<p>The TJX Companies, Inc. reported February 2003 sales results. Sales for the four-week period ended March 1, 2003 were $776 million, up 3% over $752 million achieved during the four-week period ended March 2, 2002… </p>
<p>The Finish Line, Inc. reported net sales of $234.4 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 1, 2003, an increase of 16% over net sales of $201.6 million for Q4 last year which ended March 2, 2002. Comparable store net sales for Q4 increased 10% on top o</p>
<p>Kohl's Corporation reported that sales for the four week period ended March 1, 2003 increased 10.2% over the four week period ended March 2, 2002. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 4.6%…</p>
<p>Aussie Apparel Group, Ltd. has announced that it has retained a number of independent reps from around the U.S. to launch its Hot Tuna brand for fall 2003 delivery… </p>
<p>Payless ShoeSource, Inc. reported that same-store sales decreased 0.6% during the February reporting period, the four weeks ended March 1, 2003. Company sales totaled $175.3 million, a 0.4% increase from $174.6 million during fiscal February of last year</p>
<p>The May Department Stores Company reported preliminary net sales of $846 million for the four-week period ended March 1, 2003, a 7.5% decrease from $914 million in the similar four-week period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 8.9%…</p>
<p>Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $985 million for the four weeks ended March 1, 2003. This represents a decrease of 6.0% from total sales of $1.048 billion for the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's Fe</p>
<p>Value City Department Stores, Inc. announced total sales for the four weeks ended March 1, 2003, decreased 7.2% to $145.0 million from $156.2 million for the four weeks ended March 2, 2002. The company's same store sales decreased 12.1% for the four</p>
<p>Comparable store sales for The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. decreased 14.5% for the four weeks ending March 1, 2003 compared to the four weeks ending March 2, 2002. Total store sales decreased by 14.5% to $35.9 million versus the same period last year… </p>
<p>Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended March 1, 2003 increased 6.4 percent to $2.926 billion from $2.750 billion for the four-week period ended March 2, 2002. Comparable-store sales declined 1.4 percent from fiscal</p>
<p>Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ending February 28, 2003, of $18.796 billion, an increase of 9.2% over the $17.207 billion in the similar period in the prior year…</p>
<p>J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported February comparable department store sales decreased 2.1% for the four weeks ended February 22, 2003, compared with last year's strong 12.5% gain…</p>
<p>Quiksilver, Inc. announced consolidated net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2003 ended January 31, 2003 increased 31% to $192.1 million as compared to fiscal 2002 first quarter consolidated net sales of $147.0 million. Consolidated net income for th</p>
<p>Benetton Group has signed a preliminary binding agreement for the divestiture of its Rollerblade business to Prime Newco, a company of the Tecnica Group, and recent acquirer of the Nordica business…</p>
<p>Kellwood Company reported sales for the year were $2.2 billion, down $77 million, or 3% from $2.3 billion reported last year. Excluding the acquisition of Gerber Childrenswear on June 25, 2002, sales for the year were down $192 million, or 8%, but ahead </p>
