Gottschalks Comps Up 0.9%; Total Sales Down 0.9%

Gottschalks Inc. announced same store sales for the month of January 2005 increased 0.9%. Total sales for the month decreased 0.9% to $35.9 million from $36.2 million in January 2003. For the year, total sales slipped 0.7% to 662.7 million from $667.5 mil

DSW January Comps Jump 13%; Full Year Up 4.8%

Retail Ventures, Inc. announced total sales for the four weeks ended January 29, 2005, increased 12.8% to $138.6 million from $122.9 million for the four weeks ended January 31, 2004. The company's same-store sales increased 2.9% for the four week pe

Ross Comps Slip 1% for Jan and Year

Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales grew 9% to $242 million for the four weeks ended January 29, 2005, from $222 million in sales for the four weeks ended January 31, 2004. Same store sales for the month declined 1% on top of a 4% gain in the prior year

Federated January Comps Decline 0.4%

Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $809 million for the four weeks ended January 29, 2005, a decrease of 0.5% compared to total sales of $813 million in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's January sale

ShopKo Comps Down 1.7% for Jan, Off 0.4% for Year

ShopKo Stores, Inc. reported consolidated sales for the four weeks ended January 29, 2005 decreased 1.6% to $196.5 million from $199.6 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 1.7%.
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Jan Comps Increase 9.4% for Target; 5.3% for Year

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales from continuing operations (principally Target Stores) for the four weeks ended January 29, 2005 increased 13.6% to $3.126 billion from $2.751 billion for the four-week period ended January 31, 2004. O

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Famous Footwear January Comps Jump 10.8%

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. announced that retail sales for Famous Footwear were $64.0 million for the four-week January period ended January 29, 2005, compared to $55.5 million for the comparable period ended January 31, 2004. Same-store sales for the perio

Hibbett Fourth Quarter Comps Increase 5.2%

Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. reported that net sales for the 13-week period ended January 29, 2005, increased 17.5% to $107.2 million, the first time HIBB has reported quarterly sales over the $100 million mark. The company reported sales of $91.2 million