SGB Update

DSW Comps Up 1.2% in July; RVI Comps Off 2.3%

Retail Ventures, Inc. reported that total sales for the four weeks ended July 31, 2004, increased 3.7% to $170.6 million from $164.6 million for the four weeks ended August 2, 2003. The company's same store sales decreased 2.3% for the four week peri

Bon-Ton July Comps Inch Up 1.4%; Beerman’s Fall 3.5%

The Bon-Ton Stores' total sales for the four weeks ended July 31, 2004 increased 93.4% to $75.2 million, including $35.2 million from the acquired Elder-Beerman stores, compared to $38.9 million for the same period last year. Bon-Ton comparable store

Federated July Comps Up 3.7%

Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $998 million for the four weeks ended July 31, 2004, an increase in total sales of 3.6% compared to total sales of $962 million in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's

Ross Stores July Comps Fall 5%

Ross Stores reported sales of $309 million for the four-week period ended July 31, 2004, a 2% increase above the $303 million in sales reported for the four weeks ended August 2, 2003. Comparable store sales for the same period declined 5% from the prior

Payless July Comps Drop 6.5%

Payless ShoeSource same-store sales decreased 6.5% during the July reporting period, the four weeks ended July 31, 2004. Company sales totaled $192.0 million, a 5.7 percent decrease from $203.6 million during fiscal July of last year…

Target Stores July Comps Up 4.1%

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended July 31, 2004 increased 8.8% to $3.59 billion from $3.30 billion for the four-week period ended August 2, 2003. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 3.8% from f

TJX July Same-Store Sales Increase 3.0%

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended July 31, 2004, were $1.0 billion, up 12% over $899 million achieved during the four-week period ended August 2, 2003. Consolidated comparable store sales for the four-week period ended

Foot Locker Second Quarter Comp Sales Dip 0.5%

Foot Locker, Inc. reported sales for the 13-week period ended July 31, 2004 of $1.27 billion, versus $1.12 billion in the comparable period last year, an increase of 12.9%, which includes the addition of 350 Footaction stores and expansion in Europe. For

May D.S. July Comps Fall 5.0%

The May Department Stores preliminary net sales were $817.9 million for the four-week period ended July 31, 2004, a 5.3% decrease from $863.4 million in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 5.5%. July store-for-store sales decre

Famous Footwear July Comps Off 2.0%; BWS Warns on Q2

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. announced July retail sales at Famous Footwear were $86.1 million for the four-week period ended July 31, 2004 compared to $85.1 million for the same period last year. Same-store sales for July decreased 2.0%. At this point, BWS

Sears July Comps Decline 2.6%

Sears, Roebuck and Co. comparable domestic store revenues decreased 2.6 percent for the four weeks ended July 31, 2004. Total domestic store revenues were $1.84 billion for the four-week period in July 2004, down 4.0 percent compared with the four weeks

ShopKo Comps Off 0.6% in July

ShopKo Stores consolidated sales for the four weeks ended July 31, 2004 decreased 0.9% to $222.5 million from $224.6 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 0.6%…

July Comps Drop 4.2% at Kohl’s

Kohl's Corporation sales for the four-week period ended July 31, 2004 increased 10 percent over the four-week period ended August 2, 2003. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 4.2 percent…

Saks July Comps Increase 5.5%

Saks Incorporated July total sales increased 7.3% and comparable store sales increased 5.5% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales increased 0.8% for SDSG and increased 12.8% for SFAE for the month.

Neiman Marcus July Comps Increase 16.6%

The Neiman Marcus Group preliminary July comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodman, increased 13.5 percent.Comparable revenues at Neiman Marcus Direct in the four-week July period