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Buckle’s April Comps surge 34%
The Buckle, Inc.'s comparable store sales vaulted 34% from comparable store net sales for the four-week period ended May 5.. Net sales for April climbed 38.3% to $47 million from net sales of $34 million a year ago…
Stage Stores Records 1.0% April Comps Dip
Stage Stores, Inc. reported sales for the month of April increased 3.8% to $106.5 million from $102.6 million last year. Comparable store sales decreased 1.0% this year versus a decrease of 14.8% last year…
TJX Comps Rise 8% with Arrival of Warm Weather
Discounter TJX Companies upped its earnings guidance after reporting sales rose 12% in the four weeks ended May 5 on an 8% increase in comp stores sales. The company said business improved “dramatically” with the return of warm weather…
J.C. Penney April Comps Slip 1.7%
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. saw comparable store sales decrease 1.7% for the month of April, compared to guidance for sales to decrease mid- to high-single digits and compared to a 3.4% decrease last year. Net sales increased 0.9% for the month to $1.33 bi
Target Sales Rise 9.0% in April as Comps Climb 3.1%
Target Corporation reported a 9.0% increase in net retail sales, which were helped by a strong 3.1% rise in comp store sales. The discount retailer said the impressive performance fell short of goals, but showed marked improvement over the combined March/
Stein Mart Cites Calendar for 3.2% Comp Store Increase
Stein Mart Inc. said its comp store sales rose 3.2% in fiscal April, largely because of shifts in the calendar and a special promotion, but warned daily sales continue to trend substantially below last year. For the first quarter, for instance, comp store
Gottschalks April Comps Decline 3.9%
Gottschalks Inc. reported a 3.9% decrease in comparable store sales for the month of April from the prior year. Total sales for the four-week period decreased 4.9% to $38.3 million compared to $40.3 million in the same period of fiscal 2007…
Bakers Q1 Comps Drop 11.1%
Bakers Footwear Group, Inc.'s sales in the thirteen weeks ended May 3 decreased 11.6% to $43.5 million from $49.3 million a year ago. Comps fell 11.1%, compared to a decline of 9.3% in the comparable period last year…
Wal-Mart Posts 3.8% Increase in Comps for April
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported total company net sales increased 9.8% for the fiscal month of April to $29.18 billion from $26.57 billion for the year-ago month. Comparable store sales increased 3.8% for the month…
American Apparel’s Comp’s Surge 27%
American Apparel, Inc. reported that for the month ending April 30, comparable store increased 27% over the year ago period. For the year-ago period, comps advanced 17%. The company did not provide total sales figures for the month…
Veltec Names Three New Managers
Veltec Sports has named new product planners for two of its lines and a new marketing manager to coordinate marketing of all of the product lines that Veltec market’s in North America, which include Sidi, Colnago, Descente, SheBeest, Enervit, and Vredeste
Copelands Donate $1 million to Children’s Museum
The Copeland family, former owners of Copeland's Sports and current downtown developers, have made a $1 million donation to the San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum in honor of the late family matriarch Thelma Copeland…
Schutt Partners with Bethlehem Sporting Goods
Schutt Reconditioning, of Easton, PA and a division of Schutt Sports, Inc. has entered into a marketing and distribution agreement with Bethlehem Sporting Goods of Bethlehem, PA. The new partnership will leverage assets of both Schutt Reconditioning and B
Next Inc. Partners with GSI Commerce
Next Inc., which owns several sports licensing businesses, announced that it has signed a new merchandising agreement with GSI Commerce. The company has expanded its distribution to include e-commerce to include www.campustraditionsusa.com, www.rpmsportsu
Cabela’s Posts Hefty Gains in First Quarter
Cabela’s Incorporated reported that its total revenue for the first quarter ended March 29 increased 15.9% to $535.5 million despite an 8.4% decline in same store sales. While direct sale dipped slightly, revenues from credit card operations rose 13.9% to
