Yue Yuen Posts 35.8% Profit Increase for Q1

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Limited announced its unaudited consolidated results for the three months ended 31st December, 2003. Turnover and net profit increased year-on-year by 5.4% to US$644.7 million and 35.8% to US$93.9 million respectively…

Muellers Finalize Crested Butte Purchase

Tim and Diane Mueller, owners of Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, VT and operators of Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury, NH are pleased to announce that the purchase of Crested Butte Ski Resort in Colorado from the Callaway and Walton families and it subsid

Callaway Golf is Market Share Leader for 2003

According to 2003 figures released by Golf Datatech Callaway Golf continued to lead the woods market in both units sold at 18.0% and revenues earned at 24.0% and topped the irons market with 17.2% of the units sold and 26.1% of revenues. This marks the se

The Buckle Sees 10.8% Comp Sales Increase in February

The Buckle's sales for the four-week period ended
February 28, 2004 increased 14.9% to $29.3 million from sales of $25.5 million in the corresponding four-week period ended March 1, 2003. Comparable store sales, for stores open at least one year, wer

JC Penney DS February Comps Jump 12.1%

J. C. Penney comparable department store sales increased 12.1 percent for the four weeks ended Feb. 28, 2004, well above expectations. Sales were strong across all merchandise divisions and benefited from good sell through of Spring apparel and a positive

Dillards February Comps Are Up 2.0%

Dillard's sales for the four weeks ended February 28, 2004 were $620,979,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended March 1, 2003 of $610,272,000. Total sales increased 2% for the four-week period. Sales in comparable stores for the four-week per

February Comps Creep Up 0.4% at Bon-Ton

The Bon-Ton Stores announced total sales for the four weeks ended February 28, 2004, increased 95.6% to $77.0 million, including $37.1 million from the acquired Elder-Beerman stores, compared to $39.4 million for the same period last year. Bon-Ton compara

Famous Footwear February Comps Down 1.8%

Brown Shoe Company announced February retail sales for its Famous Footwear and Naturalizer Retail divisions. Retail sales for Famous Footwear increased 0.3% to $67.4 million for the four-week period ended February 28, 2004, compared to 67.2 million for th

Target February Comps Up 7.5%

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended February 28, 2004 increased 13.0% to $3.305 billion from $2.926 billion for the four-week period ended March 1, 2003. Comparable-store sales increased 7.5% from fiscal February

TJX February Comps Jump 10%

The TJX Companies reported February 2004 sales results for the four-week period ended February 28, 2004, were $934 million, up 20% over the $776 million achieved during the four-week period ended March 1, 2003. Consolidated comparable store sales for the

Payless February Comps Fall 2.9%

Payless ShoeSource reported that same-store sales decreased 2.9% percent during the February reporting period, the four weeks ended February 28, 2004. Company sales totaled $171.8 million, a 2.0 percent decrease from
$175.3 million during fiscal February

Federated Posts 9.0% February Comp Store Sales Increase

Federated Department Stores total sales were $1.070 billion for the four weeks ended February 28, 2004, an increase in total sales of 8.8 percent compared to total sales of $984 million in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's

Finish Line Fiscal Q4 Comps Jump 19%

The Finish Line, Inc. reported net sales of $305.3 million for the fiscal fourth quarter ended February 28, 2004, an increase of 30% over net sales of $234.4 million for Q4 last year. Comparable store net sales for Q4 increased 19% on top of a 10% increas