Seth Horowitz Joins Modell’s

Seth Horowitz, former chairman, CEO and president of Everlast, will take over as executive VP-merchandise, advertising, marketing, planning and allocation of Modell’s Sporting Goods, effective January 14. He reports to CEO and president, Mitchell Modell..

West Marine Sees 3.0% Q4 Comps Slide; To Miss 2007 Forecast

West Marine, Inc. recorded a 4.9% decrease in fourth quarter net sales to $117.8 million from $123.8 million for the year-ago period. Comparable store sales for the fourth quarter decreased 3.0%. The company said several accounting issues as well as lower

Big 5 Q4 Comps Down 4.7%; Lowers Guidance

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation saw net sales slip 1.0% to $232.1 million for Q4 from $234.5 million last year. Fourth quarter same store sales declined 4.7%. The company said results were impacted by a “significant deterioration in the performance of th

Stage Stores December Comps Slide 7.1%

Stage Stores, Inc. recorded a 3.8% decrease in December sales to $260.3 million from $270.5 million in the prior year period. Comparable store sales for the month decreased 7.1% versus an increase of 2.2% last year…

The Buckle Posts Strong 18.7% December Comps Jump

The Buckle, Inc. saw fiscal December sales jump 22.3% to $108.5 million from net sales of $88.8 million for the prior year period. Comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, increased 18.7%. On a same-week basis, the company said total

Pacific Sunwear Posts 2.8% December Comps Decrease

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported total company sales for fiscal December increased slightly to $234.6 million from $233.5 million last year. PacSun sales increased 4.0% to $213.6 million from $205.4 million last year. By concept, PacSun same-s

Gottschalks Comps Tumble 13.8%

Gottschalks Inc.'s same store sales tumbled 13.8% for December. Total sales for the month decreased 15.2% to $112.8 million compared to $133.1 million a year ago…

Nordstrom Reports 4% Comp Decline

Nordstrom Inc. said its same-store sales fell 4 percent in the five weeks ended Jan. 5. By concept, comps fell 6.6% at its full-line stores and rose 5.4% at Rack. Total sales for the five weeks slipped 3.8 percent to $1.22 billion from $1.27 billion in th

Dillard’s Posts 5% December Comps Decline

Dillard’s, Inc. saw a 5% decline in both overall and comparable store sales for fiscal December. Net sales totaled $1.17 billion, down from $1.22 billion for the year-ago month. Sales for the combined November and December period, the nine weeks ended Jan

TJX Co.’s December Comps Increase 3.0%

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported December sales grew 6.0% to $2.5 billion from $2.3 billion for the year-ago month. For the 48 week, year-to-date period, sales reached $17.5 billion, a 7% increase over last year’s $16.4 billion. Consolidated comparable st

Neiman Marcus Sees 2.9% Rise in December Comps

Neiman Marcus, Inc. recorded a 4.9% increase in total revenues for fiscal December to $723 million from $689 million for the same fiscal month last year. Comparable store sales increased 2.9% for the month…

Saks Comps Inch up 0.8%

Saks Inc. reported sales grew 0.8% to $447.7 million for the five weeks ended January 5, from $444.0 million a year ago. Comparable store sales increased by the same percentage…

Target Same-Store Sales Fall 5%

Target Corporation said same-store sales fell 5.0% on a .1% increase in net sales for the five weeks ended Jan. 5 compared to the five weeks ending Dec. 30, 2006. Same-store sales were up .6%, however, over the five weeks ending Jan. 5, 2008 and Jan. 6, 2

Kohl’s Corp. Sees 11.4% Comp Drop

Kohl’s Corp reported that sales during December decreased 3.4% to $2,67 billion from $2.77 billion. Comparable store sales tumbling 11.4%. Last year’s retail reporting calendar included 53 weeks. On a calendar-adjusted basis, comparable store sales decre