SGB Update Outdoor
Costco December Comps Increase 7%
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $6.37 billion for the month of December, an increase of 10% from $5.77 billion in the same five-week period of the prior fiscal year. Comparable sales for the month increased 7%…
Shoe Carnival Sees Double-Digit Comps in December
Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported that sales for the month of December, 2005 increased 12.8% to $72.5 million from sales of $64.3 million for the five-week period ended January 1, 2005. Comparable store sales increased 10.6% in December 2005…
Kmart Holiday Comps Increase 1.0%; Sears Declines 11.9%
Sears Holdings Corporation announced domestic comparable store sales for the nine-week period ended December 31, 2005 for its Kmart and Sears stores. Kmart comparable store sales increased by 1.0% as higher apparel sales were partially offset by a decline
Pacific Sunwear Posts 1% December Comps Gain
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported that total sales for December increased 10.9% to $242.4 million from $218.6 million during the same period last year. Total company same store sales increased 1.0% during the same period. By concept, PacSun sam
J.C. Penney Sees December Comps Increase 3.1%
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. comparable department store sales for the month of December increased 2.2%, while total department store sales increased 3.1%. Comparable sales for the combined November and December holiday period increased 2.7% versus an incre
Bon-Ton December Comps Up 0.8%
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced total and comparable store sales for December increased 0.8% to $259.9 million compared to $257.8 million for the same period last year…
Kohl’s Comps Climb 4.6% in December
Kohl's Corporation reported that sales for the month of December, 2005 increased 16.2% over the five-week period ended January 1, 2005. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 4.6%…
Saks Comps Increase 2.4% in December
Retailer Saks Incorporated announced that for the month of December, 2005 total Company comparable store sales increased 2.4% and total sales decreased 15.0%. By segment, comparable store sales increased 1.8% for SDSG and increased 3.1% for SFAE for the m
TJX December Comps Climb 6%
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported December 2005 sales results. Sales for the month of December, 2005, were $2.3 billion, up 11% over $2.1 billion achieved during the five-week period ended January 1, 2005. For the year to date, sales reached $15.1 billion,
Rocky Loses Military Boot Contract; Cuts Guidance
Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. has been notified that an approximately $30 million order to fulfill a third-party contract for combat boots for the U.S. Military has been terminated by the U.S. government for convenience. For fiscal 2005, the company now expec
LaCrosse Adds Williams to Board
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. elected William H. Williams to its Board of Directors. Mr. Williams is president and CEO of Harry & David Holdings, Inc., a leading multi-channel specialty retailer and producer of branded, gift-quality fruit, gourmet food products
NGF: November Rounds Played Up 13.1%
According to the National Golf Foundation, same-store rounds played in the U.S. were up 13.1% for the month of November over the same month last year, bringing the year-to-date figure to a 0.2% gain. November data was reported by 1,791 golf facility opera
Sea to Summit Hires Ryan Secrest
Sea to Summit USA hired Ryan Secrest to manage inventory and logistics. In this key position, Secrest will direct and coordinate demand planning, forecasting, purchasing, and the flow of product into and out of their Boulder sales and distribution facilit
illumiNITE Wins Health Magazine’s Design Award
illumiNITE is a recipient of Health magazine’s 2006 “Best of Fitness” award. More than 1,000 products in six different categories from the national brands were nominated and tested. In the apparel category, the Women’s illumiNITE Aspira Softshell was nam
Section Directors of Sales Expand Responsibilities
After two seasons as the brand manager for Section’s New York/NJ territories, Peter Seminara has stepped up in his role with the merged Section/Technine structure to U.S. director of sales. Jason Flynn, based in Montreal, will expand his responsibilitie
