GoLite and EMS Team Up For Adventure Racing
GoLite and Eastern Mountain Sports have joined forces in the sport of adventure racing, introducing Team GoLite/EMS at the 2003 Subaru Primal QuestÒ adventure race this weekend in Lake Tahoe, California…
Bon-Ton August Comps Up 2.4%
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced comparable store sales for the four weeks ended August 30, 2003 increased 2.4%. Total sales for the month increased 1.7% to $48.0 million versus $47.2 million reported for the same period last year…
August Comps For The Buckle Slip 0.6%
The Buckle announced that sales for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003 increased 3.0 percent to $48.1 million from sales of $46.7 million in the corresponding four-week period ended August 31, 2002.
Comparable store sales for the four- week period
Wal-Mart August Comp Sales Up 6.9%
Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for the four-week period ending August 29, 2003, of $19.533 billion, an increase of 13.7% over the $17.182 billion in the similar period in the prior year. Sales for the thirty week period were $140.120 billion, an incr
NSGA Retail Footwear Survey Confirms H1 Woes
According to a National Sporting Goods Association Market Survey, retail sales of athletic footwear slipped 4.4% during the six-month period, October 2002 through March 2003. Sales for the six-month reporting period were $6.24 billion versus $6.52 billion
Elder-Beerman August Comps Fall 9.5%
Comparable store sales for The Elder-Beerman Stores decreased 9.5% for the four weeks ended August 30, 2003 compared to the four weeks ended August 31, 2002. Total store sales decreased by 9.9% to $41.4 million versus the same period last year.For the yea
Wet Seal Comps Decline 10.7% in August
The Wet Seal reported net sales for the four-week period, ended August 30, 2003, of $50.4 million. This compares with net sales of $54.0 million for the same period 2002. Comparable store sales for August this year declined 10.7 percent, versus a comparab
Sears August Comps Up 3.9%
Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced that comparable domestic store revenues increased 3.9% for the four weeks ended Aug. 30, 2003. Total domestic store revenues were $2.1 billion in August 2003, up 4.1% compared with the four weeks ended Aug. 31, 2002. Year
August Comps at Nordstrom Are Up 3.2%
Nordstrom reported preliminary sales of $402.6 million for the four-week period ending August 30, 2003, an increase of 11.3% compared to sales of $361.7 million for the four-week period ending August 31, 2002. Same-store sales increased 3.2%. Year-to-dat
Gap August Comps Climb 4% – up 10% YTD
Gap Inc. reported net sales of $1.22 billion for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003, which represents a 5% increase compared with net sales of $1.16 billion for the same period 2002. The company's comparable store sales for August 2003 increa
August Comps Inch Up 0.8% at Saks
Saks Incorporated announced that comparable store sales for the four weeks ended August 30, 2003 compared to the four weeks ended August 31, 2002 increased 0.8% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales increased 0.7% for SDSG and incre
TJX Comps Inch Up 1% In August
The TJX Companies reported August 2003 sales for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003, were $995 million, up 8% over $920 million achieved during the same period, 2002. For the 30 weeks ended August 30, 2003, sales reached $6,893 million, an 8% incr
Abercrombie and Fitch August Comps Drop 11%
Abercrombie & Fitch reported net sales of $190.4 million for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003, a 3% increase over last year's August sales of $185.2 million. August comparable store sales decreased 11% compared with the four-week period end
DuPont Textiles Gets a New Name
DuPont Textiles & Interiors (DTI), has announced that it will be called INVISTA(TM) effective immediately. The name change represents the company's next step toward separating from its parent company and crystallizing its distinct, independent corpor
Rocky Announces New Board Member
Rocky Shoes & Boots announced Harley E. Rouda, Jr., has been appointed to its Board of Directors. He is serving as a Class I Director and the term expires at the company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2005. Mike Brooks, Chairman and Chief Execut
