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Gart Sports Company now expects to report first quarter fiscal 2003 net sales of approximately $228 million, compared to $245 million for the same period last year, and a same store sales decline of 8.8% for the quarter, compared to a 5.5% increase for th

The SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Trade Show Committee met last week to review initial plans for the next SIA SnowSports Show that will take place January 26-29, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. It will be preceded again nex

Franklin Resource Group has hired industry veteran Layne Rigney as VP of Sales and Marketing. Rigney brings over twelve years of experience in the sporting goods, outdoor, and cycling markets. Rigney is joining Marty Lillis' Franklin Resource Group

The Hockey Company reported first quarter net sales grew by 10.6% in the three months ended March 31, 2003 to $37.8 million from $34.2 million in 2002. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2003 was $1.7 million compared to a $3.0 million net l

Value City Department Stores, Inc. announced total sales for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003, increased 6.8% to $205.8 million from $192.8 million for the four weeks ended May 4, 2002. The company's same store sales increased 2.0% for the four week

Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales of $289 million for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003, a 9% increase above the $264 million in sales for the four weeks ended May 4, 2002. Comparable store sales for the month declined 1% compared to an 8% increase in the p

Payless ShoeSource, Inc. reported that same-store sales decreased 4.8% during the April reporting period, the four weeks ended May 3, 2003. Company sales totaled $251.5 million, a 5.2% decrease from $265.4 million during fiscal April of last year…

The May Department Stores Company reported preliminary net sales of $967.4 million for the four-week period ended May 3, 2003, a 3.8% decrease from $1.01 billion in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 5.6%…

Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $1.076 billion for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003. This represents a decrease of 1.7% from total sales of $1.096 billion for the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's A

Total store sales for The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. decreased 4.2% to $44.2 million for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003 compared to the four weeks ended May 4, 2002. Comparable store sales decreased by 5.6%…

Dillard's, Inc. announced that sales for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003 were $536,483,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended May 4, 2002 of $548,383,000. Sales decreased 2% on both a total and comparable store basis for the four-week period

Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced that comparable domestic store revenues decreased 8.5% for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003. Total domestic store revenues were $2.0 billion, an 8.0% decrease compared with the four weeks ended May 4, 2002…

Target Corporation today reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003 increased 11.3% to $3.191 billion from $2.866 billion for the four-week period ended May 4, 2002. Comparable-store sales increased 3.9% from fiscal April 2002

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported that comparable department store sales decreased 6.9% for the four weeks ended April 26, 2003, compared with last year's strong 5.5% gain. Children's was the best performing category and reflected good Easter

Kohl's Corporation reported that sales for the four week period ended May 3, 2003, increased 5.8% over the four week period ended May 4, 2002. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 4.1%…