The Bon-Ton Dec Comps Increase 1.3%
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced total and comparable store sales for the five weeks ended January 4, 2003 increased 1.3% to $135.3 million versus $133.7 million reported in the same period last year…
Federated December Comps Down 2.6%
Federated Department Stores reported total sales of $2.772 bn for the five weeks ended January 4, 2003, representing a 0.8% decline from total sales of $2.794 bn for the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's December sales were d
May Company December Comps Decrease 4.7%
The May Department Stores Company reported preliminary net retail sales of $2.57 billion for the five-week period ended Jan. 4, 2003, a 2.9% decrease from $2.65 billion in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 4.7%…
ShopKo December Comps Dip 0.2%
ShopKo Stores, Inc. reported consolidated sales for the five weeks ended January 4, 2003 were $477.0 million, 0.5% lower than the $479.7 million reported for the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales declined 0.2%…
Value City December Comp Store Sales Dip 1.8%
Value City Department Stores, Inc. announced today total sales for the five weeks ended January 4, 2003, increased 11.8% to $322.4 million from $288.5 million for the five weeks ended January 5, 2002. The company's same store sales decreased 1.8% fo
Wal-Mart December Comps Increase 2.3%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the five-week period ending January 3, 2003, of $31.584 bn, an increase of 9.5% over the $28.844 bn in the similar period in the prior year…
Tommy Hilfiger Launches Apparel in Korea
Tommy Hilfiger Licensing, Inc. announced a new retail licensing agreement with SK Global Co., Ltd. for the distribution of Tommy Hilfiger products in South Korea…
Gander Mountain December Comps Jump 9.8%
Gander Mountain reported a 10.6% increase in comparable store sales for the months of November and December. November sales increased by 9.8%, while December sales saw a gain of 11.1%…
Hush Puppies Appoints Neal to Head International Unit
Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. announced the appointment of Byron M. (Mark) Neal to the position of President, Hush Puppies International…
Forzani Corp. Stores Take December Comp Dip
The Forzani Group Ltd. announced total retail system sales were up 7.5% over the prior year. Corporate comparable store sales decreased 5.3%, while franchise comparable store sales increased 9.7% for the Christmas selling season…
Scott Promoted to Chairman of Smith and Wesson Corp.
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation announced the promotion of Bob Scott to chairman of Smith & Wesson Corp…
Tommy Armour Golf Announces New Senior Management Team
Tommy Armour Golf Company announced a new management team that will be responsible for leading the reinvigoration of one the golf industry’s most storied franchises…
Columbia, Sorel Prevail in Canadian Footwear Anti-Dumping Case
Columbia Sportswear Company announced that it prevailed in an anti-dumping case filed against Columbia and its subsidiary Sorel by the domestic Canadian footwear industry for the sale of rubber bottomed, cold weather footwear in the Canadian market. As a
Copeland’s Sports Sold to New York Firm
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill and Co., a private equity firm based in New York, has bought a controlling interest in CA-based Copeland's Sports. Terms of the deal were not released. BRS portfolio companies include Au Bon Pain, California Pizza Kitche
Russell Acquires Jagged Edge Outdoor Company
Jagged Edge, a mountain clothing company founded in Telluride in 1991, has been acquired by Russell Corp. Jagged Edge, now located in Moab, Utah, has retail stores in Telluride, Breckenridge and Crested Butte…
