Author: James Hartford

West Marine, Inc. reported that net sales for the four weeks ended August 23, 2003 were $59.2 million, a 26.5% increase from net sales of $46.8 million for the same period a year ago. Comparable store sales increased 1.1% from the same period a year ago..

New Era Cap Company has signed a two-year licensing agreement with the National Basketball Association. The agreement, which runs through September 2005, provides New Era with manufacturing and marketing rights in such key product lines as the Hardwood C

Malden Mills has filed for an extension in its bid to emerge from bankruptcy to give CEO Aaron Feuerstein more time to raise the funds necessary to buy back controlling interest in the company. It now looks like September 10th is the target day to exit C

The new Sports Authority, Inc. reported Q2 results for the Gart portion of the business only, stating that the quarter is a “lost quarter” for the former TSA business. Combined company results for the new Sports Authority will be provided beginning with

Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. has been assigned a licensing agreement with Ducks Unlimited, Inc., the world's largest wetlands and waterfowl conservation organization, for promotion and distribution of a Ducks Unlimited line of casual men's footw

The Forzani Group Ltd. reported that retail system sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 grew 7.5% to C$262.7 million ($183.0 million) compared to C$244.3 million ($156.2 million) for the same period of the previous year. Combined revenues from corp

Published reports late last week indicate that Sonny Vaccaro, adidas’ director of basketball, has resigned from the company. The move furthers impacts the floundering adidas basketball program that has lost quite a bit of share to resurgent Reebok and ot

According to SGMA International’s analysis of data from the U.S. Commerce Department, sporting goods imports for the first half of 2003 compared to 2002 increased by 8.8% . In 2002, imports had declined by 1.5% compared with 2001…

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. reported income of $858,000, or $0.06 per share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2003, compared to a net loss of $1.6 million, or $0.10 per share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2002. Total sales for the quarter decreased 0.5%

Dick's Sporting Goods reported Q2 net income increased 32% to $15.5 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, compared to $11.7 million or $0.61 per diluted share, for the quarter ended August 3, 2002. Total sales for the quarter increased 14% to $353.5