Sears Posts 1.1% Increase in February Comps

Sears, Roebuck and Co. comparable domestic store revenues
increased 1.1 percent for the four weeks ended Feb. 28, 2004. Total domestic store revenues were $1.7 billion for the four-week period in February 2004, down 0.5 percent, compared with the four we

The Buckle Sees 10.8% Comp Sales Increase in February

The Buckle's sales for the four-week period ended
February 28, 2004 increased 14.9% to $29.3 million from sales of $25.5 million in the corresponding four-week period ended March 1, 2003. Comparable store sales, for stores open at least one year, wer

Target February Comps Up 7.5%

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended February 28, 2004 increased 13.0% to $3.305 billion from $2.926 billion for the four-week period ended March 1, 2003. Comparable-store sales increased 7.5% from fiscal February

TJX February Comps Jump 10%

The TJX Companies reported February 2004 sales results for the four-week period ended February 28, 2004, were $934 million, up 20% over the $776 million achieved during the four-week period ended March 1, 2003. Consolidated comparable store sales for the

Callaway Expands Trade In Program to Include Other Brands

Callaway Golf Company announced plans to expand its successful Trade In! Trade Up! program to include products from other golf brands. Acting on strong feedback from consumers and retailers, Trade In! Trade Up! will now make it easy for owners of other ma

Dick’s SG Announces Finance Promotions

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. has announced that Jeffrey R. Hennion has been named to the position of Senior Vice President – Strategic Planning. In this newly created role, Mr. Hennion will be responsible for leading DKS' Strategic Planning and

Billabong Grows In Adverse Conditions

Billabong leveraged international sales to post strong numbers for the company’s first half of fiscal 2003-04. US sales jumped 27% in local currencies, with EBITDA in the US rising 36%. Australian sales were up 11% with “double digit profit growth” in key

Tell Me Again What I Won Here???…

You can use your name, but just don’t let anyone see it and don’t tell anybody about it. That appears to be the bottom line in a trademark infringement case between Quicksilver and Kymsta in their dispute over the use of the Roxy and Roxywear brand names

Famous Footwear Banks on Athletic for 2004 Growth…

Famous Footwear president Joe Wood said growth in the women’s business in the fourth quarter was offset by the challenges in the Athletic Footwear business. Wood pointed to price compression across the industry that impacted prices “to the tune of about

YY to Put $90mm into Apparel Moves…

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd, which is the world’s largest maker of athletic footwear, will apparently put its money where its mouth is in regard to pushing deeper into apparel manufacturing as well. The company last week said it had set aside $80 mi

Puma Q4 Earnings Up 96% on 27% Sales Gain; Backlog Up 36%

Puma AG reported that Q4 consolidated sales increased by 27.1% to €227.7 million ($271.1 mm), or up 35.4% on a currency neutral basis. Apparel recorded a growth rate of 17.6% reaching €68.8 million ($81.9 mm), or up 26.4% currency adjusted. Footwear sales