Backbone Media Adds More Vertibrae
Backbone Media announced a series of new hires to expand its services and to meet growing demand for PR in the outdoor, fitness and lifestyle markets. Julie Oldham, formerly the Associate Publisher at Climbing Magazine, has joined the team to lead the Med
Ross Stores Comps Down 25 In October
Ross Stores October sales grew 8% on top of a 17% gain in the prior year. Sales totaled $299 million for the four weeks ended November 1, 2003, compared to $278 million for the four weeks ended November 2, 2002. Comparable store sales for the same period
GBMI Promotes Slivka to SVP Sales
Global Brand Marketing, Inc. has announced the promotion of Larry Slivka to Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales. In his new position, Slivka will oversee all aspects of U.S. sales operations for each of GBMI’s brands and any other new brands that join the
Costco October Comps Soar 11%
Costco Wholesale Corporation net sales are $3.42 billion for the four weeks ended November 2, 2003, an increase of 14 percent from $3.01 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year…
Mossimo Q3 Earnings Plunge 60% on Flat Revenues
Mossimo, Inc. reported third quarter 2003 revenue of $4.2 million compared to $4.3 million for the same period last year. The Company also reported second quarter 2003 net earnings of $630,000, compared to $1.6 million for the same period last year, and d
October Comps Rise 3.5% At Nordstrom
Nordstrom preliminary sales are $454.4 million for the four-week period ending November 1, 2003, an increase of 6.7 % compared to sales of $425.8 million for the four-week period ending November 2, 2002. Same-store sales increased 3.5 %…
Goody’s October Comps Up 2.5%
Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. reported total sales for fiscal periods ended November 1, 2003, compared with fiscal periods ended November 2, 2002. Comps gained 2.5% and total sales rose 4.8% to $94.7 million…
Stage Stores October Comps Fall 10.4%
Stage Stores, Inc. reported that total sales for the four-week period ended November 1, 2003 decreased 6.4% to $57.2 million from $61.1 million in the prior year four-week period ended November 2, 2002. Comparable store sales decreased 10.4% as compared t
Bon-Ton October Comps Decrease 7.0%
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced comparable store sales for the four weeks ended November 1, 2003 decreased 7.0%. Total sales for October increased 18.4% to $69.7 million versus $58.9 million for the same period last year. For the third quarter, total s
Dillard’s October Same-Store Sales Decline 5.0%
Dillard's, Inc. announced that sales for the four weeks ended November 1, 2003 were $481,328,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended November 2, 2002 of $509,286,000.
Sales decreased 5% for the four-week period on both a total and comparable s
Neiman Marcus Comps Up 9.7% In October
In the four-week October period, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus stores and Bergdorf Goodman, increased 6.4 percent. Revenue growth trends were the strongest in the Company's stores located in
May Company Comps Down 4.2%
The May Department Stores net sales were $887.2 million for the four-week period ended Nov. 1, 2003, a 2.4% decrease from $909.1 million in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 4.2%. October store-for-store sales decreased 3.5%, e
Galyan’s Q3 Same-Store Sales Decrease 5.7%
Galyan's Trading Company, Inc. reported net sales for the third quarter were $147.7 million, representing a 13.8% increase over the same period last year. Same-store sales declined 5.7% for the quarter. Higher comparable store sales in athletic app
October Comps Down 5.8% at Gottschalks
Gottschalks announced that same store sales for the month of October 2003 decreased 5.8% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 8.2% to $44.9 million from $48.9 million in October 2002…
Urban Outfitters Q3 Comps Up 15%; Direct Biz Up 48%
Urban Outfitters, Inc. announced total company sales for the third quarter jumped 29%, as compared to the same period last year, to a record $142.3 million. The
increase was driven by a 23% increase in the number of stores in operation and a 17% increase
