Gildan Plans New Offshore Integrated Manufacturing Hub

Gildan Activewear Inc. has announced that it has purchased an 18 million square foot tract of land in the Dominican Republic and that it plans to construct a state-of-the-art knitting, bleaching and cutting facility on this site. The
land purchased by Gil

Shoe Carnival November Comps Fall 7.8%; Warns on Q4

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended November 29, 2003 increased 2.3% to $43.4 million from sales of $42.4 million for the four-week period ended November 30, 2002. Comparable store sales decreased 7.8% for the month. the com

Pacific Sunwear November Comps Jump 11.7%

Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported that total sales for the four weeks of November of fiscal 2003 were $84.3 million, an increase of 22.4% over total sales of $68.9 million for the four weeks of November of fiscal 2002. Company same-store sales

Federated November Comps Dip 0.1%

Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $1.460 bn for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003, a decrease of 0.8% compared to total sales of $1.471 bn in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's November sales we

Gottschalks November Comps Flat with Decreased Sales

Gottschalks November 2003 same store sales were even with November 2002. Total sales for November decreased 2.3% to $67.1 million from $68.7 million in the prior year. For the year-to-date, same store sales decreased 1.7%, while total sales decreased 4.

Target Corp. November Comps Up 6.2%; Mervyn’s Off 1.5%

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003 increased 12.1% to $4.414 bn from $3.937 bn for the four-week period ended November 30, 2002. Comparable-store sales increased 6.2% from fiscal November 2002,

The Finish Line Rolls On as Q3 Comps Jump 25%

The Finish Line, Inc. reported net sales of $202.0 million for the thirteen weeks ended November 29, 2003, an increase of 37% over net sales of $147.9 million for Q3 last year. Comparable store net sales for Q3 increased 25% versus a decrease of 1% report

Bon-Ton November Comps Down 0.7%

The Bon-Ton Stores comparable store sales for the four
weeks ended November 29, 2003 decreased 0.7%. Total sales for November increased 91.1% to $141.2 million, including $67.6 million from the acquired Elder-Beerman stores, compared to $73.9 million for

Nordstrom November Comps Jump 7.4%

Nordstrom reported preliminary sales of $631.9 million for the four-week period ending November 29, 2003, an increase of 10.2 percent compared to sales of $573.6 million for the four-week period ending November 30, 2002. Same-store
sales increased 7.4 pe

JC Penney DS November Comps Down 0.8%

J. C. Penney comparable department store sales decreased 0.8 % for the four weeks ended November 22, 2003. The November period did not include the strong sales for the Thanksgiving holiday week.Catalog/Internet sales increased 11.7 percent, well above exp

Sears Domestic Store Comps Down 3.6% in November

Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced that comparable domestic store revenues decreased 3.6% for the four weeks ended Nov. 29, 2003. Total domestic store revenues were $2.5 billion for the four-week period in November 2003, down 3.2% compared with the four we

Ross Stores November Comps Grow 5.0%

Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales grew 15% to $364 million for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003. These results were on top of a 12% increase for the four weeks ended November 30, 2002, when sales totaled $316 million. Comparable store sales for