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Nordstrom November Comps Jump 7.4%
Nordstrom reported preliminary sales of $631.9 million for the four-week period ending November 29, 2003, an increase of 10.2 percent compared to sales of $573.6 million for the four-week period ending November 30, 2002. Same-store
sales increased 7.4 pe
JC Penney DS November Comps Down 0.8%
J. C. Penney comparable department store sales decreased 0.8 % for the four weeks ended November 22, 2003. The November period did not include the strong sales for the Thanksgiving holiday week.Catalog/Internet sales increased 11.7 percent, well above exp
Sears Domestic Store Comps Down 3.6% in November
Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced that comparable domestic store revenues decreased 3.6% for the four weeks ended Nov. 29, 2003. Total domestic store revenues were $2.5 billion for the four-week period in November 2003, down 3.2% compared with the four we
Feeding Frenzy At Wal-Mart Produces 5.7% Rise in November Comp
Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for the four-week period ending November 28, 2003, of $21.657 billion, an increase of 11.2 percent over the $19.471 billion in the similar period in the prior year. Sales for the forty-three week period were $203.969 bi
Ross Stores November Comps Grow 5.0%
Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales grew 15% to $364 million for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003. These results were on top of a 12% increase for the four weeks ended November 30, 2002, when sales totaled $316 million. Comparable store sales for
TJX November Comps Up 1%
The TJX Companies November 2003 sales results for the four-week period ended November 29, 2003, were $1,269 million, up 10% over $1,150 million achieved during the four-week period ended November 30, 2002. For the 43 weeks ended November 29, 2003, sales r
Kohl’s November Comps Continue Downward Trend
Kohl's Corporation reported that sales for the four week
period ended November 29, 2003 increased 9.3% over the four week period ended November 30, 2002. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 4.4%. Year-to-date same-store sales are down 1.6%
Gildan Plans New Offshore Integrated Manufacturing Hub
Gildan Activewear Inc. has announced that it has purchased an 18 million square foot tract of land in the Dominican Republic and that it plans to construct a state-of-the-art knitting, bleaching and cutting facility on this site. The
land purchased by Gil
Saks Inc. Reports 6.7% November Comp Sales Gain
Retailer Saks Incorporated announced that total sales for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003 increased 7.6% and comparable store sales increased 6.7% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales increased 3.7% for SDSG and increased 11
Shoe Carnival November Comps Fall 7.8%; Warns on Q4
Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended November 29, 2003 increased 2.3% to $43.4 million from sales of $42.4 million for the four-week period ended November 30, 2002. Comparable store sales decreased 7.8% for the month. the com
Pacific Sunwear November Comps Jump 11.7%
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported that total sales for the four weeks of November of fiscal 2003 were $84.3 million, an increase of 22.4% over total sales of $68.9 million for the four weeks of November of fiscal 2002. Company same-store sales
Federated November Comps Dip 0.1%
Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $1.460 bn for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003, a decrease of 0.8% compared to total sales of $1.471 bn in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's November sales we
Gottschalks November Comps Flat with Decreased Sales
Gottschalks November 2003 same store sales were even with November 2002. Total sales for November decreased 2.3% to $67.1 million from $68.7 million in the prior year. For the year-to-date, same store sales decreased 1.7%, while total sales decreased 4.
Stage Stores Thanks Peebles for 34.6% November Sales Increase
Stage Stores total sales for the four-week period
ended November 29, increased 34.6% to $96.1 million from $71.4 million in the prior year. With the acquisition of Peebles Inc. on November 4, 2003, sales for the current year November period include sales
Target Corp. November Comps Up 6.2%; Mervyn’s Off 1.5%
Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003 increased 12.1% to $4.414 bn from $3.937 bn for the four-week period ended November 30, 2002. Comparable-store sales increased 6.2% from fiscal November 2002,
