Bon-Ton January Comps Increase 6.4%

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. total sales for the five weeks ended February 3, 2007 increased 283%, to $240.6 million, compared to $62.8 million for the prior year period. January sales include $161.3 million from Carson's and Parisian stores acquired in

WSA Sees 8% Participation Increase

The WSA Show and The Collections at WSA saw participation rise 8% from 34,515 to 37,279. Exhibit space increased three percent from 1,080,500 net square feet to 1,112,000 square feet. The show attracted more than 85% of the top footwear retailers in the

JC Penney January Department Store Comps Up 3.6%

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. saw comparable sales in its department store sales increase 3.6% for the four weeks ended Jan. 27, 2007, above initial expectations for a low-single digit increase and compared with a 2.5% gain last year. Total department store

BJ’s Sees Comps Increase 3.5% in January

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. saw an 8.5% increase in fiscal January sales to $724.2 million from $667.7 million last year. On a comparable club basis, January sales increased by 3.5%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of approximately 0.3%

Dillard’s January Comps Slide 3%

Dillard's, Inc. saw total sales for fiscal January increase 22.8% were $623,556,000 from $507,647,000. Total sales for the four weeks ended January 27, 2007 declined 2% compared to the four weeks ended January 28, 2006. Sales in comparable stores for

Gottschalks January Comps Fall 1%

Gottschalks Inc. total sales for the five-week January period ending February 3, 2007 increased 21.1% to $43.5 million from $35.9 million in four-week January period in the prior year. Excluding the additional week in January 2007, total sales decreased 3

Costco January Comps Climb 2%

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $5.57 billion for the month of January, the five weeks ended February 4, 2007, an increase of 7 percent from $5.21 billion in the same five-week period last year. Comps increased 2% for the month…

Saks January Comps Increase 11.4%

Saks Incorporated January 2007 comparable store sales increased 11.4% over the prior year. Comparing four-week January periods sales were $182.8 million compared to $161.5 million, a 13.2% increase…

Neiman Marcus January Comps Jump 9.8%

Neiman Marcus, Inc. announced preliminary Company-wide revenues for January 2007. In the four-week January period, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodman, increased 9.8%. Total

Stage Stores Posts 1.5% Increase in January Comp Sales

Stage Stores, Inc. saw sales for the five-week fiscal January total $99.5 million, up 50.5% from $66.1 million in the four-week fiscal month last year. The company noted that sales for the fifth week in this year's January period totaled $21.4 millio

Zumiez January Comps Jump 13%; CFO Departs

Zumiez Inc. reported net sales for fiscal January increased were $23.4 million, an increase of 43.3% over total net sales of $16.3 million for the five-week period ended February 4, 2006. The company's comparable store sales increased 13.0%, for the

Thule Hires Karl Wiedemann as Product Manager

Thule has hired Karl Wiedemann as Product Manger. Wiedemann will be responsible for the development of fit kits and load carriers, as well as the introduction of Thule snow chains in the North American market. Wiedemann will report to TJ Hanson, VP of M