WSA Appoints Boehm as Director of Retail Relations
WSA appointed Celeste Boehm as director of retail relations who will head the Retail Relations Team responsible for developing new programs to solidify existing relationships between retailers and manufacturers and create expanded opportunities for forgin
Panoptx Founder Joins His own Board
Panoptx Eyewear appointed Panoptx founder Dr. Rudy Kopfer to its board of directors. This appointment is effective immediately. A maxillofacial surgeon with 32 years of experience, Dr. Kopfer utilized his expertise to design eyewear that has the performa
Orange 21 Q1 Sales Up; Net Loss Falls
Orange 21 Inc. saw net sales for the first quarter of 2006 increase 11% to $9.4 million from $8.5 million last year. The company reported a net loss for the quarter of approximately $1.7 million, or 21 cents loss per diluted share compared to a net loss o
Recall: Trek Bicycle Helmets…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Trek Bicycle, has issued a voluntary recall of the Trek Anthem C Elite and Anthem C Elite WSD Model Bicycle Helmets. The recall covers about 4,500 of the helmets. Product testing demonstrate
adidas Group Picks Up Russian Reebok Distribution
The adidas Group bought the distribution rights for the Reebok brand in CIS (Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan) from ZAO RBK-Retail, Reebok’s Russian distributor. Effective January 1, 2007 adidas Ltd., Moscow will becom
PacSun Q1 Net Drops 32.4%
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. saw sales for the first quarter increase 7.1% to $299.9 million from $280.0 million for the same period last year. First quarter net earnings were 16 cents per diluted share, including 3 cents related to stock option an
Big 5 First Quarter Comps Climb 5.3%; Income Declines on Expansion Costs
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation first quarter net sales increased $17.1 million, or 9.0%, to $207.2 million from net sales of $190.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2005. Same store sales increased 5.3% for the first quarter. Net income for the f
HO Sports Appoints Officers
HO Sports Company, Inc. appointed Bob McKeeman, VP operations, Sharon McMullen, VP finanace & information systems, Sherri Miller, VP sourcing & logisitics, and Gregg Vukelic, VP research & development as officers of the company…
Crocs Expands Dealers to Triple Sales and Profits…
Crocs Inc. hosted its first official conference call as a public company with triple-digit growth in sales and earnings. During a conference call with analysts and the media, some analysts were cheering as they congratulated the management team. The compa
Gildan Fiscal Q2 Earnings Jump 40% on 11% Sales Increase
Gildan Activewear Inc. reported second quarter net earnings of $31.0 million and diluted E.P.S. of 51 cents, up respectively 40.3% and 37.8% from adjusted net earnings of $22.1 million and 37 cents per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2005. Sales in
The Buckle April Comps Climb 1%
The Buckle, Inc. net sales for the month ended April 29, 2006 increased 6.4% to $31.6 million from net sales of $29.7 million in the corresponding four-week period ended April 30, 2005. Comparable-store net sales, increased 1.0% from comparable- store net
Kohl’s Comps Jump 13.4% in April
Kohl's Corporation posted a 21.1% sales increase for April this year over last to $1136.4 million. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 13.4%…
Payless Comps Inch Up 0.4% for April
Payless ShoeSource, Inc. posted a comparable store sales increase of 0.4% during the first quarter. Total sales for the first quarter were $694.8 million, a 0.1% decrease from $695.2 million during the first quarter of 2005…
Nike Sponsors Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse
Nike has partnered with the Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse organization, an agreement that will expand Nike's lacrosse business by providing the Iroquois Nationals with footwear and apparel, including team uniforms, warm ups and casual sports apparel…
Military Sales Hurts Rocky Shoes and Boots Q1…
Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. net sales for the first quarter were $57.5 million, down 6.5% from $61.5 million for the corresponding period a year ago. The decrease in sales is primarily attributable to the decline in footwear sales to the military, which wer
