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Wal-Mart April Comps Inch Up 0.8%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ending April 29, 2005 increased 7.4% to $22.3 billion from $20.8 billion in the year-ago period. Comps for the month inched up 0.9%, with Wal-Mart stores up just 0.1% and SAM”S CLUB increa
JC Penney April Comps Rise 3.6%
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. comparable department store sales increased 3.6% for the four weeks ended April 30, 2005, on top of a 5.3% increase last year. Original expectations were for comparable store sales to be flat to up slightly. Total department stor
Bon-Ton April Comps Climb 4.9%
The Bon-Ton Stores announced total sales for the four weeks ended April 30, 2005 increased 4.5% to $87.2 million compared to $83.5 million for the same period last year. Comparable store sales increased 4.9%. For the first quarter of fiscal 2005, total sa
Dillard’s Comps Fall 6% in April
Dillard's sales for the four weeks ended April 30, 2005 were $514.0 million compared to sales for the four weeks ended May 1, 2004 of $542.4 million. Total sales declined 5% for the four-week period. Sales in comparable stores declined 6% for the fou
Everlast Posts Q1 Net Loss; Net Revenues Up 23%
Everlast Worldwide Inc. reported net revenues for its continuing operations of increased 23% to $12.2 million for its fiscal 2005 first quarter ended March 31, 2005, compared with net revenues of $9.9 million in the prior year period. Net sales from cont
Neiman Marcus April Retail Comps Climb 12.5%
The Neiman Marcus Group, In the four-week April period, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus stores and Bergdorf Goodman, increased 12.5 percent. Comparable revenues at Neiman Marcus Direct for the four-
Gildan Q1 Revenues Increase 16.9%; Raises Guidance
Gildan Activewear Inc. reported second quarter net earnings of $14.3 million or 48 cents per share, which includes a special charge of $7.8 million after-tax or 26 cents per share for the closure of its Canadian yarn-spinning facilities. Earning were fla
Ross Stores April Same-Store Sales Up 1%
Ross Stores, Inc.reported sales of $357 million for the four weeks ended April 30, 2005, an 11% increase above the $322 million in sales for the four weeks ended May 1, 2004. Comparable store sales for the month increased 1% over the prior year…
Payless April Comps Decline 2.8%
Payless ShoeSource today reported that same-store sales decreased 2.8% during the April reporting period, the four weeks ended April 30, 2005. Sales in April reflect the negative effect of the shift in Easter to March 2005 from mid-April last year. All da
Foot Locker First Quarter Comps Increase 2.6%
Foot Locker sales for the 13-week period ended April 30, 2005 were $1.377 billion, versus $1.186 billion in the comparable period last year, an increase of 16.1%. Comparable store sales for the Company's 2005 first quarter increased 2.6%. Excluding t
Target Corp. April Comps Increase 1.3%
Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales from continuing operations (principally Target Stores) for the four weeks ended April 30, 2005 increased 7.7% to $3.390 billion from $3.148 billion for the year-ago period. On this same basis, comparab
Phoenix Footwear Q1 Sales Jump 42%; Income Flat
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. reported that net sales for the first quarter increased 41.6% to $26.4 million compared to $18.6 million for the first quarter of 2004. The company saw first quarter net income of $1.2 million, or 15 cents per diluted share, c
Federated Shrugs off Easter Holiday Shift; April Comps Climb 2.8%
Federated Department Stores reported total sales of $1.163 billion for the four weeks ended April 30, 2005, an increase in total sales of 2.6% compared to total sales of $1.133 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's
Urban Outfitters Q1 Sales Up 36%; Comps Rise 11%
Urban Outfitters, Inc. announced sales for the three months ended April 30, 2005. Total company sales for the first quarter jumped 36% over the same period last year to a record $231.3 million from $170.3 million. Total company comparable store sales wer
TJX April Comps Climb 4.0%
The TJX Companies reported April 2005 sales were $1.2 billion, up 9% over the $1.1 billion achieved during the four-week period in 2004. For the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2005, sales reached $3.7 billion, a 9% increase over last year's $3.4 bill
