SGB Update

Wal-Mart July Comps Climb 4.6%

Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for the four-week period ending August 1, 2003, of $18.630 billion, an increase of 11.9 % over $16.655 billion in '02. July Comps rose 4.6% compared to an increase of 4.5% last year…

Pacific Sunwear to Split Stock Again

Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. announced today that the company's board of directors had declared a three-for-two stock split…

JC Penney Reports Rising July Comps

J. C. Penney Company reported that comparable department store sales increased 3.7 % for the four weeks ended July 26, 2003. Total Sales for the month were $2.2 billion. Total drugstore sales increased 3.4 %. Comparable drugstore sales increased 0.1 % wit

Dillards July Same Store Sales Slip 1%

Dillard's announced that sales for the four weeks ended August 2, 2003 were $5.49 million compared to sales for July '02 of $5.55 million. Sales decreased 1% for the four-week period on both a total and comparable store basis…

Galyan’s Second Quarter Comps Fall 7.7%

Galyan's Trading Company, Inc. reported saw net sales for the second quarter increase 15.0% to $163.7 million, compared to the same period last year. Comparable store sales declined 7.7% for the quarter. Higher comparable store sales in outerwear,

Famous Footwear July Comps Down 3.2%

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. announced July retail sales at Famous Footwear were $85.1 million for the four-week period ended August 2, 2003, compared to $86.3 million for the same period last year. Same-store sales for July decreased 3.2%…

Ross Comp Store Sales Up 2% for July

Ross Stores reported sales of $303 million for the four-week period ended August 2, 2003, a 13% increase above the $269 million in sales reported for July last year. Comparable store sales for the same period increased 2% on top of a 4% gain in the prior

July Comps Slip 0.8% at Sears

Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced that comparable domestic store revenues decreased 0.8 % for the four weeks ended Aug. 2, 2003. Total domestic store revenues were $1.9 billion in July 2003, down slightly compared with the four weeks ended Aug. 3, 2002.

Foot Locker Q2 Comps Decrease 4.4%; Re-Affirms Guidance

Foot Locker, Inc. reported sales for the 13-week period ended August 2, 2003 of $1.12 billion, versus $1.09 billion in the comparable period last year, an increase of 3.4%. For this same 13-week period, comparable store sales decreased 4.4%….

July Comps Rise 2.8% for Payless

Payless ShoeSource today reported that same-store sales increased 2.8 % during the July reporting period. Company sales totaled $203.6 million, a 3.0 % increase from $197.6 million during fiscal July of last year.

Saks, Inc. July Same-Store Sales Up 2.2%

Saks Incorporated announced that comparable store sales for the four weeks ended August 2, 2003 compared increased 2.2% on a total company basis. Net Sales were $363 million…

TJX July Same-Store Sales Up 3.0%

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported July 2003 sales were $899 million, up 11% over $810 million achieved during the four-week period ended August 3, 2002. Consolidated comparable store sales for the four-week period increased 3% from last year…

Nordstrom July Comps Increase 6.1%

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $690.2 million for the four-week period ending August 2, 2003, an increase of 9.0% compared to sales of $633.4 million for the four-week period ending August 3, 2002. Same-store sales increased 6.1%…

Phenix and Bogner Join Forces

Longtime industry associates Phenix skiwear and Bogner of America are teaming up to strengthen both companies. Phenix and Bogner recently signed a service agreement designed to help Phenix cut operational expenses and enhance Bogner’s bottom line…

Columbia’s Footwear D.C. to Land in Kentucky

Columbia Sportswear Company announced its intention to construct a new footwear distribution center in Henderson County, Kentucky. This will be Columbia's second U.S.-based distribution center. The Company expects the construction of the distribution