SGB Update

Two sets of reports on Thursday may provide more fuel to the retail fire seemingly offsetting the impact of higher gas prices and the increasingly bad news coming out of Iraq. The good news on the job front due to record low unemployment figures, and bri

West Marine, Inc. reported that net sales for the five weeks ended April 3, 2004 were $62.4 million, a 12.2% increase from net sales of $55.6 million for the five-week period a year ago. Comparable store net sales for March increased 6.9% compared to the

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $4.41 billion for the five weeks ended April 4, 2004, an increase of 14 percent from $3.88 billion in the same five-week period of the prior fiscal year. Comparable store sales increased 11% for the mont

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. announced that Carl W. Womack, the company's Senior Vice President and CFO, will retire later this year. Mr. Womack plans to remain in his current role with the company until his successor has been selected and ret

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales for the five-week period ended April 3, 2004 increased 3.7% to $56.6 million from sales of $54.6 million for the five-week period ended April 5, 2003. Comparable store sales decreased 4.9% in March 2004. The poor March

The Buckle, Inc. reported that sales for the five-week period ended April 3, 2004 increased 18.4% to $38.1 million from sales of $32.2 million in the corresponding five-week period ended April 5, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 14.2% from comparab

Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported that total sales for the five weeks of March of fiscal 2004 were $103.8 million, an increase of 22.8% over total sales of $84.5 million for the five weeks of March of fiscal 2003. Company same store sales increa

Shoe Pavilion announced total net sales increased 5.3% to $19.6 million for the first quarter ended April 3, 2004, from net sales of $18.6 million for the same period in 2003…

Stage Stores reported that total sales for the five-week period ended April 3, 2004 increased 51.0% to $110.2 million from $73.0 million in the prior year five-week period ended April 5, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 5.5% versus a decrease of 13.

The TJX Companies reported March 2004 sales results. Sales for the five-week period ended April 3, 2004, were $1,326 million, up 20% over the $1,109 million achieved during the five-week period ended April 5, 2003. For the nine weeks ended April 3, 2004,

J. C. Penney Company reported that comparable department store sales increased 11.4 percent for the five weeks ended April 3, 2004. Sales, which were above expectations, were strong throughout the period and across all merchandise divisions. Sales continu

Federated Department Stores reported total sales of $1.316 billion for the five weeks ended April 3, 2004, an increase in total sales of 6.8% compared to total sales of $1.232 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's M

Dillard's announced that sales for the five weeks ended April 3, 2004 were $691,009,000 compared to sales for the five weeks ended April 5, 2003 of $667,156,000. Total sales increased 4% for the five-week period. Sales in comparable stores for the fi