<p>Dillard's, Inc. reported sales for the five weeks ended April 3, 2010 were $526.9 million versus $$490.1 million a year ago, an 8% gain. Sales in comparable stores increased 9% for the five-week period…</p>
<p>The TJX Companies, Inc. reported sales for the five-week period ended April 3, 2010, were $2.0 billion, up 19% over the $1.7 billion achieved during the five-week period ended April 4, 2009. For the nine-week period ended April 3, 2010, sales reached $3.4</p>
<p>BJ”s Wholesale Club, Inc. reported that sales for March 2010 increased by 15.7% to $1.0 billion from $870.3 million in March 2009. Excluding gasoline sales, merchandise comparable club sales increased by 7.3%, including a two-point bump from the shift in </p>
<p>The Timberland Company announced that it has achieved a significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The company successfully reduced its emissions by 36% in 2009 over its 2006 baseline coming from Timberland owned and operated facilities and employ</p>
<p>Nordstrom, Inc. reported a 16.8% increase in same-store sales for the five-week period ended April 3, 2010, indicated a rebound in consumer spending is occurring across a broad array of price points. Quarter-to-date same-store sales increased 14.2% compar</p>
<p>Kohl’s Corporation announced that total sales for the five-week month ended April 3, 2010 increased 26.4% over the five-week month ended April 4, 2009. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 22.5%…</p>
<p>Ross Stores, Inc. announced that sales increased 19% to $811 million for the five weeks ended April 3, 2010, up from $682 million for the five weeks ended April 4, 2009…</p>
<p>J. C. Penney Company, Inc. comparable store sales increased 5.4% for the five-week period ended April 3, 2010. In last year’s March period, comparable store sales decreased 7.2%…</p>
<p>Saks Inc. reported owned sales totaled $238.2 million for the five weeks ended April 3, 2010 compared to $209.8 million for the five weeks ended April 4, 2009, a 13.6% increase. Comparable store sales increased 12.7% for the month…</p>
<p>Neiman Marcus Inc. reported a 9.6% increase in March same-store sales and an 11% rise in total sales to $341 million…</p>
<p>Woolrich promoted Woolrich veteran Cathy Peddie to director of women's merchandising. Peddie will be responsible for directing all merchandising efforts including product development, strategic planning and implementation for all women's product</p>
<p>Steyr Arms has completed the move to its new headquarters in the Merkel USA building (formerly the home of GSI) located in Trussville, AL. The new home of Steyr Arms consists of 25,000 square feet of warehouse and office space, and features an underground</p>
<p>According to SGMA's Manufacturers Sales by Category Report (2010 edition), manufacturers' (wholesale) sales of sporting goods equipment, fitness equipment, sports apparel, athletic footwear, and licensed merchandise in the U.S. totaled $71.8 bil</p>
<p>United Sporting Companies, the recently formed holding company for Ellett Brothers, LLC and Jerry's Sport Center Inc., has made two announcements regarding its management team…</p>
<p>Cabela's will open its first Colorado retail store in Grand Junction on Thursday, May 20, 2010…</p>
