Men's wear biz at Ames is store's star performer. (Ames Department Stores Inc.)

From: Daily News Record | Date: June 3, 1988| Author: | Copyright information

Men's Wear Biz at Ames Is Store's Star Performer

NEW YORK--Men's wear has been the star soft-goods performer for Ames Department Stores, Inc., according to Leslie Dietzman, executive vice-president of merchandising.

Dietzman, who was attending a luncheon sponsored by the New York Society of Security Analysts, told DNR, "Our sales in men's wear have been terrific--the best performer in apparel. Women's wear has been soft in comparison."

He attributed the strength in men's wear to Ames' more focused inventory of branded merchandise. "We've narrowed our assortment," he ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

1989 soft goods to bring just 1% real gain: KSA. (Kurt Salmon Associates)
; ...Retail sales of soft goods will rise 5 to 6 percent in 1989, but price...increases averaging 4.5 percent will result in real gains of only 1 percent, according to the Soft Goods Outlook for 1989...sales increased 0.7 percent for the year. It...consumption of soft ...
KSA poll predicts slow market recovery for '93. (Kurt Salmon Associates, soft goods market) (Industry Overview)
; ...fourth quarter, sales of soft goods will stay within in a...results to gains of 3 percent for 1993, according to the annual soft goods outlook survey by Kurt...leaner inventories; 47 percent predict growth will exceed 5 percent, while 49 percent see gains in the range ...
Survey predicts 6% rise in soft goods sales in '89.
; ...real gains of 1 percent for both years, according to Soft Goods Outlook, a study...retailing and soft goods consumption, the 1 percent increase will...all sectors of soft goods, including manufacturers...median gains of 7 percent in dollar sales...
TRANSITION YEAR AHEAD FOR ITALY'S SOFT GOODS.
; ...furnishings trade fair, Italy's soft goods industry figures to come out...sales will grow less than 2 percent; exports are moving slowly, up 4 percent, failing to keep pace with accelerating imports, up 12.5 percent. Spending by Italian households...
MIXED OUTLOOK FOR SOFT GOODS.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
; ...Salmon Associates' Soft Goods Outlook, which...apparel growth of 3 percent for 2001. Expectations...in 2001 across soft goods categories are...principal at KSA's soft goods practice, as he...spent about 1.7 percent of sales on information...continue in 2001. Soft ...
KSA survey sees 5% sales gain for soft goods retailers in 1995. (Kurt Salmon Associates) (Brief Article)
; ...unit growth of 4 percent. These projections are part of the annual Soft Goods Outlook from consulting...global view. The 5 percent gain in retail sales...percent, versus 49 percent who said that a year...at every level of soft goods supply chains. The...
KSA 2001 REPORT PROJECTS A SOFTER YEAR FOR SOFT GOODS.
; ...2001. In its Soft Goods Outlook for 2001...to grow by 4 percent, compared with 4.4 percent in 2000. Expectations...in 2001 across soft goods categories are...unit sales for soft goods are expected to grow by 2 to 3 percent in the fourth...
KSA FORECASTS 3% TO 4% SOFT-GOODS SALES GAINS DURING 1999.
; ...is a gain of 3 to 4 percent in soft goods sales. Our forecast...easy to add 3 to 4 percent in soft-goods sales next year, he...forecasts from the KSA Soft Goods Outlook '99: Unit...will each grow by 4 percent in 1999. Retailing...
KSA eyes small growth for soft goods in '93. (Kurt Salmon Associates) (Brief Article)
; NEW YORK - Soft goods will continue to fluctuate...ranging from flat to up 3 percent, according to Kurt Salmon Associates' annual Soft Goods Outlook. KSA indicated...will show gains of 2-3 percent, but certain segments within...1987, with gains of only 1 percent a year since 1989 ...
Soft goods outlook forecasts buying gains of 4 percent in '98.(Brief Article)
; ...employment should help soft goods continue to move...apparel posting a 4 percent gain in unit purchases...according to the Soft Goods Outlook for 1998...by a combined 4 percent in 1998. Broken...socks should grow 5 percent. Although little...strongest trend in soft ...