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%…

Value City January Same-Store Sales Decrease 6.4%

Value City Department Stores, Inc. announced total sales for the four weeks ended February 1, 2003, increased 3.2% to $118.2 million from $114.6 million for the four weeks ended February 2, 2002. The company's same store sales decreased 6.4% for the

Wal-Mart January Comps Up 2.3%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ending January 31, 2003, of $17.391 billion, an increase of 12.9 percent over the $15.399 billion in the similar period in the prior year. Total U.S. comparable store sales were up 2.3%…

OR Show Crash Kills One, Critically Injures Three

The long-awaited wintry blast that swept across the Salt Lake City region on Sunday was a much needed boost for the local ski operators that hoped to salvage a season, but the snow storm that greeted many of us on Sunday morning at the Outdoor Retailer Wi