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Nordstrom September Same-Store Sales Up 6.2%

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $598.4 million for the five-week period ending October 2, 2004, an increase of 7.1% compared to sales of $558.9 million for the five-week period ending October 4, 2003. Same-store sales increased 6.2%…

Stein Mart September Comps Rise 5.2%

Stein Mart, Inc. reported total sales sales for September increased 3.4% to $128.7 million from $124.4 million. Comparable store sales increased 5.2% for the period…

DSW Comps Fall 5.0% in September; RVI Comps Down 7.3%

Retail Ventures, Inc. total sales for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004, decreased 1.1% to $258.5 million from $261.4 million for the five weeks ended October 4, 2003. The company's same store sales decreased 7.3% for the five week period. DSW Sh

Famous Footwear Sees Nice September Gain led by Athletics

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported September retail sales at Famous Footwear increased 8.9% to $104.0 million, compared to $95.5 million for the same period last year. Same-store sales for September were up 4.7%. Athletics increased mid-single digits on a

TJX Sees September Comp Store Sales Increase 1.0%

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported September 2004 sales for were $1.4 billion, up 9% over $1.3 billion achieved during the five-week period ended October 4, 2003. Consolidated comparable store sales for the five-week period ended October 2, 2004, increase

Sears Same-Store Sales Down 4.9% in September

Sears, Roebuck and Co. reported that comparable domestic store revenues decreased 3.2% for the five weeks ended Oct. 2, 2004. Total domestic store revenues were $2.33 billion for the five-week period in September 2004, down 4.9% compared with the five wee

Neiman Marcus September Comps Rise 6.3%

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. announced that total sales for September 2004 increased 6.3% to $366 million from $344 million in the year-ago period. Comparable store sales also increased 6.3%…

Ross Stores Comps Decline 5.0% in September

Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales of $374 million for the five week period ended October 2, 2004, a 3% increase above the $363 million in sales for the five weeks ended October 4, 2003. Comparable store sales for the same period declined 5% from the prior

Target Corp. Beats Septembr Plan; Comps Up 5.6%

Target Corp. reported that its net retail sales from continuing operations (principally Target Stores) for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004 increased 12.5% to $3.866 billion from $3.437 billion for the five-week period ended October 4, 2003. On this s

Callaway Appoints Pan-West to Broader Asia Deal

Callaway Golf Company has appointed Pan-West (Private) Limited as the distributor for Callaway Golf's Top Flite® and Ben Hogan® products in China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand effective October 15th, 2004. The appointment covers all of Ca

Wolverine Q3 EPS Jumps 37.5% on 13.2% Sales Increase

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. reported third quarter 2004 revenue totaled $260.9 million, a 13.2% increase over third quarter 2003 revenue of $230.6 million. Earnings per share for Q3 increased 37.5% to 55 cents compared to 40 cents reported for the third qu

Cabela’s to Open SuperStore at Meadowlands

Cabela's Inc. is in negotiations to build one of its large retail stores at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, N.J. The 175,000-square-foot store could open in August, 2007, with construction scheduled to begin in August, 2006…

Winter Feels Good’ Campaign Snags Awards

The “Winter Feels Good” public awareness campaign to promote the health and fitness benefits of snow sports participation has been honored by the Public Relations Society of America (PSRA) and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)