Big 5 Q4 Comps Down 4.7%; Lowers Guidance

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation saw net sales slip 1.0% to $232.1 million for Q4 from $234.5 million last year. Fourth quarter same store sales declined 4.7%. The company said results were impacted by a “significant deterioration in the performance of th

Stage Stores December Comps Slide 7.1%

Stage Stores, Inc. recorded a 3.8% decrease in December sales to $260.3 million from $270.5 million in the prior year period. Comparable store sales for the month decreased 7.1% versus an increase of 2.2% last year…

The Buckle Posts Strong 18.7% December Comps Jump

The Buckle, Inc. saw fiscal December sales jump 22.3% to $108.5 million from net sales of $88.8 million for the prior year period. Comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, increased 18.7%. On a same-week basis, the company said total

Pacific Sunwear Posts 2.8% December Comps Decrease

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported total company sales for fiscal December increased slightly to $234.6 million from $233.5 million last year. PacSun sales increased 4.0% to $213.6 million from $205.4 million last year. By concept, PacSun same-s

Gottschalks Comps Tumble 13.8%

Gottschalks Inc.'s same store sales tumbled 13.8% for December. Total sales for the month decreased 15.2% to $112.8 million compared to $133.1 million a year ago…

Nordstrom Reports 4% Comp Decline

Nordstrom Inc. said its same-store sales fell 4 percent in the five weeks ended Jan. 5. By concept, comps fell 6.6% at its full-line stores and rose 5.4% at Rack. Total sales for the five weeks slipped 3.8 percent to $1.22 billion from $1.27 billion in th

Dillard’s Posts 5% December Comps Decline

Dillard’s, Inc. saw a 5% decline in both overall and comparable store sales for fiscal December. Net sales totaled $1.17 billion, down from $1.22 billion for the year-ago month. Sales for the combined November and December period, the nine weeks ended Jan

TJX Co.’s December Comps Increase 3.0%

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported December sales grew 6.0% to $2.5 billion from $2.3 billion for the year-ago month. For the 48 week, year-to-date period, sales reached $17.5 billion, a 7% increase over last year’s $16.4 billion. Consolidated comparable st

Neiman Marcus Sees 2.9% Rise in December Comps

Neiman Marcus, Inc. recorded a 4.9% increase in total revenues for fiscal December to $723 million from $689 million for the same fiscal month last year. Comparable store sales increased 2.9% for the month…

Saks Comps Inch up 0.8%

Saks Inc. reported sales grew 0.8% to $447.7 million for the five weeks ended January 5, from $444.0 million a year ago. Comparable store sales increased by the same percentage…

Target Same-Store Sales Fall 5%

Target Corporation said same-store sales fell 5.0% on a .1% increase in net sales for the five weeks ended Jan. 5 compared to the five weeks ending Dec. 30, 2006. Same-store sales were up .6%, however, over the five weeks ending Jan. 5, 2008 and Jan. 6, 2

Kohl’s Corp. Sees 11.4% Comp Drop

Kohl’s Corp reported that sales during December decreased 3.4% to $2,67 billion from $2.77 billion. Comparable store sales tumbling 11.4%. Last year’s retail reporting calendar included 53 weeks. On a calendar-adjusted basis, comparable store sales decre

Ross Ups Guidance on 3% Rise in Comp Sales

Ross Stores, Inc. upped its earnings guidance for the fourth quarter after reporting a 3% rise in comparable store sales for the five weeks ended Jan. 5. Nets sales rose 12% for the period. Ross said its strongest regions in December were the Northwest an

Jarden Vet to Head Sales at Coleman, Stearns

The Coleman Company, Inc. has named a veteran consumer goods executive from its parent company Jarden Corp. as SVP of Sales for the Americas for its Coleman and Stearns brands. Scott Henrikson will report to Interim President and CEO, Sam A. Solomon…