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BJ’s Comps Up 16.7%

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. reported that sales for July 2008 increased by 18.9% to $773.2 million from $650.5 million in July 2007. On a comparable club basis, July 2008 sales increased by 16.7%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 9.7%…

Bon-Ton Comps Inch Up for July

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. saw comparable store sales increase 0.7% in fiscal July compared with the prior year period. Total sales for the four weeks increased 1.8% to $197.9 million compared with $194.3 million for the prior year period…

Dillard’s Posts 3% Comparable Store Sales Increase for July

Dillard’s, Inc. saw comparable store sales increase 2% in July as net sales grew 3% to $513.8 million from $500.3 million for the year-ago month. Sales for the second quarter decreased 3% to$1.61 billion compared to sales of $1.65 billion last year. Sales

Wal-Mart Reports 3.7% July Comp Gain

Same-store sales in the U.S. rose 3.7% at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Comps rose 3% at the Walmart chain and 7.3% at Sam's Club. Excluding fuel, Sam's Club's comps rose 3%. At Walmart U.S., comps increased in grocery, entertainment and health and

Stein Mart July Comps Slide 8.7%

Stein Mart, Inc. saw fiscal July net saes decline 4.6% to $80.6 million from $84.5 million last year as same-store sales slid 8.7%. For the second quarter, net sales were down 5.8% to $311.6 million from $330.7 a year earlier as comps dropped 9.7%. Year-t

Aldila Posts Q2 Loss on 23% Sales Decline

Aldila, Inc, reported sales dropped 23% to $13.6 million from $17.6 million. The golf company showed a net loss of $523,000, or 10 cents a share, against net income of $1.7 million, or 30 cents, a year ago…

ASICS Reports 14.9% Q2 Sales Jump, U.S. Up 6.6%

ASICS Corp. reported that net sales increased 14.9% to ¥65.32 billion ($625.8 mm) for the first quarter ended June 30, up from ¥56.84 billion ($471.2 mm) a year earlier. Net income jumped 22.6% to ¥7.57 billion ($72.6 mm) from ¥6.18 billion ($51.2 mm) las

Patogonia Launches “Vote The Environment” Campaign

Patagonia formally launched its Vote The Environment campaign in advance of the presidential election this November 2008. The aggressive three-part campaign asks customers to (1) register to vote, (2) educate themselves on the environmental records of can

Ecco Launches Biom Running Shoes

In a nod to the growing ‘barefoot running” movement based on natural motion, Ecco is introducing Biom, a collection of performance road and trail running shoes that the company hails as “category-changing running product.”…

Meryvn’s Gains DIP Financing

Mervyns has received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for $465 million in interim financing after the department store chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week. Mervyns says the financing will be used to continue operations and to

Finish Line Expands Headquarters

The Finish Line, Inc. plans to expand its operations in Indianopolis, including adding more than 180 new jobs over the next five years. It plans to invest more than $34 million, which covers the expansion of its approximate 800,000 square-foot national di

Big 5 Q2 Profits Plummet on Continued Sales Weakness

Big 5 Sporting Goods reported Q2 revenues fell 4% to $209 million from $217.8 million a year ago. Same store sales declined 7.6%, primarily due to a mid-single digit decrease in customer traffic and continued weakness in the roller shoe product category.

Nautilus Sees Q2 Loss of $9.6 M in Continuing Operations

Fitness company Nautilus, Inc. revealed a loss from continuing operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 of $9.6 million or 30 cents per diluted share after recording restructuring related and other charges of $6.6 million, or 14 cents per dil

Cabela’s Income Falls in Q2; Credit Card Charge Offs Rise

Cabela's Inc. said profits declined despite a 16.6% increase in total revenues for the second quarter ended June 28. Same stores sales fell 1.6% and financial services revenue declined 6.7% due to an increase in bad debts in the company's credit

Luxottica Sees Strong Growth in Q2 Net Sales

Luxottica Group posted second quarter results with group consolidated sales of €1,354.4 million ($2,126.3 mm), with €583.4 million ($915.9 mm) coming in from wholesale third parties and €771.1 million ($1,210.57 mm) from retail…