Stage Stores, Inc. reported that total sales for the four week May period ended May 26 increased 11.0 percent to $130 million from $117 million in the prior year four week period ended May 28, 2011. Comparable store sales for the month increased 8.0 perce
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Nordstrom’s Comps Climb 5.3 Percent in May
Nordstrom reported a 5.3 percent increase in same-store sales for the four-week period ended May 26, 2012 compared with the four-week period ended May 28, 2011. Preliminary total retail sales of $870 million for May 2012 increased 9.3 percent compared wit
Lids Sports Group Reaches Retail Agreement With The University Of Florida
Lids Sports Group, primarily known through its specialty headwear LIDS retail business and sports apparel Lids Locker Room division, has reached an agreement with the University of Florida to operate and manage the official team stores for the Florida Gat
Target’s May Comps Climb
Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended May 26, were $5.04 billion, an increase of 5.0 percent from $4.8 billion for the four weeks ended May 28, 2011. On this same basis, May comparable-store sales increased 4.4 per
Saks Comps Up 4 Percent in May
Saks Incorporated announced that comparable store sales increased 4.0 percent in May. Owned sales totaled $215.8 million for the four weeks ended May 26, compared to $208.2 million for the four weeks ended May 28, 2011, a 3.7 percent increase…
Rainier Mountaineering Inc. Guides Summit Everest…Again
Rainier Mountaineering Inc. guides Dave Hahn and Melissa Arnot safely returned to Kathmandu after reaching the summit of Mt. Everest last week. Both climbers set records on their climb; Hahn marked his…
TJX Sees Comps Jump 8 Percent During May
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported that sales for the four-week period ended May 26 were $1.9 billion, up 10 percent over the $1.7 billion achieved during the four-week period ended May 28, 2011. Consolidated comparable store sales for the four-week period
Halfords Group Reports Cycling Sales Fell After Strong FY 2012
Halfords Group plc reported comparable store sales of cycling products within its Leisure segment grew 9.7 percent in the year ended March 30, but said such sales have since fallen off significantly in the United Kingdom and Ireland…
Outward Bound Refutes Media Reports that Colorado Accident Involved Trainees
Outward Bound said the victims of a fatal May 25 canoe accident in at Willow Lake in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains of Colorado were not trainees as erroneously reported by some news outlets…
Patagonia Discloses Recent Financial Results
Patagonia had sales of $540 million in the twelve months ended in April, up more than 30 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to a report in the Seattle Times. The article also disclosed that…
Nike to Divest Cole Haan and Umbro
Nike, Inc. announced its intention to divest two of its wholly-owned affiliate brands – Cole Haan and Umbro – to sharpen its focus on driving growth in the Nike, Jordan, Converse and Hurley brands. The process of divesting these two businesses will begin
Dick’s SG To Open Run Specialty Concept
Dick's Sporting Goods announced plans to open a specialty running retail store, True Runner. The new store, located in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh, will cater to running enthusiasts with best-in-class footwear, apparel, accessories and exper
Domestic Textile Lobby Names Unifi CEO Chairman
William L. Jasper, chairman of the Board and CEO of Unifi, Inc. was elected to serve a second term as chairman during the National Council of Textile Organizations’ (NCTO) ninth annual meeting in mid May. NCTO regularly faces off with sporting goods
Big Agnes Expands Staff and Warehouse
Big Agnes Inc. has expanded its staff and its warehouse and office space to address the company's growing sales and distribution…
Foot Locker Launches #Kickstagram
Foot Locker announced the launch of a new marketing campaign surrounding the social media phenomenon Instagram. The campaign encourages Instagram users to tag pictures of themselves wearing their favorite kicks using #kickstagram and @footlocker beginnin
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