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Puma AG Sees Europe At-Once Negate Backlog Decline…
Puma AG’s third quarter looked a lot like its second quarter, but the Americas – and the U.S. in particular – strengthened even further as Europe started to show some improvement in both sales and backlog versus the Q2 period. The company reported that c
Delta Apparel Gets Fiscal Q1 Boost from Junkfood
Delta Apparel, Inc. reported net sales rose 11.6% to $60.6 million for the fiscal first quarter ended October 1, compared to $54.3 million in the prior year's first quarter. The increase was driven by the inclusion of Junkfood Clothing, which was ac
Shoe Carnival Promotes Vernarksy to VP, DMM
Shoe Carnival, Inc. promoted Tom Vernarsky to vice president and divisional merchandise manager Men's shoes, from his former position as Shoe Carnival's buyer in the women's sport and casual shoes category. Before joining Shoe Carnival, Tom
adidas Sees Growing Momentum in Q3; Lifts 2005 Outlook
adidas Group reported that third quarter net sales increased 8% on a currency-neutral basis with improvements coming from brand adidas in all regions except Europe, where sales remained stable. In euro terms, sales grew 9% to €1.92 billion ($2.35 bn) in 2
Shoe Carnival October Comps Jump 21.2%
Shoe Carnival, Inc. sales for the month of October increased 24.3% to $49.8 million from sales of $40.0
million for the same month in 2004. Comparable store
sales increased 21.2% for the month. Total sales for the third quarter increased 12.3% to $182.
Costco Reports 10% Comp Store Sales Gain for October
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $4.26 billion for the four weeks ended October 30, 2005, an increase of 12% from $3.79 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year. Same-store sales increased 10% for the month…
Bakers Footwear Q3 Sales Climb 33.9%; Comps Up 21%
Bakers Footwear Group third quarter net sales increased 33.9% to $43.2 million up from $32.3 million in 2004. Comparable store sales in the third quarter increased 21.0% compared to a 7.6% decrease in the same period last year. For the thirty-nine week ye
Wal-Mart Gets Gasoline Boost in October; Comps Up 4.3%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for October were up 10.5$ to $23.3 billion, comapred to $21.0 billion in October last year. Comp store sales were up 4.3% for the period, with Wal-Mart stores comping up 3.9% and Sam's Club posting a 6.7% gai
Stein Mart October Comps Rise 2.4%
Stein Mart, Inc. reported that total sales for the month of Ocober rose 2.4% to $112.8 million from $110.1 million in the same month last year. Comp store sales for the month were up 1.4%. Third quarter sales were up 1.8% to $336.5 million, with comps i
DSW Sees Oct. Comps Rise 8.9%
For the month of October, DSW Inc. reported a total sales increase of 20.4% to $112.6 million from $93.5 million last year. Comparable store sales increased 8.9% for the four-week period. Comparable store sales for the same period last year increased 6.7%
TJX October Sales Up4%; Comps Slip 2%
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended October 29, 2005, were $1.32 billion, up 4% over the $1.27 billion achieved during the four-week period ended October 30, 2004.Consolidated comparable store sales for the month decrease
Target Exceeds Guidance with 5.7% October Comps Increase
Target Corporation's net retail sales from continuing operations for the month of October increased 11.6% to $3.694 billion from $3.311 billion for the four-week period ended October 30, 2004. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 5.7%
Foot Locker Q3 Comps Increase 2.7% on 3% Sales Gain
Foot Locker, Inc. reported sales increased 3.0% for the third quarter ended October 29, 2005 to $1,407 million, from $1,366 million druing last year's quarter. Comparable store sales increased 2.7% for the third quarter. For the 39-week, year-to-date
Target October Comps Rise 5.7%; Sales Jump 11.6%
Target Corporation reported that net retail sales for the month of October increased 11.6% to $3.694 billion from $3.311 billion last year. Comparable-store sales increased 5.7% for the month. The sales plan for the month originally called for a comparabl
Saks Comps Up 4.6%; Sales Fall 10.8% for October
Saks Inc. announced that for the month of October, comparable store sales increased 4.6% and total sales decreased 10.8% to $436.7 million from $489.7 million for the same month last year. By segment, comparable store sales decreased 0.1% for SDSG and inc
