J. C. Penney October Comps Increase 2.4%

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. comparable department store sales increased 2.4% for the month of October. Comparable store sales were in-line with guidance of a low-single digit increase, and come on top of a 1.8% increase in last year's October period.

Bakers Footwear Q3 Sales Climb 33.9%; Comps Up 21%

Bakers Footwear Group third quarter net sales increased 33.9% to $43.2 million up from $32.3 million in 2004. Comparable store sales in the third quarter increased 21.0% compared to a 7.6% decrease in the same period last year. For the thirty-nine week ye

Stein Mart October Comps Rise 2.4%

Stein Mart, Inc. reported that total sales for the month of Ocober rose 2.4% to $112.8 million from $110.1 million in the same month last year. Comp store sales for the month were up 1.4%. Third quarter sales were up 1.8% to $336.5 million, with comps i

DSW Sees Oct. Comps Rise 8.9%

For the month of October, DSW Inc. reported a total sales increase of 20.4% to $112.6 million from $93.5 million last year. Comparable store sales increased 8.9% for the four-week period. Comparable store sales for the same period last year increased 6.7%

BJ’s Sales Increase 7.5% on 2.9% Comps Gain

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. reported that sales for October increased 7.5% to $588.3 million from $547.4 million last year. Comparable sales increased 2.9% for the month on top of a 4.9% increase during last year's October…

Saks Comps Up 4.6%; Sales Fall 10.8% for October

Saks Inc. announced that for the month of October, comparable store sales increased 4.6% and total sales decreased 10.8% to $436.7 million from $489.7 million for the same month last year. By segment, comparable store sales decreased 0.1% for SDSG and inc

Urban Outfitters Q3 Sales Jump 33%; Comps Rise 18%

Urban Outfitters, Inc. announced total company sales for the third quarter jumped 33% to a record $288.8 million from $216.4 million last year. Management pointed to a 13% rise in total company comparable store sales; a 28% increase in the number of store

Shoe Pavilion Q3 Sales Jump 20.1%; Comps Up 7.8%

Shoe Pavilion, Inc. announced net sales for the third quarter increased to $24.8 million, a 20.1% jump from $20.7 million for the same period last year. Comparable store net sales increased 7.8% for the quarter. Comparable store net sales for the nine mon

Retail Ventures Comps Climb 6.7% in October

Retail Ventures, Inc. total sales for the four weeks ended October 29, 2005, increased 12.4% to $260.6 million from $231.8 million for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004. The company's same store sales increased 6.7% for the four week period…

Federated Sees October Comps Slip 0.7%

Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported comparable-store sales for the month of October slipped 0.7%. Total sales inlcuding the recently acquired May Company stores were $2.138 billion, an increase of 92.9% compared to total sales of $1.108 billion in

Citi Trends Sees October Comps Jump 37%

Citi Trends, Inc. reported total net sales for the four-week period ended October 29, 2005 increased 64.9% to $22.7 million compared with $13.8 million for the four-week period ended October 30, 2004. Comparable store sales increased 37.0% for the month c

Everlast Sees Record Third Quarter Revenues on 13% Increase

Everlast Worldwide Inc. reported record net revenues from continuing operations of $12.6 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005, which was a 13% increase from $11.1 million during the same period last year. The increase in net revenues was

Exel’s Profits Hampered by Investment in Nordic Walking

The Exel Group's net sales rose to €69.3 million for the first nine months, up 8.2% on the previous year’s €64.1 million. Net sales were up 9.8% to €22.4 million, compared to €20.4 million in the third quarter. Operating profit for the first nine mon

Phoenix Footwear Income Falls on 47% Sales Increase

Phoenix Footwear Group net sales for the third quarter ended October 1, 2005 increased 47.9% to $34.3 million compared to $23.2 million for the third quarter of 2004. The Company reported flat organic growth, as the increase in the Royal Robbins' bra