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KEARNEY, Neb. - Apparel retailer The Buckle said Thursday that sales in March at stores open at least a year rose 6.4 percent from the same period last year, less than Wall Street had expected. Analysts expected an increase of 8.8 percent, according to a...

Retail Same Store Sales Up 14%, Wholesale Same Store Sales Up 2%, Intl Same Store Sales Down 8% FORT WORTH, Texas, April 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. reported today that sales for the month of March were $6.2 million, up 7% compared to March 2011 sales of $5.8 million. Year to date sales are up 13% to $18.0 million in the current year from $15.9 million last year. Retail Leathercraft's sales rose 15% to $3.6 million compared to March 2011 sales of $3.1 million. The 76 comparable stores' sales were

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perfumania Holdings, Inc. announced today that Perfumania, one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries which operates specialty retail fragrance stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, reported total net sales of $20.1 million for the five week fiscal month of March 2012, which ended March 31, 2012, versus $20.5 million for the five week fiscal month of March 2011, which ended April 02, 2011. On a year-to-date basis, total net sales were $40.4 million in the current year compared with $39.9 million last year. For the month of March 2012, comparable store sales increased by 0.2%. Comparable

KEARNEY, Neb. - Apparel retailer The Buckle said Thursday that sales in March at stores open at least a year rose 6.4 percent from the same period last year, less than Wall Street had expected. Analysts expected an increase of 8.8 percent, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters. The results covered the five weeks ended March 31. Revenue from stores open at least one year is a closely watched measure of a retailer's performance because it excludes swings caused by opening new stores or closing old ones. In the five weeks, total sales rose 8.9 percent to $105.5

bebe stores, inc. (Nasdaq:BEBE) today reported retail sales from continuing operations of $108.0 million for the third quarter ended March 31, 2012, an increase of 7.1% compared to $100.8 million for the third quarter ended April 2, 2011. As previously disclosed, beginning in fiscal 2012, the Company reports comparable store sales results inclusive of our on-line store. Same store sales for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012 increased 7.2% compared to a decrease of 0.7% in the prior year. As a reminder, bebe total sales, which we will disclose in our earnings release, also include wholesale and other

CHICAGO — Catherine Lindner, Walgreens VP retail marketing, has been named vice chair of the Network of Executive Women, the association announced Tuesday. Under the NEW's bylaws, Lindner will assume the post of board chair when the term of the current...

Retail needs to adapt or die. That was the call to action sounded by Eddie Lampert, founder of ESL Partners, which controls about 60 percent of Sears Holdings. Lampert said changes in the retail industry have been great for consumers, but there's a question about whether they've been great for businesses. “J.C. Penney is in need of reinvention, Sears is in need of reinvention, Best Buy [is] in need of reinvention,” he said. “And that means that you’re going to have to try new things. That doesn’t mean you're going to be successful, but you have to try to change.”

Retail Same Store Sales Up 14%, Wholesale Same Store Sales Up 2%, Intl Same Store Sales Down 8% FORT WORTH, Texas, April 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. reported today that sales for the month of March were $6.2 million, up 7%...

The advertising watchdog group Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad campaign by American Apparel featuring seminaked young women after investigating a complaint that it's "pornographic and exploitative." American Apparel ran a series of eight ads on its website, and one in Crack, a free lifestyle magazine, featuring women in various states of undress, some topless.

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coastal Contacts Inc. the world's largest online retailer of eyeglasses and contact lenses announced today that Mr. Nicholas Bozikis, CA, has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bozikis joined Coastal in 2008 as Corporate Controller and was promoted to VP, Finance in 2010. During his tenure at Coastal, Mr. Bozikis has been actively involved in the ongoing management of Coastal's operating subsidiaries in Europe and Australia, in addition to having direct involvement in major negotiations, financial reporting and legal relationships. Prior to Coastal, Mr. Bozikis was Director, Finance at ICTC Holdings Corporation where he led