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The Neiman Marcus Group comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodman, increased 7.0%. Comparable revenues at Neiman Marcus Direct in the four-week May period increased 15.0%…

Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced that comparable domestic store revenues decreased 3.7% for the four weeks ended May 29, 2004. Total domestic store revenues were $2.08 billion for the four-week period in May 2004, down 4.7% compared with the four weeks en

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $3.8 billion for the four weeks ended May 30, 2004, an increase of 19% from $3.20 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year. A calendar shift impacted sales positively by approximatel

Tretorn has announced the establishment of “Tretorn Gullwing,” a division of the Swedish Tretorn brand, which was acquired by PUMA in 2001. Gullwing will hit stores in Autumn 2004 with a line of elegant tennis shoes and classic rubber boots for men and w

JiBS After Sport Footwear, based in Portsmouth, NH, and illumiNITE performance apparel, based in Ashland, Ma., have selected True North Brand Group to spearhead public relations efforts.

Hundreds of organized hikes around the country will commemorate National Trails Day, many of which will draw outdoor enthusiasts to settings in some of the nation's most precious wild national forests. Environmental advocates are concerned that these

An array of issues important to the Colorado ski industry will be discussed at Colorado Ski Country USA’s 41st Annual Meeting and Forum at the St. Regis in Aspen, Colo. on Thursday, June 9- Friday, June 11, 2004.

K2 Snowboards named Johnny West as its new brand director to lead the marketing and branding programs for the company’s snowboard, boot, binding, apparel and accessories lines. He’ll oversee K2 Snowboards’ advertising, promotions, public relations, athlet

The Finish Line, Inc. reported net sales of $258.0 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 29, 2004, an increase of 24% over net sales of $207.8 million for Q1 last year which ended May 31, 2003. Comparable store net sales for Q1 increased 14% on top of

Retail sales at Famous Footwear rose 0.2% to $85.1 million for the four-week period ended May 29, 2004, compared to $84.9 million for the same period last year. Same-store sales decreased 2.2%, as the calendar shift in Memorial Day weekend negatively affe

The international labor organizations, Oxfam, Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Labor Behind the Label recently launched a campaign called “Play Fair at the Olympics.” The campaign singles out sportswear manufacturers – particularly Puma – for cutting corne

At the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Conference in Atlanta, Dudley Mendenhall, K2 Inc.’s SVP Finance, outlined his company’s performance and future strategy for investors. Mendenhall said K2 now represents about $1 billion of the $50 billion U.S. wholesale