SGB Update Outdoor
Outdoor Industry Rendezvous Lives Up to High Expectations…
The OIA outdid themselves once again at the annual Outdoor Industry Rendezvous held the first weekend in October. The speakers all had very strong presentations, high quality material, and at times, provocative. OIA organized and executed the event to pe
Merrell Gets a Stronger Revenue Lift from Europe…
Wolverine World Wide saw sales increases at three out of four of its brand divisions in the fiscal third quarter ended September 11 combine with improved profits in all divisions to contribute to the eleventh consecutive quarter of both record revenue and
Salomon Looks to Apparel and Footwear to Improve Margins, Build Sales…
The honors of presenting the Salomon division overview at adidas-Salomon’s Investor Day last week went to Christian Finell, who heads up Salomon for the Europe region. In reviewing the market, Finell said that Salomon had seen sales increase 400% since 1
D’Aloia Resigns CEO Post at Huffy Corp.; Muscovich Assumes Top Job
Huffy Corporation announced in an SEC filing that Paul D'Aloia had resigned as Chief Executive Officer and President of the company, effective October 7, 2004. John A. Muskovich has been appointed president and CEO by the Company's Board of Dir
ShopKo September Comps Decline 1.2%
ShopKo Stores Inc. reported consolidated sales for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004 decreased 1.5% to $262.9 million from $266.8 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 1.2%…
Costco September Comps Increase 8%
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $4.53 billion for the month of September, the five weeks ended October 3, 2004, an increase of 11% from $4.07 billion in the same five-week period of the prior fiscal year. On a comparable warehouse basis
West Marine Comps Sales Down 6.5%; Warns on Q3
West Marine, Inc. reported that net sales September were $54.5 million, a 3.7% decrease compared to the year-ago period. Comparable store net sales for September 2004 decreased 6.5% compared to the same period a year ago. Due to lower than expected Septe
Gottschalks September Comps Increase 6.0%
Gottschalks Inc. same store sales for the month of September 2004 increased 6.0% from the prior year. Total sales for the month increased 5.5% to $56.8 million from $53.8 million in September 2003…
Goody’s September Same-Store Sales Drop 9.1%
Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. reported total sales of $94.3 million for the fiscal month of September 2004, a decrease of 4.7% from total sales of $98.9 million for the fiscal month of September 2003. Comparable store sales for September 2004 decreas
Stage Stores September Comps Increase 2.5%
Stage Stores Inc. reported that total sales for the five-week period ended Oct. 2, 2004, increased 41.3% to $97.8 million from $69.2 million in the prior year period. Comparable store sales increased 2.5% versus a decrease of 3.5% last year. Total sales
Shoe Pavilion Q3 Comp Store Sales Drop 6.3%
Shoe Pavilion, Inc. reported total net sales decreased 4.2% to $20.7 million for the third quarter ended October 2, 2004, from net sales of $21.6 million for the same period in 2003. Comparable store net sales decreased 6.3% for the third quarter ended O
The Buckle Sees September Comps Inch Up 0.3%
The Buckle, Inc. reported sales for the five-week period ended October 2, 2004 increased 4.6% to $43.4 million from sales of $41.5 million in the corresponding five-week period ended October 4, 2003. Comparable store sales, for stores open at least one y
Nordstrom September Same-Store Sales Up 6.2%
Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $598.4 million for the five-week period ending October 2, 2004, an increase of 7.1% compared to sales of $558.9 million for the five-week period ending October 4, 2003. Same-store sales increased 6.2%…
Stein Mart September Comps Rise 5.2%
Stein Mart, Inc. reported total sales sales for September increased 3.4% to $128.7 million from $124.4 million. Comparable store sales increased 5.2% for the period…
Dillard’s Cites Hurricane Impact for September Comp Decline
Dillard's, Inc. reported that sales for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004 were $688,838,000 compared to sales for the five weeks ended October 4, 2003 of $707,723,000. Sales declined 3% for the five-week period on both a total and comparable store
