SGB Update

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

Callaway Appoints Pan-West to Broader Asia Deal

Callaway Golf Company has appointed Pan-West (Private) Limited as the distributor for Callaway Golf's Top Flite® and Ben Hogan® products in China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand effective October 15th, 2004. The appointment covers all of Ca

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

ShopKo September Comps Decline 1.2%

ShopKo Stores Inc. reported consolidated sales for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004 decreased 1.5% to $262.9 million from $266.8 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 1.2%…

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

Costco September Comps Increase 8%

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $4.53 billion for the month of September, the five weeks ended October 3, 2004, an increase of 11% from $4.07 billion in the same five-week period of the prior fiscal year. On a comparable warehouse basis

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…

West Marine Comps Sales Down 6.5%; Warns on Q3

West Marine, Inc. reported that net sales September were $54.5 million, a 3.7% decrease compared to the year-ago period. Comparable store net sales for September 2004 decreased 6.5% compared to the same period a year ago. Due to lower than expected Septe

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%…

Shoe Carnival October Comps Decline 1.9%; May Miss Guidance

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales for the five-week period ended October 2, 2004, increased 4.2% to $46.3 million from sales of $44.4 million for the five-week period ended October 4, 2003. Comparable store sales decreased 1.9% in September 2004. SCVL s

Wolverine Q3 EPS Jumps 37.5% on 13.2% Sales Increase

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. reported third quarter 2004 revenue totaled $260.9 million, a 13.2% increase over third quarter 2003 revenue of $230.6 million. Earnings per share for Q3 increased 37.5% to 55 cents compared to 40 cents reported for the third qu

NRF: Online Shoppers Lead Early Holiday Sales

Online retailers will have plenty to be cheery about during the holiday season, according to a new survey of online shoppers and retailers. The 2004 Shop.org/BizRate.com Online Holiday Mood Study found that 98% of merchants are anticipating online