SGB Update

Pacific Sunwear September Comps Increase 9.8%

Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported that total sales for September 2004 were $98.9 million, an increase of 20.8% over total sales of $81.9 million for the year-ago month. September company same-store sales increased 9.8% on top of a 18.5% same-sto

Nordstrom September Same-Store Sales Up 6.2%

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $598.4 million for the five-week period ending October 2, 2004, an increase of 7.1% compared to sales of $558.9 million for the five-week period ending October 4, 2003. Same-store sales increased 6.2%…

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

The Bon-Ton Sees 0.1% Decline in September Comps

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced total sales for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004 increased 82.9% to $114.8 million, including $52.0 million from the acquired Elder-Beerman stores, compared to $62.8 million for the same period last year. Bon-Ton com

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

Wal-Mart September Comps Increase 2.4%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the five-week period ending October 1, 2004, of $25.739 billion, an increase of 10.8% over the $23.239 billion in the same five-week period in the prior year. Same-store sales improved 2.4%, led by a 4.5% incr

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

JC Penney September Comps Up 2.0%; Internet Sales Surge

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported that comparable Department Store sales increased 2.0% for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004. Catalog/Internet sales increased 3.3%, with Internet increasing nearly 30% for the period. JCP estimates that the hurrican

Saks Inc. September Comps Decrease 4.0%

Saks Incorporated announced that total September sales decreased 3.8% and comparable store sales decreased 4.0% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales decreased 10.9% for SDSG and increased 5.8% for SFAE for the month…

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

Federated September Comps Inch Up 0.1%

Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $1.349 billion for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004, a decrease in total sales of 0.2% compared to total sales of $1.352 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated&#

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

May Company September Comps Down 1.3% Despite Labor Day Shift

The May Department Stores Company reported preliminary net sales of $1.34 billion for the five-week period ended Oct. 2, 2004, an 18.0% increase from $1.14 billion in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 1.5%. September store-fo