<p>Dillard’s, Inc. said merchandise sales for the four weeks ended May 1, 2010 were $406.3 million compared to sales for the four weeks ended May 2, 2009 of $429.3 million…</p>
<p>Target Corporation said it's net retail sales for the four weeks ended May 1, 2010 were $4,288 million, a decrease of 3.5% from $4,446 million for the four weeks ended May 2, 2009…</p>
<p>BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. reported that net sales for April 2010 increased by 9.5% to $787.0 million from $718.7 million in April 2009. Comparable club sales increased by 4.6% for the month of April 2010, including a contribution from sales of gasol</p>
<p>Saks Inc. announced that owned sales totaled $246.9 million for the four weeks ended May 1, 2010 compared to $238.7 million for the four weeks ended May 2, 2009, a 3.4% increase. Comparable store sales increased 3.2% for the month…</p>
<p>Nordstrom, Inc. is reporting a 7.5% increase in same-store sales for the four-week period ended May 1, 2010 compared with the four-week period ended May 2, 2009…</p>
<p>PUMA AG, which recently purchased of Cobra Golf from Fortune Brands, the combination of Cobra Golf and Puma Golf brands will create a new company, Cobra-Puma Golf…</p>
<p>Let’s Go Paddling, an outreach iniatitive by the paddlesports industry, is recruiting retailers, outfitters and others to open 40 Welcome Centers across the country in its first season. Welcome Centers will be granted access to KayakEducation.com&#0</p>
<p>Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales increased 7% to $570 million for the four weeks ended May 1, 2010, up from $534 million for the four weeks ended May 2, 2009. Comparable store sales for the month grew 3% on top of a 6% gain in the prior year period..</p>
<p>Neiman Marcus, Inc. reported comps grew 10.9% during April. Total sales advanced 12.4% to $305 million from $271 million a year ago…</p>
<p>Kohl’s Corporation said total sales for the four-week month ended May 1, 2010 decreased 5.0% from the four-week month ended May 2, 2009. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 7.7%…</p>
<p>J. C. Penney Company, Inc. said comparable store sales decreased 3.3% for the four weeks ended May 1, 2010, while total sales decreased 3.7%…</p>
<p>Dorel Industries Inc. added a record number of independent bike dealers, or IDBs, in the first quarter, but said it was largely a recovery at its mass merchant business that drove record sales and profits at its Recreation/Leisure segment…</p>
<p>Gaiam Inc.'s net revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010 increased 11.2% to $62.2 million from $55.9 million recorded in the same quarter last year…</p>
<p>Jones Apparel Group Inc. agreed to buy 55% of Stuart Weitzman Holdings LLC, a high-end women's footwear and accessories maker, for about $180 million…</p>
<p>Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. reported sales for the first quarter of $43.5 million, decreasing 3.2% from $45.0 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2009. Comparable store sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 decreased 1.6%, compared to a compa</p>
