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Payless ShoeSource reported that same-store sales increased 4.7 percent during the April reporting period, the four weeks ended May 1, 2004. Company sales totaled $265.6 million, a 5.6 percent increase from $251.5 million during fiscal April of last year.

Sears, Roebuck and Co. comparable domestic store revenues decreased 1.8% for the four weeks ended May 1, 2004. Total domestic store revenues were $1.94 billion for the four-week period in April 2004, down 2.8% compared with the four weeks ended May 3, 20

Retail Ventures total sales for the four weeks ended May 1, 2004, increased 6.7% to $219.6 million from $205.8 million for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003. The company's same store sales decreased 0.2% for the four week period. Total sales for the t

In the four-week April period, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus stores and Bergdorf Goodman, increased 14.1 percent. Revenue growth trends were the strongest in the Company's stores in the West.

Target Corporation today reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended May 1, 2004 increased 11.8% to $3.54 billion from $3.17 billion for the four-week period ended May 3, 2003. Comparable-store sales increased 4.9% from fiscal April 2003.

The May Department Stores reported preliminary net sales of $902 million for April, 2004, a 6.8% decrease from $967 million in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 8.1%. April store-for-store sales decreased 7.5%, excluding the

The TJX Companies April 2004 sales were $1,093 million, up 14% over the $956 million achieved during the four-week period, 2003. For the first quarter, 2004 sales reached $3,353 million, an 18% increase over last year's $2,841 million. Comparable sto

Stage Stores reported that total sales for the four-week period ended May 1, 2004 increased 40.0% to $91.7 million from $65.5 million in the prior year four-week period ended May 3, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 0.3% versus an increase of 4.3% la

Saks Incorporated total April sales increased 8.5% and comparable store sales increased 7.6% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales increased 10.6% for SDSG and increased 4.3% for SFAE for the month. Sales below are in millions and r

Since its 1999 introduction on the PGA TOUR, the SST PURE patented shaft-alignment process has been a topic of discussion in the golf industry. With nearly a million shafts SST PURE-aligned in the past five years, Strategic Shaft Technologies LC, is launc

Kohl's Corporation sales for the four-week period ended May 1, 2004 increased 10.1 % over the four-week period ended May 3, 2003. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 4.6%. For the first quarter ended May 1, 2004, total sales were up 12.4% ov

Federated Department Stores reported total sales of $1.134 billion for the four weeks ended May 1, 2004, an increase in total sales of 5.5% compared to total sales of $1.075 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's Apr

Foot Locker, Inc. reported sales for the 13-week period ended May 1, 2004 of $1,186 million, versus $1,128 million in the comparable period last year, an increase of 5.1%. Comparable store sales for the Company's 2004 first quarter increased 0.3%. Ex

Dillard's sales for April were $542,406,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003 of $536,483,000. Total sales increased 1% for the four-week period. Sales in comparable stores for the four-week period increased 1%. Sales for the fir