While PacSun and Zumiez Continue Swapped Comps Stance and Buckle Sets Pace
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported total PacSun sales for the five weeks of fiscal June ended July 5, 2008 were $127.2 million, an increase of 5% versus total PacSun sales of $120.8 million during the same period last year…
While PacSun and Zumiez Continue Swapped Comps Stance and Buckle Sets Pace
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported total PacSun sales for the five weeks of fiscal June ended July 5, 2008 were $127.2 million, an increase of 5% versus total PacSun sales of $120.8 million during the same period last year. Zumiez, Inc., Buckle
Sports Direct Still Singing England National Team Blues
Sports Direct International Plc. UK reported a decrease of 29.9% in full year underlying earnings. The discount sports retailer does not predict the trend to change in the new fiscal year citing the worst current trading conditions it has experienced in t
Lotto Gets Boost from Addition of Brazil Licensee
Lotto Sport Italia S.p.A closed 2007 with total sales of €300 million ($411 million), an 8% increase over their 2006 results. Driving this growth was Lotto Sport Italia’s’ new licensing agreement with Filon Confecções Ltda. of Brazil…
Olympic Swimmer Countersues TYR
Olympic medalist Erik Vendt filed a countersuit against TYR sports, which had filed a breach of contract claim against him for switching to Speedo's LZR Racer swimsuit…
Olympic Swimmer Countersues TYR
Olympic medalist Erik Vendt filed a countersuit against TYR sports, which had filed a breach of contract claim against him for switching to Speedo's LZR Racer swimsuit…
Dick’s SG to Shutter Golf Galaxy HQ
Golf Galaxy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc., will close its headquarters in Eden Prairie, MN, affecting several dozen jobs, according to a report in Minneapolis's Star Tribune…
Darius Billings to Oversee The Athlete’s Foot
NexCen Franchise Management, Inc., a division of NexCen Brands, Inc., has appointed Darius Billings as director of retail brand marketing and merchandising. Billings is charged with the development of strategic brand growth and merchandising for NexCen’s
UGG Forms China Joint Venture
Deckers Outdoor Corporation entered into a joint venture with Stella International Holdings Limited for the opening of retail stores and wholesale distribution for the UGG Australia brand in China. Initial plans call for the opening of one to two stores i
Olympic Swimmer Countersues TYR
Olympic silver medalist Erik Vendt, who will also be a part of Team USA in Beijing next month, has filed a countersuit against TYR sports, which had filed a breach of contract claim against him for switching to Speedo's record-breaking LZR Racer swim
Steve and Barry’s Faces Fire Sale
Steve & Barry's said in a bankruptcy filing late Wednesday that it doesn't have the money to stay in business and is being forced to undergo a fire sale. Lenders led by General Electric Co.'s (GE) General Electric Capital Corp., which contr
Saks Incorporated Announces June Comparable Store Sales Increase of 1.9%
Retailer Saks Incorporated announced today that owned sales totaled $243.8 million for the five weeks ended July 5, 2008 compared to $237.6 million for the five weeks ended July 7, 2007, a 2.6% increase. Comparable store sales increased 1.9% for the perio
Neiman Marcus June Comps Slide 2.4%
Neiman Marcus, Inc. reported June comps slid 2.4%. Total sales slipped 1.1% to $401 million from $406 million. In the five-week June period, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodm
Hincapie Sportwear Hired New Design Director
Hincapie Sportswear, Inc. has hired Nikole Rock as its new Director of Design & Development. Rock will be responsible for all aspects of design, development and sourcing of the Hincapie retail apparel line…
G-III Apparel Acquires 116 Outlet Stores
G-III Apparel Group Ltd said it has bought certain assets, including 116 outlet stores, from Wilsons The Leather Experts for about $22.3 million in cash and raised its 2009 outlook to reflect the acquisition. The assets acquired include $18.5 million in i
