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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%…

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

Federeted’s February Comps Increase 2%

Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $1.802 billion for the four weeks ended March 3, essentially flat compared to total sales of $1.800 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's sales for February

Stage Stores February Comps Increase 1.4%

Stage Stores, Inc. reported a 12.4% increase in sales for the month of February to $104.6 million from $93.1 million during the same month last year. Comparable store sales increased 1.4% versus a decrease of 0.9% last year…

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…

Kohl’s Sees 4.4% February Comp Gain

Kohl's Corporation reported February sales for the four-week period ended March 3, 2007 increased 12.8% over the prior year. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 4.4%…

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%…

BJ’s February Comps Improve 3.0%

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. saw February comparable store sales increase 3.0%, including a benefit of 0.9% from the sales of gasoline and a negative impact of 0.4% dure to eh absence of pharmacy sales. Total sales increased 7.2% to $601.7 million from

Neiman Marcus Posts 6.7% February Comps Gain

Neiman Marcus, Inc. saw total revenues increase 8.2% to $305 million for February 2007, up from $282 million during last year's month. Comparable Revenues increased 6.7% to $301 million from $282 million last year…

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