Author: James Hartford

West Marine, Inc. CEO John Edmondson said that March sales have been very strong, prompting the company to raise its estimate for comparable store sales for March to reflect a an increase of 9% to 14% and a fiscal first quarter increase of 11% to 14%, up

Easter is officially on its way and consumers are ready to spend more than last year, according to the NRF 2004 Easter Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch for NRF. The surevey found that 75.6% of Americans plan to celebrate E

VF Corporation, parent company to the Eastpak, Jansport, and The North Face brands, has updated its first quarter guidance to reflect “stronger than expected sales of its products at retail in most of its businesses”. VFC now expects an 8% to 10% increase

Oakley, Inc. has reiterated its 2004 sales and earnings guidance provided earlier this year. The company expects full year sales growth of approximately 10%, to approximately $574.0 million, with earnings expected to grow approximately 15% to 64 cents per

The Forzani Group Ltd. confirmed its fiscal 20003 results, previously released on March 2nd, 2004 and then dropped a bit of a bombshell, announcing that they had acquired all of the shares of the Gen-X Sports opportunity business. Huffy Corp. on Monday a

Vans, Inc. reported that net sales for its base business for the fiscal third quarter (excluding skateparks expected to be closed) increased 10.0% to $86.3 million, compared to $78.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2003. Net income for the base bu

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ASICS has renewed a multi-year endorsement deal with 2000 Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling gold medalist Rulon Gardner. The Afton, Wyoming native will endorse ASICS footwear, apparel, and accessories and first became a member of ASICS Wrestling Advisory Staf