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Dillards Comps Fall 5% in October

Dillard's sales for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004 were $456,722,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended November 1, 2003 of $481,328,000. Sales declined 5% for the four-week period on both a total and comparable store basis…

Retail Ventures October Comps drop 0.2%

Retail Ventures reported sales for the month of October and revised its earnings estimate for the third quarter and fiscal 2004. For the four-week period of October, sales increased 8.2% to $231.8 million from $214.2 million in October 2003. Comparable st

Bon-Ton Comps Fall 5.2% in October; Beerman up 5.8%

The Bon-Ton Stores total sales for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004 increased 39.0% to $96.9 million, including $45.3 million from the acquired Elder-Beerman stores, compared to $69.7 million for the same period last year. Last year's total sale

October Comps Up 8% at Costco

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $3.79 billion for the four weeks ended October 31, 2004, an increase of 11 percent from $3.42 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year. Comparable store sales climbed 8% for the month

May Comps Fall 2.2% in October

The May Department Stores Company reported preliminary net sales of $1.09 billion for the four-week period ended Oct. 30, 2004, a 22.9% increase from $887.3 million in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 2.3%. October store-for

Stein Mart October Comps Jump 12.3%

Stein Mart, Inc. announced total sales climbed 11.7% to $110.1 million and comparable store sales climbed 12.3% for the fiscal period ended October 30, 2004…

JC Penney Comps Rise 2.1% in October; Raises Guidance

J. C. Penney comparable Department Store sales
increased 2.1% for the four weeks ended Oct. 30, 2004, with positive contributions across all merchandise categories. Catalog/Internet sales increased 1.7% with Internet sales increasing more than 20% for the

October Comps Fall 1.3% at West Marine

West Marine reported that net sales for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004 were $37.2 million, a 1.2% increase compared to net sales of $36.7 million for October last year. Comparable store net sales for October 2004 decreased 1.3% compared to the same

Nordstrom Comps Climb 11.5% in October

Nordstrom reported preliminary sales of $511.9 million for the four-week period ending October 30, 2004, an increase of 13.5 percent compared to sales of $451.2 million for the four-week period ending November 1, 2003. Same-store
sales increased 11.5 per

Shoe Pavilion Comps Fall 6.3% in Q3

Shoe Pavilion reported net sales decreased 4.2% to $20.7 million for the third quarter ended October 2, 2004, from net sales of $21.6 million for the same period in 2003. Net income of $24,000 or $0.00 per share for the third quarter ended October 2, 2004

PacSun October Comps Climb 8.5%

Pacific Sunwear of California reported that total sales for the four weeks of October of fiscal 2004 were $74.9 million, an increase of 19.6% over total sales of $62.6 million for the four weeks of October of fiscal 2003. Company same-store sales increase

Burch Launches Sports Marketing Firm

Howe Burch, former Senior Vice President of Sports Marketing & Communications at global sportswear brand Fila, has launched a new sports marketing and communications resource called t w e l v e…

Columbia Appoints Europe GM and Sorel President

Columbia Sportswear Company announced changes in its management staff. Paul Gils has been appointed General Manager Europe and Mike Prendergast has been promoted to President Sorel Division. Gils joins Columbia following a ten year career with Nike Europe

Cabela’s to Open Colorado Store

Cabela's Incorporated is in negotiations with Coors Brewing Company to build a massive 200,000-square-foot store in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and plans to have it open for business by mid-2006. The store, to be built as part of a development along I-70,

Nautilus Group to Consolidate Marketing Activities with Interpublic

The Nautilus Group has appointed a number of Interpublic Group companies, led by Foote Cone & Belding (FCB), to manage a consolidated worldwide advertising and marketing program beginning the fourth quarter of 2004. The agency assignment will be led by t