Although sales and earnings were down for the second quarter ended Aug. 3, KSS said the Active department continued its run of positive comps with a mid-single-digit increase in apparel led by Nike, Under Armour and Adidas. While footwear overall was down, it improved sequentially over Q1 and the weakness was mostly in seasonal sandals. Vans, Skechers and Adidas all performed well in the period and Nike sales improved after a challenging Q1.

As one of its many initiatives, KSS said it would target some 160 stores to have over 25% of their space devoted to Active. There will also be ... Log in to view full article.