Saks Comps Increase 2.4% in December

Retailer Saks Incorporated announced that for the month of December, 2005 total Company comparable store sales increased 2.4% and total sales decreased 15.0%. By segment, comparable store sales increased 1.8% for SDSG and increased 3.1% for SFAE for the m

TJX December Comps Climb 6%

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported December 2005 sales results. Sales for the month of December, 2005, were $2.3 billion, up 11% over $2.1 billion achieved during the five-week period ended January 1, 2005. For the year to date, sales reached $15.1 billion,

BJ’s Sees December Comps Climb 5.6%

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. reported that sales for December 2005 increased 4.5% to $965.9 million from $924.5 million last year. On a comparable club basis, sales increased by 1.4% for the month of December, including a contribution from sales of gas

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…

Retail Ventures December Comps Up 3.2%

Retail Ventures, Inc. total sales for December increased 6.2% to $386.8 million from $364.4 million for the five weeks ended January 1, 2005. The company's same store sales increased 3.2% for the five week period. Comparable sales at Value City were

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…

Gottschalks December Comps Climb 3.7%

Gottschalks Inc. same store sales for the month of December 2005 increased 3.7% from the prior year. Total sales for the month increased 5.0% to $131.5 million from $125.2 million in December 2004. On a year-to-date basis, same store sales increased 1.2%

Shoe Pavilion Sees Comp Sales Increas 5.5% in Q4

Shoe Pavilion, Inc. net sales increased 18.9% to $29.5 million for the fourth quarter, compared to net sales of $24.8 million for the same quarter last year. Comparable store net sales for the quarter increased 5.5%…

Stage Stores December Comps Jump 7.3%

Stage Stores, Inc. reported that total sales for the month of December increased 9.2%, to $241.9 million versus $221.5 million in last year's five-week period ended January 1, 2005. Comparable store sales increased 7.3% versus an increase of 3.1% las

Costco December Comps Increase 7%

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $6.37 billion for the month of December, an increase of 10% from $5.77 billion in the same five-week period of the prior fiscal year. Comparable sales for the month increased 7%…

Shoe Carnival Sees Double-Digit Comps in December

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported that sales for the month of December, 2005 increased 12.8% to $72.5 million from sales of $64.3 million for the five-week period ended January 1, 2005. Comparable store sales increased 10.6% in December 2005…

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

illumiNITE Wins Health Magazine’s Design Award

illumiNITE is a recipient of Health magazine’s 2006 “Best of Fitness” award. More than 1,000 products in six different categories from the national brands were nominated and tested. In the apparel category, the Women’s illumiNITE Aspira Softshell was nam

Section Directors of Sales Expand Responsibilities

After two seasons as the brand manager for Section’s New York/NJ territories, Peter Seminara has stepped up in his role with the merged Section/Technine structure to U.S. director of sales. Jason Flynn, based in Montreal, will expand his responsibilitie

Super Show Management Company to Bow Sports Licensing Show

After SGMA announced that this coming Super Show would be the last, many wondered what would become of Communications and Show Management, the company that had run the show. No longer encumbered with Super Show, CSM will redirect its efforts to produce an