Gottschalks Posts 1.4% Gain in October Comps

Gottschalks Inc. reported a 1.4% increase in comparable store sales in October. Total sales for the month increased 0.5% to $44.2 million from $44.0 million in October 2005. The company's store count decreased by three from the same period last year.

Nordstrom October Comps Jump 10.7%

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $622.4 million for the fiscal month ending October 28, 2006, an increase of 11.9% compared to sales of $556.3 million for the four-week period ending October 29, 2005. Same-store sales increased 10.7%…

TomTom Denied Injunction in Dutch Case Against Garmin

Garmin Ltd. has received a decision from the District Court in The Hague, Netherlands that denies the preliminary injunction sought by TomTom International B.V. in preliminary relief proceedings alleging infringement by Garmin of a European registered des

Federated Comps Climb 7.7% in October

Federated Department Stores, Inc. October sales were $1.863 billion, a decrease of 7.9% compared to total sales of $2.023 billion in the same period last year. Total sales declined from October 2005 to October 2006, impacted by the closing of 78 duplicati

Dillard’s October Comps Down 5%

Dillard's, Inc. reported sales of $474.0 million for the month of October, a decrease of 2.9% from sales of $488.3 million for the same period last year. Comparable store sales decreased 5% for the month…

Saks October Comps Up 9.2%

Retailer Saks Incorporated reported a 9.2% increase in total company comparable store sales for the month of October. Total sales decreased 46.7% for the month to $232.8 million from $436.7 million last year due to the sale of several parts of its Depart

Bon-Ton October Comps Fall 9.8%

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. sales for the fiscal month ended October 28, 2006 increased 164% to $249.7 million compared to $94.7 million for the same period last year. October sales include $165.9 million from the Carson's stores. Bon-Ton comparable sto

Target Comps Increase 3.9% in October

Target Corporation's net retail sales for the fiscal month ended October 28, 2006 increased 9.7% to $4.054 billion from $3.694 billion for the four-week period ended October 29, 2005. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 3.9% from fis

Kohl’s October Comps Climb 4.2%

Kohl's sales for the fiscal month ended October 28, 2006 increased 11.4% over the four-week period ended October 29, 2005. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 4.2%…

Shoe Carnival Q3 Comps Increase 2.9%

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales of $189.1 million for the third quarter ended October 28, 2006 compared to sales of $182.7 million for the thirteen-week period ended October 29, 2005. Comparable store sales increased 2.9% for the third quarter of 2006.

PacSun October Comps Drop 7.1%

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. total sales for the month of fiscal October ending were $88.2 million, a slight increase over total sales of $88.0 million during the same period last year. Total Company same-store sales decreased 7.1% during the same

Cybex Q3 Sales Jump 12%; Flips Loss to Profit

Cybex International, Inc. posted net sales of $29.8 million for the third quarter, a 12% increase from $26.7 million during the year-ago quarter. On a GAAP basis, the company reported net income for the third quarter of 2006 of $817,000, or 5 cents per di

The Buckle October Comps Inch Up 1.7%

The Buckle, Inc. net sales for the four-week period ended October 28, 2006 increased 6.0% to $41.5 million from net sales of $39.2 million in the corresponding four-week period ended October 29, 2005. Comparable store net sales, for stores open at least o

Intrawest Founder, CEO to Retire

Intrawest ULC's found and CEO, Joe Houssian, will retire after serving 30 years with the company. Alex Wasilov, president and chief operating officer, will assume Houssian's responsibilities at Intrawest and will report to Wes Edens, chief execu