 2.2%, while total department store sales increased 3.1%. Comparable sales for the combined November and December holiday period increased 2.7% versus an incre
Kohl’s Comps Climb 4.6% in December
Kohl's Corporation reported that sales for the month of December, 2005 increased 16.2% over the five-week period ended January 1, 2005. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 4.6%…
Dillard’s Comps Inch-Up 1% in December
Dillard's, Inc. sales for the five weeks ended December 31, 2005 were $1.27 billion compared to sales for the five weeks ended January 1, 2005 of $1.255 billion. Sales increased 1% for the five-week period in both total and comparable stores…
Neiman Marcus December Comps Up 8.6%
Neiman Marcus Group total revenues increased 11.1% for December to $650 million from $585 million. Comparable store sales increased 8.6% for the month over last year…
Sea to Summit Hires Ryan Secrest
Sea to Summit USA hired Ryan Secrest to manage inventory and logistics. In this key position, Secrest will direct and coordinate demand planning, forecasting, purchasing, and the flow of product into and out of their Boulder sales and distribution facilit
Coleman Taps Ex-Rossignol CEO for EMEA President
Bruno Cercley has been named President of Coleman EMEA, SAS, which includes Coleman’s operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The appointment was announced by Gary A. Kiedaisch, President and CEO of The Coleman Company. In his new position based
LaCrosse Adds Williams to Board
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. elected William H. Williams to its Board of Directors. Mr. Williams is president and CEO of Harry & David Holdings, Inc., a leading multi-channel specialty retailer and producer of branded, gift-quality fruit, gourmet food products
NGF: November Rounds Played Up 13.1%
According to the National Golf Foundation, same-store rounds played in the U.S. were up 13.1% for the month of November over the same month last year, bringing the year-to-date figure to a 0.2% gain. November data was reported by 1,791 golf facility opera
West Marine Fourth Quarter Comps Climb 3.9%
West Marine, Inc. reported that net sales for the fourth quarter were $124.8 million, an increase of 5.7% from net sales of $118.1 million a year ago. Comparable store sales for the fourth quarter of 2005 increased 3.9%, compared to a comparable store sal
Skechers Promotes Weinberg to COO, Appoints CFO
Skechers USA announced that its CFO David Weinberg has been promoted to the position of COO and that Fred Schneider, who has been a member of the company's Board of Directors and Chairman of its Audit Committee, has been appointed as its CFO. In addi
Study: Holiday Spending Up; More than Half of Consumers Used Web
Some 36% of consumers said they spent more this holiday shopping season and more than half reported making an Internet purchase, with four in 10 saying that selection and price led them to buy from a store other than where they normally shop, according to
Diversification Was Also a Top Priority…
While the “big get bigger” deals had everyone talking in 2005, the second tier of acquisitions and mergers during the year will provide a more subtle approach to growing the business…
Polartec Challenge Recipients Announced
Malden Mills announced the winners of the 2006 Polartec Challenge. The winners are Steve Graepel, Nico Mailaender, Warren McDonald and Kelly Cordes. Graepel will travel with partner Gabe Rogel into Alaska’s Fairweather Range. Mailander will navigate a fol
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