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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

DSW Comps Fall 5.0% in September; RVI Comps Down 7.3%

Retail Ventures, Inc. total sales for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004, decreased 1.1% to $258.5 million from $261.4 million for the five weeks ended October 4, 2003. The company's same store sales decreased 7.3% for the five week period. DSW Sh

Famous Footwear Sees Nice September Gain led by Athletics

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported September retail sales at Famous Footwear increased 8.9% to $104.0 million, compared to $95.5 million for the same period last year. Same-store sales for September were up 4.7%. Athletics increased mid-single digits on a

Kohl’s September Same-Store Sales Decline 1.3%

Kohl's Corporation reported that sales for the five-week period ended October 2, 2004 increased 13.4% over the five-week period ended October 4, 2003. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 1.3%…

TJX Sees September Comp Store Sales Increase 1.0%

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported September 2004 sales for were $1.4 billion, up 9% over $1.3 billion achieved during the five-week period ended October 4, 2003. Consolidated comparable store sales for the five-week period ended October 2, 2004, increase

Sears Same-Store Sales Down 4.9% in September

Sears, Roebuck and Co. reported that comparable domestic store revenues decreased 3.2% for the five weeks ended Oct. 2, 2004. Total domestic store revenues were $2.33 billion for the five-week period in September 2004, down 4.9% compared with the five wee

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%…

Neiman Marcus September Comps Rise 6.3%

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. announced that total sales for September 2004 increased 6.3% to $366 million from $344 million in the year-ago period. Comparable store sales also increased 6.3%…

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

Ross Stores Comps Decline 5.0% in September

Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales of $374 million for the five week period ended October 2, 2004, a 3% increase above the $363 million in sales for the five weeks ended October 4, 2003. Comparable store sales for the same period declined 5% from the prior

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

Target Corp. Beats Septembr Plan; Comps Up 5.6%

Target Corp. reported that its net retail sales from continuing operations (principally Target Stores) for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004 increased 12.5% to $3.866 billion from $3.437 billion for the five-week period ended October 4, 2003. On this s

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…

Callaway Appoints Pan-West to Broader Asia Deal

Callaway Golf Company has appointed Pan-West (Private) Limited as the distributor for Callaway Golf's Top Flite® and Ben Hogan® products in China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand effective October 15th, 2004. The appointment covers all of Ca