SGB Update Outdoor

November Comps Climb 6% at Stage Stores

Stage Stores' total sales for the four-week period
ended November 27, 2004 increased 8.0% to $103.8 million from $96.1 million in the prior year four-week period ended November 29, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 6.0% versus a decrease of 5.8%

May D.S. Comps Drop 7.9% in November

May Department Stores reported preliminary net sales of $1.39 billion for the four-week period ended Nov. 27, 2004, a 10.0% increase from $1.26 billion in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 7.9%. November store-for-store sales d

Goody’s November Comps Down 0.6%; Revises Same Store Guidance

Goody's Family Clothing total sales for fiscal month of November 2004 were $126.4 million, an increase of 3.9% from total sales of $121.7 million for the fiscal month of November 2003. Comparable store sales for November 2004 decreased 0.6% when comp

Wal-Mart November Comps Inch up 0.7%

Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for November increased 8.7% to $23.5 billion compared to $21.7 billion last year. Same store sales for the month increased 0.7% compared to an increase of 3.9% last year…

Pacific Sunwear November Comps Climb 2.7%

Pacific Sunwear of California total sales for the four weeks of November of fiscal 2004 were $95.6 million, an increase of 13.4% over total sales of $84.3 million for the four weeks of November of fiscal 2003. Company same-store sales increased 2.7% for t

Nordstron Sees Comps Rise 3.1% in November

Nordstrom reported preliminary sales of $667.6 million for the four-week period ending November 27, 2004, an increase of 6.2% compared to sales of $628.4 million for the four-week period ending November 29, 2003. Same-store
sales increased 3.1%…

J.C. Penney November Comps Up 12% on Thanksgiving Shift

J. C. Penney comparable department store sales
increased 12.0% for the four weeks ended November 27, 2004. Sales were positive across all merchandise categories and all regions of the country. Results reflected record sales for the two days following Than

November Comps Drop 5.3% at Retail Ventures

Retail Ventures' total sales for the four weeks ended November 27, 2004, increased 1.9% to $258.9 million from $254.0 million for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003. The company's same store sales decreased 5.3% for the
four week period…

VF Announces Several New Outdoor Coalition Positions

VF Corporation announced several new appointments within its rapidly growing Outdoor coalition. Mike Corvino has been promoted to President of JanSport. Todd Yates has assumed responsibility of VP of Research, Design & Development and Marketing for JanSpo

Dillards November Comps Decrease 3%

Dillard's sales for the four weeks ended November 27, 2004 were $558,259,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003 of $574,043,000. Sales declined 3% for the four-week period on both a total and comparable store basis.

The Bon-Ton Stores Sees 2.1% Comp Sales Gain

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced total sales for the four weeks ended November 27, 2004 increased 1.4% to $143.2 million compared to $141.2 million for the same period last year. Bon-Ton comparable store sales increased 5.4%. Elder-Beerman comparable s

Payless November Comps fall 2.3%; Closes 85 Stores

Payless ShoeSource same-store sales decreased 2.3% during
the November reporting period, the four weeks ended November 27, 2004. Company sales totaled $206.4 million, a 1.0 percent decrease from $208.5 million during fiscal November of last year…

Ross November Comps Fall 2%

Ross Stores reported sales of $391 million for the four weeks ended November 27, 2004, a 7% increase over the $364 million in sales for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003. Comparable store sales for the same period declined 2% on top of a 5% gain in t

Kohl’s Reports Flat November Comps

Kohl's sales for the four-week period ended November 27, 2004 increased 13.4% over the four-week period ended November 29, 2003. On a comparable store basis,
sales were flat to last year…