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Gottschalks February Comps Down 3.6%
Gottschalks Inc. saw February comparable store sales decrease 3.6% compared to the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 3.8% to $42.6 million from $44.3 million in February 2006. The company operated three fewer stores than in the comparable pe
Nordstron Februalry Comps Increase 9.1%
Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $546.6 million for the four-week month ending March 3, 2007, an increase of 9.5% compared to sales of $499.1 million for the four-week period ending February 25, 2006. Same-store sales increased 9.1%…
Costco Comps Increase 5% in Q2
Costco Wholesale Corporation net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 increased to $14.80 billion from $13.79 billion during the second quarter of fiscal 2006. Comp sales increased 5% for the quarter…
Gottchalks reports 3.6% February Comp Decline
Gottschalks Inc. announced that same store sales for the month of February 2007 decreased 3.6% compared to the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 3.8% to $42.6 million from $44.3 million in February 2006. The company operated three fewer stor
J. C. Penney DS Comps Slip 0.2% in February
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. department store sales increased 1.6% for the four weeks ended March 3, 2007. Comparable department store sales decreased 0.2%, compared with most recent guidance for sales to be down low-single digits. Comparable department sto
Bon Ton’s February Comps Jump 14.6%
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.'s sales for the four weeks ended March 3 increased 229%, to $237.6 million, compared to $72.2 million for the prior year period. February sales include $153.4 million from Carson's and Parisian stores acquired in 2006. B
Target Sees 5.7% February Comps Gain
Target Corporation saw February sales increase 10.7% to $4.13 billion from $3.73 billion for the comparable period last year. On this same basis, same store sales increased 5.7%…
Ross Stores February Comps Climb 1%
Ross Stores, Inc. sales increased 7% to $395 million for the four weeks ended March 3, 2007, from $368 million for the four weeks ended March 4, 2006. Comparable store sales for the month increased 1% over the same period in the prior year…
Saks’ February Comps Leap 24.7%
Saks Inc. said total February sales increased 26.5% to 220 million from $173.9 million a year ago. Comparable store sales increased 24.7%…
Canada Goose Hires Two New Sales Agencies
Canada Goose/Metro Sportswear Ltd. hired Cascade Associates as its sales agency in the Northwest U.S.A including Alaska and Meridian Sports Inc. as its sales agency in the Midwest U.S.A.
Yakima Unveils Carbon Neutral Initiative
Yakima unveiled “Planet Payback,” a company-wide initiative focused on offsetting the carbon footprint of all operations, products and their distribution, as well as Yakima’s field marketing team, “Road Warriors.” “Planet Payback” will launch at Canoecopi
Snow Sports Drag Quiksilver’s Fiscal Q1 Profits Down
Quiksilver, Inc. net revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 increased 2% to $552.5 million from $541.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. Consolidated net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 amounted to $2.5 million compared to $1
Big 5 Q4 Earnings Climb on 4.2% Comp Increase
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation fiscal 2006 fourth quarter, net sales increased 7.1%, to $234.5 million from net sales of $218.9 million for fiscal 2005. Same store sales increased 4.2% for the fourth quarter, representing the Company's 44th consecu
Zeal to Open Boulder Office
Zeal Optics wil establish a Boulder CO area sales office. The new sales office and showroom is the first step of a multi-year growth plan to support Zeal’s expanding sales and network of sport retailers in the US and Internationally…
Suunto Names VP and Business Director
Amer Winter & Outdoor Americas has named Matt Kaplan as vice president and business director of Suunto North America. Stepping up from his current position as National Sales Director for Suunto North America, Kaplan brings 12 years of outdoor and action s
