SGB Update

TIA Cancels Planned Super Show Tennis EXPO

The Tennis Industry Association announced on Thursday that, due to lack of support from key manufacturers in the industry, the TIA EXPO scheduled to take place as part of the Super Show in January has been cancelled. TIA president Jim Baugh said there ha

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.

The Buckle August Comps Climb 6.7%

The Buckle's sales for the four-week period ended August 28, 2004 increased 13.3% to $54.5 million from sales of $48.1 million in the corresponding four-week period ended August 30, 2003. Comparable store sales for the four-week period increased 6.7%

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

Shoe Carnival August Comps Increase 1.5%

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported that sales for the four-week period ended August 28, 2004 increased 8.8% to $76.2 million from sales of $70.1 million for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 1.5% in August 2004 on top

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…

ShopKo August Comps Decline 0.2%

ShopKo Stores Inc. reported consolidated sales for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004 decreased 0.5% to $254.8 million from $256.2 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 0.2%.

TJX Comps Climb 4% in August

The TJX Companies' sales for the four-week period ended August 28, 2004, were $1.1 billion, up 13% over $995 million achieved during the four-week period ended August 30, 2003. For the 30 weeks ended August 28, 2004, sales reached $7.9 billion, a 14%

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

Ross Stores Comps Decline 8% in August

Ross Stores' sales were $312 million for the four week period ended August 28, 2004, down 1% from the $315 million in sales for the four weeks ended August 30, 2003. Comparable store sales for the same period declined 8%.

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

Famous Footwear August Comps Fall 5.5%

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. announced that August retail sales for Famous Footwear were $133.4 million for August 2004, compared to $135.8 million for the same period last year. Same-store sales for August decreased 5.5%.

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

August Comps Climb 1.8% at Target

Target Corporation's net retail sales from continuing operations for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004 increased 8.4% to $3.442 billion from $3.175 billion for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003. On this same basis, comparable-store sales

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