SGB Update

Payless November Comps Decline 5.2%

Payless ShoeSource reported that same-store sales decreased 5.2 percent during the November reporting period, the four weeks ended Saturday, November 29,
2003.Company sales totaled $208.5 million, a 4.0 percent decrease from $217.2 million during fiscal N

Dillards November Comps Down 6%

Dillard's, announced that sales for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003 were $574,043,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended November 30, 2002 of $613,574,000.
Sales decreased 6% for the four-week period on both a total and comparable stor

Saks Inc. Reports 6.7% November Comp Sales Gain

Retailer Saks Incorporated announced that total sales for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003 increased 7.6% and comparable store sales increased 6.7% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales increased 3.7% for SDSG and increased 11

Famous Footwear November Comps Decline 2.9%

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. announced that Famous Footwear's sales for the four-week period ended November 29, 2003,
were $74.6 million versus $75.1 million for the same period last year. Same store sales were down 2.9%, as warmer-than-usual weather in

Retail Ventures Posts 2.2% November Comp Gain

Retail Ventures total sales for the four weeks ended
November 29, 2003, increased 6.7% to $254.0 million from $238.1 million for the four weeks ended November 30, 2002. The company's same store sales increased 2.2% for the four week period…

Goody’s November Comps Up 1.3% on 5.5% Sales Increase

Goody's Family Clothing reported total sales for the fiscal month of November 2003 of $121.7 million,
an increase of 5.5% from total sales of $115.4 million for the fiscal month of November 2002. Comparable store sales
for November 2003 increased 1.3

November Comps Fall 4.7% at Stein Mart

Stein Mart announced total sales for the four-week November period were $137.0 million, a 4.6 % decrease from the $143.6 million in sales for the same period in 2002.
Comparable store sales for November decreased 4.7 % from 2002 to 2003…

Gottschalks November Comps Flat with Decreased Sales

Gottschalks November 2003 same store sales were even with November 2002. Total sales for November decreased 2.3% to $67.1 million from $68.7 million in the prior year. For the year-to-date, same store sales decreased 1.7%, while total sales decreased 4.

Gore Sponsors SIA’s Winter Trails Day

W.L. Gore & Associates has signed on as a national sponsor of SnowSports Industries America's Winter Trails Day January 17, 2004, a free national program that introduces the public to snowshoeing…

Stage Stores Thanks Peebles for 34.6% November Sales Increase

Stage Stores total sales for the four-week period
ended November 29, increased 34.6% to $96.1 million from $71.4 million in the prior year. With the acquisition of Peebles Inc. on November 4, 2003, sales for the current year November period include sales

Callaway Moving Hogan Operations to Carlsbad

Callaway Golf Company will transfer essentially all of the Ben Hogan golf club manufacturing operations from their current location in Fort Worth, TX, to Callaway Golf headquarters in Carlsbad, CA. The move will be completed early in 2004. Callaway said

Target Corp. November Comps Up 6.2%; Mervyn’s Off 1.5%

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003 increased 12.1% to $4.414 bn from $3.937 bn for the four-week period ended November 30, 2002. Comparable-store sales increased 6.2% from fiscal November 2002,

G-III Apparel Sees Fiscal Q3 Earnings Rise 34.1% on 22.6% Sales Gain

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. reported net sales of $125.5 million and net income of $11.4 million, or $1.50
per diluted share,for the third quarter ended October 31, 2003, compared to net sales of $102.3 million and net
income of $8.5 million, or $1.16 per d

The Finish Line Rolls On as Q3 Comps Jump 25%

The Finish Line, Inc. reported net sales of $202.0 million for the thirteen weeks ended November 29, 2003, an increase of 37% over net sales of $147.9 million for Q3 last year. Comparable store net sales for Q3 increased 25% versus a decrease of 1% report

Dick’s Adds Phillips-Van Heusen CFO to Board

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. announced that Emanuel Chirico has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors.
Mr. Chirico currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation…