The Sportsman Guide to Beat Q2 Estimates

The Sportsman's Guide, Inc. now expects to report total sales of approximately $38.0 million and EPS of $0.10 to $0.11 for second quarter, compared to $34.8 million in sales and earnings of $0.06 per share in the year-ago quarter. The anticipated res

Stein Mart June COmps Decrease 4.9%

Stein Mart, Inc. announced total sales for the five-week June period were $114.9 million, a 1.4% decrease from the $116.5 million in sales for the same period in 2002. Comparable store sales for June decreased 4.9% from 2002 to 2003…

May Company June Comps Decrease 5.9%

The May Department Stores Company reported preliminary net sales of $1.13 billion for the five-week period ended July 5, 2003, a 4.0% decrease from $1.18 billion in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 5.9%…

Federated June Same-Store Sales Down 2.0%

Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $1.337 bn for the five weeks ended July 5, 2003, a decrease of 2.2% from total sales of $1.367 bn for the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's June sales were down 2.0%…

Elder-Beerman June Comps Increase 1.3%

Comparable store sales for The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. increased 1.3% for the five weeks ended July 5, 2003 compared to the five weeks ended July 6, 2002. Total store sales decreased by 1.7% to $53.7 million versus the same period last year…

Wal-Mart June Comp Store Sales Increase 2.7%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the five-week period ending July 4, 2003, of $24.635 bn, an increase of 11.1% over the $22.164 bn in the similar period in the prior year. U.S. comp store sales were up 2.7% for the month, with SAM'S Club

Skate Board Group Makes Cross-Country Trek for a Cause

On August 2nd, skate industry veteran Jack Smith and three friends will begin a 3,000 mile journey pushing their skateboards across the United States. The trek that will take them from Oregon to Virginia in the middle of the summer heat is expected to ta

Gotcha Emerges from Bankruptcy

Gotcha International LP announced Tuesday that it is emerging from bankruptcy. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in August, will pay its creditors fully with 6-8 percent interest. Gotcha owes about $8.0 million, which should be pai

Wolverine Q2 EPS Up 9.5% on 8.7% Revenue Rise

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. reported that second quarter revenue rose 8.7% to $184.0 million compared to $169.3 million reported for the second quarter of 2002. Earnings per share improved to $0.23 per share compared to $0.21 per share reported for the sa

Nike Acquires Converse in $305 Million Deal

NIKE, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Converse, Inc. The total price to be paid for 100 percent of the equity shares is approximately $305 million plus the assumption of certain working capital liabilities at the time of the transa

Galyan’s Warns On Weaker Second Quarter Results

Galyan's is now warning of much weaker-than-expected Q2 results, blaming a weak economy, bad weather and poor apparel and shoe sales. The company expects sales in the range of $160 million to $164 million for the quarter and comps to be down in the

Nautilus Warns on Q2 and Full Year Results

Nautilus Group Inc. slashed its outlook for the second quarter and fiscal 2003, citing increased competition which hurt its Bowflex product line and soft consumer spending amid the weak market. The company now expects to report second quarter net sales in

Aussie Apparel Adds November to Stable

Aussie Apparel Group Ltd. has signed a letter-of-intent to acquire the November Clothing Company. Aussie Apparel simultaneously announced a letter- of-intent with Krash Distribution Company to acquire the November trademark in an asset purchase agreement.

NPD Expands Management Team

Tim Bowles has become a consultant to The NPD Group, joining the senior management team of this leading market information company. In addition to serving on the firm's Executive Committee, he will spearhead several key strategic projects for the fir