SGB Update

Ross Stores November Comps Grow 5.0%

Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales grew 15% to $364 million for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003. These results were on top of a 12% increase for the four weeks ended November 30, 2002, when sales totaled $316 million. Comparable store sales for

Costco November Comps Jump 14% on Strong International Business

Costco reported net sales of $3.79 billion for the four weeks ended November 30, 2003, an increase of 17 percent
from $3.23 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year. Comparable Store sales were up company-wide 14% on 29% international

TJX November Comps Up 1%

The TJX Companies November 2003 sales results for the four-week period ended November 29, 2003, were $1,269 million, up 10% over $1,150 million achieved during the four-week period ended November 30, 2002. For the 43 weeks ended November 29, 2003, sales r

November Comps At Shopko Saved By Pamida

ShopKo Stores reported consolidated sales for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003 decreased 0.5 percent to $286.8 million from $288.4 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales
decreased 0.4 percent…

Kohl’s November Comps Continue Downward Trend

Kohl's Corporation reported that sales for the four week
period ended November 29, 2003 increased 9.3% over the four week period ended November 30, 2002. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 4.4%. Year-to-date same-store sales are down 1.6%

Federated November Comps Dip 0.1%

Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $1.460 bn for the four weeks ended November 29, 2003, a decrease of 0.8% compared to total sales of $1.471 bn in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's November sales we

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…