SGB Update

Retail Ventures, Inc. announced total sales for the five weeks ended April 3, 2004, increased 9.6% to $260.5 million from $237.7 million for the five weeks ended April 5, 2003. The company's same store sales increased 4.1% for the five week period.To

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.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the five-week period ending April 2, 2004, of $25.131 billion, an increase of 14.0 percent over the $22.049 billion in
the same five-week period in the prior year. Sales for the nine-week period were $45.293 b

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,

Stein Mart, Inc. announced net sales and comparable store sales for the fiscal period ended April 3, 2004. Comparable store sales performances were strong across all apparel
divisions during March, and sales trends were double-digit positive in every
regi

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

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $620.8 million for the five-week period ending April 3, 2004, an increase of 19.8 percent compared to sales of $518.2 million for the five-week period ending April 5, 2003. Same-store sales increased 15.9 perc

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

Goody's Family Clothing reported total sales for the fiscal month of March 2004 of $125.7 million, an increase of 3.4% from total sales of $121.6 million for the fiscal month of March 2003 (the five weeks ended April 5, 2003). Comparable store sales

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

Gottschalks announced that same store sales for the month of March 2004 increased 11.2% from the prior year. Total sales for the month increased 9.3% to $59.3 million from $54.3 million in March 2003. On a year-to-date basis, same store sales increased 7.

The May Department Stores net sales were $1.18 billion for the five-week period ended April 3, 2004, an 11.5% increase from $1.06 billion in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales increased 10.1%. March store-for-store sales increased 10.9%,

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported that March retail sales for Famous Footwear were $112.8 million for the five-week period ended April 3, 2004, a 10.6% increase compared to $102.0 million for the same period last year (ended April 5, 2003). Same-store sal