SGB Update

ShopKo January Comps Decline 2.6%

ShopKo Stores, Inc. reported consolidated sales for the four weeks ended February 1, 2003 were $193.0 million, 2.8 percent lower than the $198.7 million reported for the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales declined 2.6%…

Dillard’s January Comp Store Sales Decrease 5.0%

Dillard's, Inc. announced that sales for the four weeks ended February 1, 2003 were $469.0 million compared to sales for the four weeks ended February 2, 2002 of $499.2 million. Total sales decreased 6.0% for the four-week period. Sales in comparable

Costco January Same-Store Sales Rise 5.0%

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $2.97 bn for the four weeks ended February 2, 2003, an increase of 9% from $2.73 bn in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year. Comparable store sales rose 5.0% for the month…

Elder-Beerman January Comps Up 4.7%

Total store sales for The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. increased to $27.7 million for the four weeks ending February 1, 2003, a 4.5% total sales increase compared to the four weeks ending February 2, 2002. Comparable store sales increased 4.7% over the sam

L.L. Bean to Eliminate 300 Jobs

L.L. Bean announced the second-largest round of layoffs in its 91-year history Tuesday, saying it will slash 300 jobs in the next two months despite turning a higher profit last year…

The Buckle January Comp Store Sales Up 4.3%

The Buckle, Inc. announced that sales for the four-week period ended February 1, 2003 increased 6.9 percent to $21.5 million from sales of $20.1 million in the corresponding four-week period ended February 2, 2002. Comparable store sales were up 4.3%…

Gottschalks January Comps Increase 2.0%

Gottschalks Inc. announced January 2003 same store sales increased 2.0% from the prior year. Total sales for the month were $35.5 million, a 0.4% increase from $35.4 million in January 2002…

Stein Mart January Comps Decrease 12%

Stein Mart, Inc. announced total sales for the four-week January period were $67.9 million, an 8.7% decrease from the $74.4 million in sales for the same period in 2002. Comparable store sales for January decreased 12.0% from the previous year…

Goody’s January Same-Store Sales Off 4.8%

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

The Bon-Ton January Comps Increase 8.9%

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced total and comparable store sales for the four weeks ended February 1, 2003 increased 8.9% to $32.0 million compared to $29.4 million reported in the same period last year…

Timberland Sees Reduced 2002 Earnings; Sales Inch Up 0.6%

The Timberland Company reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2002. Revenue for the fourth quarter totaled $357.0 million, 4.7% higher than the $341.1 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2001. Earnings were $27.1 million for

Federated January Comp Store Sales Down 1.2%

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

Shoe Carnival January Comps Drop 10.4%

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended February 1, 2003 decreased 1.0% to $28.4 million from sales of $28.8 million for the four-week period ended February 2, 2002. Comparable store sales decreased 10.4%…

Target Corp. January Comps Down 0.4%

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..

Pacific Sunwear Comp Store Sales Jump 20.4%

Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported that total sales for the four weeks of January of fiscal 2002 were $43.7 million, an increase of 38% over total sales of $31.7 million for the four weeks of January of fiscal 2001. Company same-store sales incr