Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. reported that net sales for the quarter ended January 31, 2004 increased 20% to $474.4 million compared with $395.2 million for the quarter ended February 1, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 4.6%. Due to better-than-
Author: James Hartford
Sport-Haley Sees Shift in Sales Management
Sport-Haley, Inc. announced that Robert W. (Bob) Haley, President and the head of the HALEY sales organization, will be leaving the company to pursue other interests, effective March 31, 2004. Mark Maley has been appointed to the newly created position o
Dick’s SG to Issue $125 Million in Bonds
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, approximately $125 million issue price of 20-year convertible senior notes through an offering within the United States to qualified institutional
Aldila JV to Sell Off Assets
Aldila, Inc. announced that Carbon Fiber Technology LLC, a joint venture limited liability company owned by it and its joint venture partner, has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to sell selected assets, including property, plant, equipment, an
Cybex Q4 Net Income Halved as Sales Increase 8.0%
Cybex International, Inc. reported net sales for the fourther quarter were $26,587,000 versus $24,711,000 for the comparable 2002 period, an increase of 8%. Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2003 was $796,000, or $.08 per share on a fully dilu
Fila Parent Names Wynne New CEO; Erb to Head Marketing
Steve Wynne has been named President and CEO of SBI International, Ltd, parent copany of Fila. He was formerly President/CEO of adidas America, Inc. Wynne will assume global responsibility for all operating companies including Fila and Ciesse Piumini.
Rawlings and LiquidMetal in Baseball Equipment Deal
Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. and Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, a subsidiary of K2 Inc., have signed a new, multi-year exclusive agreement to develop the next standard in high-performance baseball equipment utilizing Liquidmetal alloys. This new pact
Famous Footwear January Comps Decrease 5.4%
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported that retail sales for Famous Footwear were $55.5 million for the four-week January period ended January 31, 2004, compared to $57.7 million for the comparable period ended February 1, 2003. Same-store sales for the period
West Marine January Comp Store Sales Jump 15.3%
West Marine, Inc. reported that net sales for the four weeks ended January 31, 2004 were $31.4 million, a 28.2% increase from net sales of $24.5 million for the four week period a year ago. Comparable store net sales for January increased 15.3% compared t
Amer Group 2003 Profits Down 5.5% on Flat Sales
Amer Group's net sales in 2003 were up 0.2% to €1,104.4 million ($1.25 bn) compared to €1,101.9 million ($1.04 bn) in 2002. Excluding foreign currency exchange rates, sales would have increased 9.6%. Excluding both the Precor gain and the FX rate l
K-Swiss Q4 EPS Jumps 92% on 51% Sales Increase; Backlog Up 33.5%
K-Swiss reported net earnings increased 81.4% to $8.7 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared with $.8 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the prior-year period. EPS jumped 91.7%. Total Q4 worldwide revenues increased 51.2% to $80.4 million com
Pacific Sunwear January Comps Increase 12.4%
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported that total sales for the four weeks of January of fiscal 2003 were $54.4 million, an increase of 24.5% over total sales of $43.7 million for the four weeks of January of fiscal 2002. Company same store sales in
The Buckle Sees January Comp Store Sales Inch Up 0.5%
The Buckle, Inc. announced that sales for the four-week period ended January 31, 2004 increased 5.1 percent to $22.6 million from sales of $21.5 million in the corresponding four-week period ended February 1, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 0.5%…
Shoe Carnival Comps Down 3.3% in January
Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended January 31, 2004 increased 6.4% to $30.2 million from sales of $28.4 million for the four-week period ended February 1, 2003. Comparable store sales decreased 3.3% in January 2004. SCVL bl
Foot Locker Gets Lift in Q4; Comps Up 3.9%
Foot Locker, Inc. reported sales for the 13-week period ended January 31, 2004 of $1,333 million, versus $1,214 million in the comparable period last year, an increase of 9.8%. Comparable store sales for the Company's 2003 fourth quarter increased 3.