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Wolverine Sues to Protect Moc Patents…
Wolverine World Wide has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Harbor Footwear and Kohl’s for allegedly violating Merrell design patents on three separate models – The Jungle Moc, Jungle Slide and Winter Moc. Harbor Footwear and Kohl's are sell
Dynacraft Hit with $1.4 Million Fine for Recall Delay…
Dynacraft Industries Inc. will have to pay the piper for delaying to report problems with its mountain bikes, agreeing last week to pay $1.4 million to settle allegations that they incompletely and belatedly informed the Consumer Product Safety Commission
GI Joe’s Sell Equity Stake to Finance Growth…
G.I. Joe’s Sports & Auto Stores has received $11.5 million in equity financing through a deal inked last week with Nogales Investors, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm. The bulk of the financing will be used to finance expansion in the Northwest, w
Golfsmith Expands Management Team; Q3 Hurt by Slowdown in Play…
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. reported net revenues for the third quarter ended October 2 increased 3.9% to $73.9 million compared with $71.1 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Same-store sales decreased 7.9% in Q3 compared to a
TJX October Comps Jump 7%
The TJX Companies reported sales for the four-week period ended October 30, 2004, were $1.3 billion, up 15% over $1.1 billion achieved during the four-week period ended November 1, 2003. Consolidated comparable store sales for the four-week period ended O
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
