CLC: College Licensed Sales Could Fall 7% in 2009
In an interview with Reuters, an official at the Collegiate Licensing Co. predicted that retail sales of college fan merchandise could be down 7% this year. Last year, sales across retail reached $4.3 billion…
Cloudveil Launches Ad Campaign, Relaunches Website
Cloudveil has launched a new interactive media campaign for Winter 09 that ties in humorous product offerings with integrated social web initiatives. It also relaunched its new interactive website…
Stage Stores Suffers 9.5% August Comp Decline
Stage Stores, Inc. reported that its total sales for the four week August period decreased 7.4% to $111 million from $120 million in the prior month. Comparable store sales decreased 9.5% this year versus a decrease of 8.3% last year…
August Comps Climb 3.6% at The Buckle
The Buckle, Inc. said comparable store sales increased 3.6% in August. Net sales advanced 9.0% to $84.5 million from $77.5 million for August 2008…
Bon-Ton’s Comps Decrease 5.1% in August
The Bon-Ton Stores reported comparable store sales for the four weeks ended August 29 decreased 5.1% compared with the prior year period. Total sales for the four weeks decreased 4.8% to $197.0 million compared with $207.1 million for the prior year perio
Stein Mart’s August Comps Fall 8.9%
Stein Mart, Inc. reported comparable-store sales fell 8.9% in August while total sales declined 12.3% to $76.1 million from $86.8 million…
Macy’s Same-Store Sales Down 8.1% in August
Macy’s, Inc. reported total sales of $1.543 billion for the four weeks ended Aug. 29, 2009, a decrease of 8.5% compared with total sales of $1.686 billion in the year-ago period. On a same-store basis, sales were down 8.1%…
BJ’s Comps Slide 1.9% in August
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. reported that sales for August 2009 decreased by 1.9% to $757.6 million from $772.6 million in August 2008. On a comparable club basis, sales for August 2009 decreased by 6.0%, including a negative impact of 8.2% from lower
Dillard’s Sees August Comps Fall 14%
Dillard's, Inc. announced that merchandise sales for the four weeks ended August 29, 2009, were $431.1 million, compared to sales for the four weeks ended August 30, 2008, of $500.8 million. Total sales decreased 14%. Sales in comparable stores decre
TJX’s August Comps Climb 5%
The TJX Cos., Inc., the parent of TJ Maxx and Marshalls, reported sales during August reached $1.6 billion, up 6% over the $1.5 billion achieved in the same month a year ago. Consolidated comparable store sales increased 5%…
Target Comps Slip 2.9% in August
Target Corporation net retail sales for the four weeks ended August 29, 2009 were $4.86 billion, an increase of 0.1% from $4.85 billion for the four weeks ended August 30, 2008. On this same basis, August comparable-store sales decreased 2.9%…
Nordstrom Reports August Comps Slide 7.6%
Nordstrom, Inc. reported a 7.6% decrease in same-store sales for the four-week period ended August 29. Total sales were $541 million for August 2009, a decrease of 3.0% compared with $558 million for the same period in fiscal 2008…
Kohl’s August Comps Increase 0.2%
Kohl’s Corporation total sales for the four-week month ended August 29, 2009 increased 4.8% to $1.32 billion compared to $1.26 billion during the four-week month ended August 30, 2008. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 0.2%…
Saks Comps Tumble 19.6% in August
Saks Inc. reported an 18.2% decline in sales during August, to $160.8 million from $196.4 million a year earlier. Comps decreased 19.6% for the month…
Ross Stores Boasts August Same Store Sales Gain of 6%
Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales for the four weeks ended August 29, increased 11% to $557 million from $504 million a year ago. Same store sales for the month rose 6% on top of a 3% gain last year…
