SGB Update Outdoor
October Comps Fall 1.3% at West Marine
West Marine reported that net sales for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004 were $37.2 million, a 1.2% increase compared to net sales of $36.7 million for October last year. Comparable store net sales for October 2004 decreased 1.3% compared to the same
JC Penney Comps Rise 2.1% in October; Raises Guidance
J. C. Penney comparable Department Store sales
increased 2.1% for the four weeks ended Oct. 30, 2004, with positive contributions across all merchandise categories. Catalog/Internet sales increased 1.7% with Internet sales increasing more than 20% for the
Stein Mart October Comps Jump 12.3%
Stein Mart, Inc. announced total sales climbed 11.7% to $110.1 million and comparable store sales climbed 12.3% for the fiscal period ended October 30, 2004…
May Comps Fall 2.2% in October
The May Department Stores Company reported preliminary net sales of $1.09 billion for the four-week period ended Oct. 30, 2004, a 22.9% increase from $887.3 million in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 2.3%. October store-for
October Comps Up 8% at Costco
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $3.79 billion for the four weeks ended October 31, 2004, an increase of 11 percent from $3.42 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year. Comparable store sales climbed 8% for the month
Bon-Ton Comps Fall 5.2% in October; Beerman up 5.8%
The Bon-Ton Stores total sales for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004 increased 39.0% to $96.9 million, including $45.3 million from the acquired Elder-Beerman stores, compared to $69.7 million for the same period last year. Last year's total sale
Retail Ventures October Comps drop 0.2%
Retail Ventures reported sales for the month of October and revised its earnings estimate for the third quarter and fiscal 2004. For the four-week period of October, sales increased 8.2% to $231.8 million from $214.2 million in October 2003. Comparable st
Dillards Comps Fall 5% in October
Dillard's sales for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004 were $456,722,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended November 1, 2003 of $481,328,000. Sales declined 5% for the four-week period on both a total and comparable store basis…
TJX October Comps Jump 7%
The TJX Companies reported sales for the four-week period ended October 30, 2004, were $1.3 billion, up 15% over $1.1 billion achieved during the four-week period ended November 1, 2003. Consolidated comparable store sales for the four-week period ended O
October Comps at Target Jump 6.0%
Target Corporation reported net retail sales from continuing operations (principally Target Stores) for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004 increased 12.6% to $3.311 billion from $2.940 billion for the four-week period ended November 1, 2003. On this sa
Patless October Comps Climb 6.1%
Payless ShoeSource, Inc. reported that same-store sales increased 6.1 percent during the October reporting period, the four weeks ended October 30, 2004. Company sales totaled $219.1 million, a 5.6 percent increase from $207.5 million during fiscal Octobe
Foot Locker Q3 Same-Store Sales Inch Up 1.2%
Foot Locker, Inc. reported sales for the 13-week period ended October 30, 2004 of $1,365 million, versus $1,194 million in the comparable period last year, an increase of 14.3%. For this same 13-week period, comparable store sales increased 1.2%. Exclu
October Comps Up 4% at Ross Stores
Ross Stores reported sales of $342 million for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004, a 14% increase over the $299 million in sales for the four weeks ended November 1, 2003. Comparable store sales during October rose 4% over the prior year…
Federated Comps Up 4% in October
Federated Department Stores reported total sales of $1.098 billion for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004, an increase in total sales of 3.8 percent compared to total sales of $1.057 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federate
Saks Comps Climb 4.4% in October
Saks Incorporated announced that for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004 compared to the four weeks ended November 1, 2003, total sales increased 5.5% and comparable store
sales increased 4.4% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales
