BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. (BJ), a leading warehouse club operator in the United States, recently reported sales for the four-week period ended August 29, 2009. The sales for the month declined 1.9% to $757.6 million from $772.6 million reported in the same month last year. Comparable club sales fell 6.0% for the month of August versus an increase of 15.4% in the same month last year, hurt by lower gasoline prices and volumes compared to the prior year. BJ’s Wholesale Club currently operates 184 wholesale clubs and 103 gasoline stations in 15 states. Gasoline sales for the month of August dipped 8.2% compared to a 7.7% rise in sales last year. Excluding gasoline, merchandise comparable club sales climbed 2.2% versus an increase of 7.7% last year. Merchandise comparable club sales increased in the first three weeks but slid in the fourth week. Excluding gasoline sales, ...

Brite-Strike Technologies, Inc. (OTC: BSTI) previously relied mainly on word-of-mouth in order to publicize their products as well as the company’s website and several high-end catalogs, but today their dedicated work to allure customers through a major media advertising campaign is paying off.

With their inviting price points, community involvement, and niche focus for citizens who seek added security, such as women, volunteer workers, and others, Brite-Strike’s line of consumer-centric personal protection products are quickly gaining a retail presence among nationally recognized retail stores. The company’s primary distribution channels continue to be through their attendance at international police and law enforcement trade shows held throughout the United States and Europe.

During 2008, the company entered into a number of agreements in order to expand their distribution channels. The first major agreement came with Brite-Strike shipping 3,600 Lighting Strike

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Brite-Strike Technologies, Inc. (OTC: BSTI) has began to receive the publicity they were anticipating over the past couple months. In August, Brite-Strike formed an agreement with Natick-based BJ’s Wholesale Club, which is significant as sales were previously spurred by word of mouth and trade-show appearances. Brite-Strike recently raised $450,000 for an ad campaign that continues into the fall with 30-second spots on CNBC, CNN, Tru-TV and various other cable networks.

The company’s co-founder, police officer Glenn Bushee, is pleased to report that sales are increasing on different avenues, “Our Web site sales have probably tripled” he stated. The increase in sales can be attributed to the ad blitz via cable TV and a national newspaper began in August.

A bright spot for the company is the new found success with their new Tactical Balls products. The product consists of

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