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May 17, 2013
Weak spring sales affect Nordstrom’s Q1

Nordstrom reported its first quarter net income fell a greater-than-expected 3%, hurt by weak demand for spring merchandise and softer performance in the Northeast and Midwest. The company also lowered its full-year sales forecast.

May 15, 2013
Executive team changes at Hickory Farms

TOLEDO, Ohio — Hickory Farms, a leading provider of specialty foods and holiday food gifts, has made changes to its executive team.

The company has promoted VP of brand marketing Michael Holton to CMO. VP of supply chain Joe Loch has been promoted to VP of franchise and retail sales. Director of logistics Ty Hanline has been promoted to VP of supply chain. The company has also hired Davenport, Hanf & Company executive Joe Herman to be its interim CFO.

May 10, 2013
Acosta, WWP raise funds for veterans

Acosta Sales & Marketing, a leading full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry, is partnering with the Wounded Warrior Project to hold the 2013 Believe in Heroes campaign.

May 9, 2013
Retailers see mixed results in April

The Buckle and Zumiez all reported better-than-expected same-store sales for April, even as concerns about the job market bit into other retailers’ results.

May 6, 2013
Former Nielsen exec joins Crossmark

Crossmark, a leading sales and marketing services company, has appointed Jim Rose as president of marketing services. The company sees the addition of Rose to its leadership team as a significant step toward bolstering its strong position and expertise in marketing services.

May 2, 2013
U.K. helps bolster Kellogg’s Q1 results

Kellogg’s North American first quarter results were solid, but its performance overseas, particularly in the U.K., helped bolster its results. The company reported net sales of $4 billion, an increase of 12%.

May 1, 2013
Big Q1 for Big 5

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. reported upticks in net income, sales and same store sales for first quarter fiscal 2013. Net income grew from $156,000 to $7.5 million.

April 30, 2013
Former RadioShack exec appointed CMO at Sports Authority

Sports Authority has appointed Paul M. Okimoto as the company’s new CMO. In his new role, Okimoto will be responsible for leading the strategic development and oversight of the company’s overall marketing plans to drive traffic and sales at stores nationwide and through the e-commerce platform.

April 11, 2013
Costco comps up in March

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $9.67 billion for the month of March, the five weeks ended April 7, 2013, an increase of 7% from $9.07 billion during the similar period last year.

April 9, 2013
Tuesday Morning comps up 2.8% in Q3

Tuesday Morning Corp. said total sales for the third quarter ended March 31 increased 3.1% to $178.1 million, from $172.7 million in the year-ago period.

April 4, 2013
AmeriBid names VP

Real estate auction company AmeriBid LLC announced that John Pellow, previously chief marketing officer, has been promoted to VP.

March 29, 2013
Toys'R'Us sales slip in Q4

Toys“R”Us reported that sales for the the fourth quarter decreased $155 million to $5.8 billion and that net earnings fell to $239 million from $343 million in the prior year.

March 22, 2013
New York & Company returns to profit in Q4

New York & Company reported that net sales for the fourth quarter were $291.8 million, as compared with $271.8 million in the year-ago period.

March 14, 2013
Sales take a dive at Aeropostale

Aeropostale reported that net sales for the fourth quarter decreased 1% to $797.7 million, from $808.4 million in the year ago period.

March 7, 2013
Costco's sales surge continues

Costco reported net sales of $7.58 billion for the month of February, an increase of 8% from $7.01 billion during the similar period last year.

March 5, 2013
American Apparel sales up in Q4, sees future in online biz

American Apparel reported that its net sales for the fourth quarter were up 10% to $173 million and comparable-store sales rose 7% for the same period.

March 5, 2013
Weis Markets adjusted net income up 13.9% for fiscal 2012

Weis Markets on Tuesday reported net income of $82.5 million for the 52-week period ended Dec. 29.

February 21, 2013
Ad vet joins new retail media network

Jim Farrell has joined Stratacache’s interactive media subsidiary enVu to lead the sales effort for a new gestural ad network with intriguing retail applications.

February 21, 2013
HSN sales up on strength of mobile performance

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — HSNi Inc. reported that its fourth quarter net sales grew 7% over the prior year to $982.9 million. HSN's net sales increased 7% to $683.8 million, including 11% growth in digital sales. Cornerstone's net sales for the 13-week period in 2012 increased 6% to $299.1 million, including 14% growth in digital sales, compared to the 14-week period in 2011.

GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations increased 27% to $1 compared with 79 cents in the prior year. 

February 15, 2013
Study: Strategy key to social media success

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Using social media to drive brand awareness and sales has to be a carefully thought out process, a new study by J.D. Power and Associates has found.

February 14, 2013
Guns, ammo drive Cabela’s 12% Q4 comp

Strong sales of guns at ammunition at Cabela’s contributed to a 12% same store sales increased and enabled the company to report record sales and profits for the fourth quarter and full year.

February 7, 2013
Zappos tailors Facebook to fit revenue goals

SAN FRANCISCO -- Social marketing platform Kenshoo Social said Wednesday that it has completed an integrated Facebook marketing campaign for Zappos and cloud-based social marketing platform, Shoutlet.

During a two-month test on a single-brand page, Zappos’ Facebook posts generated approximately 85,000 visits to its website. The traffic produced an average order value on par with its paid search and social marketing programs and achieved an average conversion rate of 1.75%.

January 11, 2013
Online sales boost Urban’s outlook

Urban Outfitters Inc. said its same-stores sales for the holiday season rose 9%, including its direct-to-consumer business. Excluding that unit, same-store sales fell 1%.

November 27, 2012
JCP begins 12 days of brand building

Abysmal sales at J.C. Penney haven’t deterred the company from pursuing a series of unique cause marketing activities around a potential new holiday tradition focused on giving back.

November 9, 2012
Roundy's sales, profits fall in Q3

The continued softness of the economy weighed down on sales and profits at Roundy's during third quarter 2012, the Midwestern supermarket chain said.

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