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Sears April Comps Fall 1.8%

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

April Comps Climb 1.0% at Dillards

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

ShopKo April Comps Jump 4.3%

ShopKo Stores reported consolidated sales for the four weeks ended May 1, 2004 increased 4.2 percent to $233.7 million from $224.2 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales increased 4.3 percent…

Retail Ventures April Comps Drop 0.2%

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

Neiman Marcus Comps Jump 14.0% in April

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.

Costco April Comps Increase 10%

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $3.56 billion for the four weeks ended May 2, 2004, an increase of 13 percent from $3.14 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year. Cmparable store sales rose 10% for the company and t

Schutt Sports to Sponsor Texas Football Coaches Association

Schutt Sports has agreed to a platinum sponsorship with the Texas High School Coaches Association for 2004-2005. The partnership recognizes Schutt as the “Official Football Helmet of the Texas High School Coaches Association”. The THSCA consists of high

Smith Optics Appoints Regional Sales Managers

Smith Optics has hired Brian Cotsonas as the company’s East Coast regional sales manager. Cotsonas most recently worked as the East Coast sales manager for Eyeking/Hobie Polarized Sunglasses. Linda Rodney, who has worked at Smith for several years overs

LaCrosse Footwear Swings to Q1 Profit on 19% Sales Gain

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. reported consolidated net sales of $23.7 million for the first quarter of 2004, up 19.4% from $19.9 million in the first quarter of 2003. Consolidated net income was $1.1 million, or 18 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2004

Kelwood Appoints New VP of Int’l Trade Services

Wendy Wieland Martin has been appointed Kellwood vice president international trade services, according to Tom Austin, president of Operating Services Division of
Kellwood. In this new post, Wieland-Martin, most recently director trade services for Kellwo

High Gear Lands New Rocky Mtn. Reps

Clay Hardin, vice president of sales for HighGear, recently announced the appointment of Kim Miller and Jack Tackle as regional sales and marketing representatives for the company's Rocky Mountain territory. Veterans of the outdoor industry, both Mil

The Wait is Over; Footaction Sale to Go Through

Footstar announced the expiration of the waiting period required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act in connection with its proposed sale of approximately 350 Footaction stores to Foot Locker, Inc. for $225 million in cash, subject to

Smith Restructures U.S. Sales Team

Smith Optics has hired Brian Cotsonas as the company’s East Coast regional sales manager. Linda Rodney, who has worked at Smith for several years overseeing national sales, will become the Central regional sales manager and will handle a majority of Smith

West Coast Novelty Appoints New Sales Managers

West Coast Novelty Corp. is pleased to announce that Larry Burstein, CEO of the Frank Sussman Company, and Evan Burstein, National Sales Manager of the Frank Sussman Company, have joined the WCN management team. Larry Burstein will act in the capacity of