Goldenberg Promoted to COO at X-Sports

X-Sports, Inc. announced that Eric M. Goldenberg has been elected Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Goldenberg previously was Vice President of Sales. He continues to report directly to Xavier Anguiano,
X-Sports’ President an

Vail Resorts, Inc. Reveals SEC Probe

Vail Resorts, Inc. announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has informed the Company that the SEC has issued a formal order of investigation with respect to the Company…

Benjamin Russell Will Retire From Russell Board

Russell Corporation announced that Benjamin Russell will retire as a member of its Board of Directors at the company's annual meeting in April 2003. Russell, 65, has been a member of the board since 1963…

Hibbett, Wal-Mart, Kohl’s Continue Solid Gains…

Quick – What do Hibbett and Wal-Mart have in common other than owning small-town markets?
The two, along with Costco and Kohl’s, are the ONLY retailers in the chart on the following chart that reported positive same-store sales growth for January against

Nordstrom January Comps Inch Up 0.8%; Year Comps Up 1.3%

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $316.5 million for the four-week period ending February 1, 2003, an increase of 6.7% compared to sales of $296.6 million for the four-week period ending February 2, 2002. Same-store sales increased 0.8%…

ShopKo January Comps Decline 2.6%

ShopKo Stores, Inc. reported consolidated sales for the four weeks ended February 1, 2003 were $193.0 million, 2.8 percent lower than the $198.7 million reported for the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales declined 2.6%…

L.L. Bean to Eliminate 300 Jobs

L.L. Bean announced the second-largest round of layoffs in its 91-year history Tuesday, saying it will slash 300 jobs in the next two months despite turning a higher profit last year…

Timberland Sees Reduced 2002 Earnings; Sales Inch Up 0.6%

The Timberland Company reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2002. Revenue for the fourth quarter totaled $357.0 million, 4.7% higher than the $341.1 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2001. Earnings were $27.1 million for

Ross Stores January Comps Decline 2.0%

Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales for the four weeks ended February 1, 2003 of $196 million, up 7.0% from the $183 million reported for the four weeks ended February 2, 2002. Comparable store sales declined 2.0%…

Saks Inc. January Comps Decrease 2.1%

Retailer Saks Incorporated announced that comparable store sales for the four weeks ended February 1, 2003 compared to the four weeks ended February 2, 2002 decreased 2.1% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales were flat for SDSG and

Sears January Same-Store Sales Decrease 8.0%

Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced total domestic store revenues for the four weeks ended February 1, 2003 were $1.6 billion, a 6.3 percent decrease compared with the four weeks ended February 2, 2002. Comparable domestic store revenues decreased 8.0%…

Elder-Beerman January Comps Up 4.7%

Total store sales for The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. increased to $27.7 million for the four weeks ending February 1, 2003, a 4.5% total sales increase compared to the four weeks ending February 2, 2002. Comparable store sales increased 4.7% over the sam

Target Corp. January Comps Down 0.4%

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended February 1, 2003 increased 7.7% to $2.738 billion from $2.543 billion for the four-week period ended February 2, 2002. Comparable-store sales decreased 0.4% from January 2002..

May Company January Comps Decrease 4.4%

The May Department Stores Company reported preliminary net sales of $655 million for the four-week period ended Feb. 1, 2003, a 2.5% decrease from $671 million in the similar four-week period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 4.4%…