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Federated July Comps Up 3.7%

Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $998 million for the four weeks ended July 31, 2004, an increase in total sales of 3.6% compared to total sales of $962 million in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's

Ross Stores July Comps Fall 5%

Ross Stores reported sales of $309 million for the four-week period ended July 31, 2004, a 2% increase above the $303 million in sales reported for the four weeks ended August 2, 2003. Comparable store sales for the same period declined 5% from the prior

Payless July Comps Drop 6.5%

Payless ShoeSource same-store sales decreased 6.5% during the July reporting period, the four weeks ended July 31, 2004. Company sales totaled $192.0 million, a 5.7 percent decrease from $203.6 million during fiscal July of last year…

Target Stores July Comps Up 4.1%

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended July 31, 2004 increased 8.8% to $3.59 billion from $3.30 billion for the four-week period ended August 2, 2003. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 3.8% from f

TJX July Same-Store Sales Increase 3.0%

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended July 31, 2004, were $1.0 billion, up 12% over $899 million achieved during the four-week period ended August 2, 2003. Consolidated comparable store sales for the four-week period ended

Shoe Carnival July Comps Down 6.3% on Tax Day Shift

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended July 31, 2004 were $46.4 million compared to sales of $47.2 million for the four-week period ended August 2, 2003. Comparable store sales decreased 6.3% in July 2004. During the first thre

May D.S. July Comps Fall 5.0%

The May Department Stores preliminary net sales were $817.9 million for the four-week period ended July 31, 2004, a 5.3% decrease from $863.4 million in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 5.5%. July store-for-store sales decre

Gravis Expands Management Team…

Gravis footwear has added three new Director-level employees as part of a new emphasis by the Burton senior management team on the division. Anne-Marie Dacyshyn is the new Director of Product Marketing, Jason Heffron is the new Director of Marketing Commu

Aldila Rides Golf Surge to Q2 Profits…

Despite concerns about the health of the golf business, particularly with Callaway’s recent revelations, Aldila experienced a breakout quarter in Q2 as net sales jumped 44.4% to $14.3 million versus $9.9 million in the year-ago period. The increase was c

Golf Rounds Increase Slow in Q2…

The National Golf Foundation is reporting that total golf rounds played in the U.S. were up 2.5% for the first six months of the year when compared to the YTD period last year, but increased just 0.9% in the second quarter after a nice start in April…

GSI Commerce Slows Cash Burn Rate…

GSI Commerce increased second quarter net revenues 28% to $64.7 million compared to net revenues of $50.3 million in the year-ago period. Gross margin improved 500 basis points to 38.8% of sales versus 33.8% in Q2 last year. GSIC narrowed its net loss f

Unifi Makes Progress, but Still Bleeding Red Ink…

Unifi reported that net sales for the company’s fiscal fourth quarter declined 7.0% to $191.7 million compared to net sales of $206.1 million for the prior year. Gross margin was a meager 5.9%, a 270 basis point decline from the 8.6% margins reported last