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Wal-Mart Comps Climb 4.3% in November

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the month of November incresed 9.4% to $25.8 billion compared to $23.5 billion last year. Same store sales increased 4.3%…

Stein Mart November Comps Decline 4.1%

Stein Mart, Inc. reported that total sales for the month ended November 26 declined 3.6% to $135.4 million from $140.3 million in November 2004. Comparable store sales decreased 4.1% for the november period…

DVS Names New Moto Team Manager

DVS Shoe Company announced the appointment of Dano Legere as Moto team manager. Dano He will work with the team and oversee all moto related marketing efforts. Dano came to DVS from Cycle News, where he spent the past 7 years handling sales and marketing.

PacSun November Comps Inch-Up 3%

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported that total sales for the month of November were $107.3 million, an increase of 12.1% over total sales of $95.7 million during the same period last year. Total Company same store sales increased 3.0% during the

Bon-Ton Comps Slip 0.9% in November

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. total and comparable store sales for the month of November decreased 0.9% to $141.9 million compared to $143.2 million for the same period last year…

Federated November Comps Fall 3.4%

Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $2.738 billion for month of November, an increase of 89.3% compared to total sales of $1.446 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's November sales were down 3

Kohl’s Comps Slide 0.1% in November

Kohl's Corporation reported that sales for the four-week period ended November 26, 2005 increased 10.9% over the four-week period ended November 27, 2004. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 0.1%…

Finish Line Sees Q3 Sales Jump 16% on 4% Comps Gain

The Finish Line, Inc. reported consolidated net sales of $274.0 million for the thirteen weeks ended November 26, 2005, a 16% increase over net sales of $235.3 million for last year's third quarter. Comparable store net sales for Q3 increased 4% on t

Target’s November Comps Climb 2.6%

Target Corporation's net retail sales from continuing operationsfor the month of November increased 9.1% to $4.583 billion from $4.203 billion during the same period of 2004. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 2.6% from fiscal Novem

Quiksilver Announces Eddie Aikau Invitees

Quiksilver announced the lineup for the Big Wave Invitational in Memory of Eddie Aikau, which runs from December 2, 2005 to February 28, 2006. Opening ceremonies for the event will be held on December 1st at 3 p.m. at Waimea Bay, on Oahu's famous Nor

Highgear Hires Darby and Fuller to Marketing Team

Highgear added two vital employees to their marketing team, Debbie Fuller and Coral Darby. Fuller, who operates out of the Portland, OR office, will act as the Highgear Brand Manager overseeing the overall direction of the brand. Darby has been retained t

NGF: October Rounds Played Inch Up 0.6%

Same-store rounds played were up 0.6% in the month of October over the same month last year. Rounds have been in positive territory for four of the last six months, but not positive enough to bring the year-to-date figure above break-even, coming in at -0

Sports Authority Amongst Three to Pay NYC for Lack of Disclosure

New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Acting Commissioner Jonathan Mintz announced that The Sports Authority, along with Express LLC and Staples Inc., paid the city a total of $95,000 to settle charges that the companies refused customer retu

Brown Shoe Adds Hendra to Board

Carla Hendra, co-CEO of Ogilvy North America, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Brown Shoe Company, Inc. She joined OgilvyOne in 1996 as executive group director, direct/interactive marketing. In 1998, she was appointed president, OgilvyOne No

Neiman-Marcus Posts 4% October Comps Gain

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. announced that for the four weeks ending November 26, 2005, total revenues increased 6.6% to $328 million from $308 million last year. Comparable store revenues increased 4.0% for the period to $318 million…