Lululemon Sees Strong Gains in First Quarter as Public Company…
Lululemon’s first quarter as a public company exceeded internal projections and analysts’ expectations as corporate-owned retail sales were up 98% for the second quarter of 2007 to $53.1 million, or 90.5% of overall sales. This top-line increase was driv
U.S. Slowdown Hurts Mainland Headwear…
Mainland Headwear H1 turnover was HK$255.1 million ($32.7 mm) representing a drop of 20% when compared with the same period last year. The decrease in turnover was mainly attributable to the Group’s disposal of its subsidiary Drew Pearson Marketing Inc. i
OR Summer Market 2007 Sets New Attendance Records
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market returned to Salt Lake City, August 9-12, with a record 1,051 exhibitors across 421,000 square feet of exhibit space. The most expansive Summer Market to date welcomed more than 21,000 total attendees, including over 150 new
Target August Comps Increase 6.1%
Target Corporation net retail sales for the four weeks ended September 1, 2007 increased 11.6% to $4,707 million from $4,218 million for the four-week period ended August 26, 2006. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 6.1%.
Umbro Hurt by Weak Licensing Sales
British sportswear maker Umbro reported a steep decline in first-half profit and warned that it would miss forecasts for 2008. Specifically in the U.S., total sales – including licensed – rose 155% over H1 2006. The soccer speciality business having incre
Reebok Launches Largest Store in India
Reebok launched a 15,000 square foot store – its largest worldwide – in the city of Hyderabad in India. Reebok now has 500 stores in the country…
TJX Comps Increase 4% in August
The TJX Companies, Inc. August 2007 sales were $1.4 billion, up 7% over the $1.3 billion achieved during the four-week period ended September 2, 2006. Consolidated comparable store sales for the four-week period ended September 1, 2007, increased 4% over
Reebok Launches Largest Store in India
Reebok launched a 15,000 square foot store – its largest – located in the city of Hyderabad in India. Reebok now has 500 stores in the country…
Costco U.S. Comps Inch-Up 1%
Costco Wholesale Corporation net sales were $4.84 billion for the month of August, the four weeks ended September 2, 2007, an increase of 6 percent from $4.56 billion in the same four-week period last year. U.S. comps increased 1% for the four-week period
Nau Partners With Nonprofits
Nau Inc., the technical and lifestyle outdoor apparel company, has partnered with four national and global nonprofit organizations in addition to six regional organizations in each of the four cities where its stores are located: Boulder, Portland, Chicag
Dillards August Comps Fall 5%
Dillard's, Inc. sales for the month of August were $537.0 million compared to sales for the four weeks ended August 26, 2006 of $556.7 million. Total sales for the four-week period declined 4%. Sales in comparable stores declined 5%…
Ross Stores August Comps Up 4%
Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales climbed 12% in August to $461 million from $410 million, with same-store sales ahead 4%…
Macy’s Sees August Comps Increase 2.4%
Macy's, Inc. saw total sales for the month of August increase 3.7% to $1.79 billion from $1.72 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Macy's, Inc. sales were up 2.4% in August. This exceeds the company's guidance for A
Kohl’s August Comps Slip 0.6%
Kohl's Corporation sales for the four-week period ended September 1, 2007 increased 7.1% over the four-week period ended August 26, 2006. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 0.6%…
Bon-Ton and Carson’s See Positive August Comps
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. total sales for the month of August increased 1.5% to $228.3 million compared to $225.0 million for the prior year period. Bon-Ton and Carson's combined comparable store sales for the four weeks increased 1.3%. Carson's
