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Payless Comps Jump 13.5% in February
Payless ShoeSource same-store sales increased 13.5% during the February reporting period, the four weeks ended February 26, 2005. Company sales totaled $182.5 million, a 10.8% increase from $164.7 million during fiscal February of last year…
Target Comps Jump 9% in February
Target Corporation's net retail sales from continuing operations for the four weeks ended February 26, 2005 increased 16.1% to $3.376 billion from $2.907 billion for the four-week period ended February 28, 2004. On this same basis, comparable-store s
Nordstrom February Comps Up 7.0%
Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $463.2 million for the four-week period ending February 26, 2005, an increase of 8.4% compared to sales of $427.4 million for the four-week period ending February 28, 2004. Same-store sales increased 7.0%…
February Comps Climb 1.8% at Federated
Federated Department Stores reported total sales of $1.087 billion for the four weeks ended February 26, 2005, an increase of 1.6% compared to total sales of $1.069 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's February sal
TJX February Comps Jump 6%
The TJX Companies reported February 2005 sales were $1.0 billion, up 12% over the $934 million achieved during the four-week period ended February 28, 2004. Consolidated comparable store sales for the four-week period ended February 26, 2005, increased 6%
The Athlete’s Foot Inks Master Franchisee for Russia
The Athlete's Foot has formalized an agreement with Alye Parusa of Moscow to become The Athlete's Foot's master franchisee for the Russian Federation. The Athlete's Foot projects a minimum of 40 store openings in the region over the c
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Mountain Hardwear Names New Marketing Director
Mountain Hardwear announced that Phyllis Grove has been named to the position of Marketing Director. Grove will oversee marketing efforts for the company including strategy, branding, advertising, web, retailer coop programs, consumer and trade promotions
Apax Partners and SKM Form $1.8 billion U.S. Private Equity Fund
Apax Partners Worldwide LLP is merging its U.S. firm Apax Partners, Inc. with Saunders Karp & Megrue (SKM). As part of the merger, John F. Megrue and Allan W. Karp of SKM have been named co-CEOs of Apax Partners, Inc., and will become members of Apax Par
Ruff Wear Expands U.S. Sales Force
Ruff Wear is expanding its sales force in North America to meet the needs of customers in both the outdoor retail and specialty pet markets. The new sales representatives augment the sales force currently in place in the US. Fifteen independent sales repr
Friedrichshafen OutDoor Show On-Track to Break Records
OutDoor 2005 which takes place from the 21st to the 24th July at the Friedrichshafen showground will break all records in the show’s twelve year history. By February 2005, 360 companies had pre-booked exhibition space which is a 64% increase on last years
Ed Andrew Returns to NiteRider as New CEO
Ed Andrew, who was President of NiteRider from January 1996 to December 1999, has returned to the company as the new CEO. Ed left the company on very good terms in 1999 to help launch a small start-up company with a product concept, a small amount of set-
Pacific Launches Schwinn Branded Motor Scooters
Dorel announced new initiatives by its Pacific Cycle
division aimed at leveraging the strength of its Schwinn brand. Schwinn has launched a new category of four-stroke gas-powered motor scooters. It has also unveiled add-ons to the highly popular Sting-Ra
Spiegel to Reorganize Around Eddie Bauer
Spiegel has proposed to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York a plan in which the business will be reorganized around the Eddie Bauer division of the company, establishing a new parent company, Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. Eddie Ba
US E-Commerce Sales Up 4.7% for Q4
The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the fourth quarter of 2004, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, was $18.4 billi
