Stage Stores Comps Rise 8.1% in August
Stage Stores' total sales for the four-week period
ended Aug. 28, 2004 increased 47.8% to $105.7 million from $71.5 million in the prior year four-week period ended Aug. 30, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 8.1% versus a decrease of 5.7% last y
Costco Gets International Lift as August Comps Rise 4%
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $3.65 billion for the four weeks ended August 29, 2004, an increase of 7% from $3.42 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year. Consolidated same-store sales increased 4%, with U.S. c
Wal-Mart August Comps Inch-up 0.5%
Wal-Mart Stores' net sales for the four-week period ending August 27, 2004, of $21.199 billion, an increase of 8.8 percent over the $19.490 billion in the same four-week period in the prior year. Sales for the thirty-week
period were $156.264 billio
Pacific Sunwear August Comps Up 3.7%
Pacific Sunwear of California total sales for the four weeks of August of fiscal 2004 were $155.2 million, an increase of 13.5% over total sales of $136.7 million for the four weeks of August of fiscal 2003. Company same store sales increased 3.7% for the
Nordstrom August Comps Climb 7.2%
Nordstrom preliminary sales were $431.7 million for the four-week periodending August 28, 2004, an increase of 8.2% compared to sales of $399.1 million for the four-week period ending August 30, 2003. Same-store sales increased 7.2%…
J.C. Penney August Comps Rise 3.8%
J. C. Penney Company comparable Department Store sales increased 3.8% for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004. Catalog/Internet sales increased 6.0%, with strong results from the Fall/Winter Big Book and continued growth of Internet…
Oakley and Fox Racing Sign Exclusive Licensing Deal
Oakley has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Fox Racing for sunglasses, goggles and prescription eyewear. As the exclusive licensee, Oakley will be responsible for the design, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of these product
Bon-Ton August Comps Fall 4.6%; Beerman Falls 3.0%
The Bon-Ton Stores' total sales for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004 increased 79.6% to $86.2 million, including $40.4 million from the acquired Elder-Beerman stores, compared to $48.0 million for the same period last year. Bon-Ton comparable sto
Federated August Comp Store Sales Down 2.4%
Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $1.047 billion for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004, a decrease in total sales of 2.7% compared to total sales of $1.077 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated&#
Neiman Marcus Sees August Comps Jump 14.7%
The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. announced preliminary company-wide revenues for August 2004. Total comp stores sales rose 14.7% for the period. Comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus stores and Bergdorf G
Retail Ventures August Comps Fall 4.0%
Retail Ventures' total sales for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004, increased 2.1% to $209.4 million from $205.1 million for the four weeks ended August 30, 2003. The company's same store sales decreased 4.0% for the
four week period…
Dillard’s August Same-Store Sales Decline 5.0%
Dillard's, Inc. reported that sales for August declined 4% to $553.3 million compared to sales $575.4 million in the year-ago period. Sales in comparable stores declined 5% for the 4-week period…
Saks Comps Climb 1.7% in August
Saks Incorporated, for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004 compared to the four weeks ended August 30, 2003, total sales increased 3.0% and comparable store sales increased 1.7%. By segment, comparable store sales increased 0.9% for SDSG and increased 2.
Finish Line Comps Rise 6.0% for Fiscal Second Quarter
The Finish Line, Inc. reported record net sales of $312.2 million for the fiscal second quarter ended August 28, an increase of 15% over net sales of $270.8 million for Q2 last year. Comparable store net sales for Q2 increased 6% on top of an increase of
August Comps Fall 0.7% at Kohl’s
Kohl's Corporation sales for the four-week period ended August 28, 2004 increased 14.0% over the four-week period ended August 30, 2003. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 0.7 percent…