BJ’s Reports Sales Surge 13%, Comps up 2.9% Excluding Gas
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. said total sales for the month of January 2010 increased by 13.0% to $742.6 million. Comp stores sales rose 2.9%, after excluding a 5.5% jump in gas sales. The strong performance cames despite the loss of Super Bowl related
Stage Stores Comps Decline 11.3% in January
Stage Stores, Inc. reported that its total sales for the four week January period ended Jan. 30, 2010 decreased 10.2% to $67 million from $75 million in the prior year four week period ended Jan. 31, 2009. Comparable store sales decreased 11.3% this year
Target’s January Sales Rise 3.6% on 0.5% Comps Growth
Target Corporation reported net retail sales for the four weeks ended Jan. 30, 2010 were $4.29 billion, up 3.6% from $4.14 billion for the four weeks ended Jan. 31, 2009. On this same basis, January comparable-store sales increased 0.5%.
Ross Stores Ups Q4 Earnings on 13% January Sales Growth
Ross Stores, Inc. upped its fourth quarter earnings estimates as it reported a 13% increase in sales for the four weeks ended Jan. 30, 2010. The discounter said same store sales for the period grew 8% over the prior year period…
Nordstrom’s Comps Surge 14%
Nordstrom, Inc. reported a 14.0% increase in same-store sales for January. Total retail sales of $543 million for January 2010 increased 15.8% compared with $468 million for the same period in fiscal 2008…
Saks Sees 7% January Comp Increase
Saks Inc. reported owned sales totaled $158.9 million for the four weeks ended Jan. 30, 2010 compared to $147.1 million a year ago, an 8.0% increase. Comparable store sales increased 7.0% for the month…
J.C. Penney Sees 4.6% January Comp Decline
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.'s comparable store sales decreased 4.6% for the four-week period ended Jan. 30, which was better than the company's guidance for sales to decrease 5% to 8%. In last year's January period, comparable store sales dec
Kohl’s Ups Q4 Guidance on 6.5% Comps Growth in January
Kohl’s Corporation reported today that total sales for the four-week month ended Jan. 30, 2010 increased 10.7% from the four-week month ended Jan. 31, 2009. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 6.5%. The strong performance prompted the depat
TJX’s January Comps Jump 12%, Raises Guidance
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended Jan. 30, 2010 climbed 20% to $1.3 billion from $1.0 billion a year ago. Consolidated comparable store sales increased 12% versus a 4% decrease in the same period last year…
Neiman Marcus’ Comps Improve 6.8% in January
Neiman Marcus, Inc. reported same-store sales in January rose 6.8%. Total sales climbed 8.3% to $242 million from $223 million…
Sellmark to Distribute Pulsar Systems Inc. Optics
Sellmark Corporation has reported that Sellmark is now the exclusive distributor for Pulsar Systems USA Inc. for commercial trade in North and South America. Pulsar Systems USA Inc. is a manufacturer of night vision gear and was created by the same people
Rack1 Acquires Xtreme Whitetail Technologies
Rack1 LLC said it has acquired all the assets of Xtreme Whitetail Technologies, which manufacturers of whitetail deer attraction products and is currently based in Iowa…
Point6 Appoints Bill Post as President
Point6, the manufacturer of wool socks, plans to appoint Bill Post as its new president, effective March 1, 2010. Post most recently served as president and CEO of Nordica Apparel, and also served as president for Sport Obermeyer in Colorado…
Winchester Pledges Financial Support for the Congressional Sportmen’s Foundation
Winchester Ammunition recently committed $15,000 to help support the mission of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), which is committed to to providing a voice for all sportsmen and women in Congress to promote sportsmen’s issues wi
The Outdoor Foundation Examines Youth Participation
The Outdoor Foundation has released a special report on Youth—a new research report detailing youth participation in outdoor recreation…
