SGB Update

Federated January Comp Store Sales Down 1.2%

February 6, 2003

Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $775 million for the four weeks ended February 1, 2003. This represents a 0.2% increase over total sales of $774 million for the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's Janua

Target Corp. January Comps Down 0.4%

February 6, 2003

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended February 1, 2003 increased 7.7% to $2.738 billion from $2.543 billion for the four-week period ended February 2, 2002. Comparable-store sales decreased 0.4% from January 2002..

Goody’s January Comp Store Sales Down 4.8%

February 6, 2003

Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. reported total sales for fiscal periods ended February 1, 2003 as compared with fiscal periods ended February 2, 2002…

JC Penney January Comps Decrease 3.8%

February 6, 2003

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported today that comparable department store sales decreased 3.8% for the four weeks ended January 25, 2003, compared with last year's 5.9% gain…

Kohl’s January Comps Increase 5.5%

February 6, 2003

Kohl's Corporation reported total sales for the four week period ended February 1, 2003 were up 22.1% over the four week period ended February 2, 2002, while comparable store sales increased 5.5%…

Stage Stores January Comps Decrease 2.8%

February 6, 2003

Stage Stores, Inc. reported that comparable store sales for the four-week period ended February 1, 2003 decreased 5.2% compared to the prior year four-week period ended February 2, 2002. Total sales decreased 2.8% to $41.2 million from $42.4 million in t

May Company January Comps Decrease 4.4%

February 6, 2003

The May Department Stores Company reported preliminary net sales of $655 million for the four-week period ended Feb. 1, 2003, a 2.5% decrease from $671 million in the similar four-week period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 4.4%…

Value City January Same-Store Sales Decrease 6.4%

February 6, 2003

Value City Department Stores, Inc. announced total sales for the four weeks ended February 1, 2003, increased 3.2% to $118.2 million from $114.6 million for the four weeks ended February 2, 2002. The company's same store sales decreased 6.4% for the

Wal-Mart January Comps Up 2.3%

February 6, 2003

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ending January 31, 2003, of $17.391 billion, an increase of 12.9 percent over the $15.399 billion in the similar period in the prior year. Total U.S. comparable store sales were up 2.3%…

Hibbett Q4 Same-Store Sales Increase 2.4%

February 6, 2003

Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. announced net sales for the fourth quarter ended February 1, 2003, increased 12.0% to $75.5 million compared with $67.4 million for the 13-week period ended February 2, 2002. Comparable store sales for the fourth quarter incre

Nautilus 2002 Net Sales Surge 61%; EPS Up 50%

February 6, 2003

The Nautilus Group, Inc. announced reported net sales of $155.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2002 compared to $125.3 million for the corresponding period last year. Earnings per share for the fourth quarter were $0.69, compared to $0.57 for the corre

Royal Completes Action to Become Private Entity

February 5, 2003

Royal Precision, Inc. and Royal Associates, Inc. have announced that Royal Precision stockholders, holding more than a majority of the issued and outstanding shares, have approved the merger of RA Merger Sub, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RA into Roya