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SmartWool Advocacy Program to Donate Over $90,000

SmartWool Corporation's latest round of grant recipients from the SmartWool Advocacy Program includes the SmartWool Advocacy Fund and the SmartWool Breast Cancer Fund. This round of grants will see over $90,000 in financial and product support distr

Genesco to Shutter 57 Urban Doors; Lowers Q1 Guidance

Genesco Inc. plans to close or convert up to 57 underperforming stores, primarily in the Underground Station Group, but also including up to 8 urban stores in the Hat World Group. In addition, Genesco lowered its earnings outlook for the quarter to a rang

Pacific Cycle Should See Strong 2007

Dorel recently issued a statement regarding their upbeat outlook for the 2007 fiscal year. In the Recreational/Leisure division, after two years of limited growth at Pacific Cycle, 2007 is shaping up as a much better year, according to management…

Sugoi to Sponsor Five Marathons

Sugoi announced a three-year partnership with Elite Racing to be a corporate sponsor and the official technical apparel sponsor for five annual Elite national marathons and half-marathons. Beginning with the Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon in April, 2

Execute Sports Narrows Q1 Net Loss on 7% Sales Decline

Execute Sports net sales for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 were $553,482 and $595,534, respectively, representing a $42,052, or 7% decrease. The three month year-over-year decrease is due to the disposition of the Academy and Eagle Rider

Kohl’s April Comps Fall 10.5%

Kohl's Corporation reported today that sales for the four-week period ended May 5, 2007 decreased 3.8% over the four-week period ended April 29, 2006. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 10.5%…

Dillards April Comps Decline 14%

Dillard's, Inc. sales for the month ended May 5, 2007 were $490.4 million compared to sales for the four weeks ended April 29, 2006 of $562.3 million. Total sales decreased 13% for the four-week period. Sales in comparable stores decreased 14%…

Federated Comps Miss Guidance and Slip 2.2% in April

Federated Department Stores, Inc. total sales were $1.837 billion for the four weeks ended May 5, 2007, a decrease of 2.1% compared to total sales of $1.875 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's sales for April were

The Bon-Ton Stores Comps Drop 13.4% in April

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. sales for the four weeks ended May 5, 2007 decreased 13.7%, to $211.9 million, compared to $245.6 million for the prior year period. Bon-Ton and Carson's combined comparable store sales for the four weeks decreased 13.4%. Bon

Gottschalks April Comps Down 5.4%

Gottschalks Inc. same store sales for the month of April 2007 decreased 5.4% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 6.9% to $40.3 million from $43.3 million in April 2006…

Nordstrom Comps Increase 3.1% in April

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $604.0 million for the four-week period ending May 5, 2007, an increase of 3.3% compared to sales of $584.9 million for the four-week period ending April 29, 2006. Same-store sales increased 3.1%.

J. C. Penney April Comps Decline 4.7%

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. total department store sales decreased 2.7% for the four weeks ended May 5, 2007. Comparable department store sales decreased 4.7%, compared to initial guidance for sales to be flat and a 2.6% increase last year.

Stein Mart March Comps Slide 13.9%

Stein Mart, Inc. saw March sales decrease 11.8% to $109.3 million from $124.0 million during the same month last year. For the same period, comparable store sales decreased 13.9%…

The Buckle April Comps Increase 1.8%

The Buckle, Inc. net sales for the four-week fiscal month ended May 5, 2007 increased 7.5% to $34.0 million from net sales of $31.6 million for the prior year four-week fiscal month ended April 29, 2006. Comparable store net sales, for stores open at leas