Author: James Hartford

Value City Department Stores, Inc. announced that Julia A. Davis has joined the company in the newly created position of Executive Vice President and General Counsel…

Mossimo, Inc. announced that Target Corporation has exercised its option to renew its current agreement with Mossimo, Inc. for an additional term of two years…

Oakley, Inc. announced total 2002 net sales increased 14% to $489.6 million, fueled by a 19.2% increase in U.S. net sales to $254.0 million, including a 267.1% increase in Oakley's retail store sales to $32.6 million. International net sales increase

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. said that net sales for fourth quarter increased 16.1% to $395.2 million. Comparable store sales increased 4.9% for the 13-week period ended February 1, 2003. DKS also said EPS guidance is being increased to a range of $

Columbia Sportswear Company will match any donations made to the Friends of Outdoor School in the next seven days, up to $180,000. This is half of the amount needed to revive the 37-year-old program. Columbia Sportswear will facilitate donations from the

Sport-Haley, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors authorized the officers of the Company to repurchase an additional 300,000 shares of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock in accordance with the Company's previously announced

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. announced the appointment of Fred Grover as President of the company's Bluenotes subsidiary. Mr. Grover succeeds Ms. Lora Tisi…

Sport-Haley, Inc. reported net sales for the fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2002 were approximately $4.0 million, an increase of 13%, from net sales of approximately $3.6 million for the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. Net income for th

The Forzani Group Ltd. announced that total retail system sales for the fourth quarter increased 15.8% to $361.4 million compared with $312.1 million in the prior year. Fourth quarter comparable sales in corporately-owned stores increased 2.7%, while the

Escalade Sport's fourth quarter net sales increased 14% to $48.1 million bringing year to date net sales to $126.7 million, a 7% gain over last year, primarily the result of earlier 2002 acquisitions. Net income increased 29% for the quarter and 25%

A decline in the average price in a key shoe category depressed the average price paid for all athletic and sports footwear in 2002, according to data released by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA). For 2002, the average price paid for all 24

Quick – What do Hibbett and Wal-Mart have in common other than owning small-town markets?

The two, along with Costco and Kohl’s, are the ONLY retailers in the chart on the following page that reported positive same-store sales growth for January again

Genesco Inc. said it has revised its sales and earnings expectations for the fourth quarter ended February 1, 2003, primarily due to weakness in its Johnston & Murphy business and a period of slow retail sales in the middle of the Holiday season…

The accolades keep coming for Reebok's Premier Road, hero shoe of the running collection's Premier Series. In the latest issue of “Runner's World” (March 2003), Reebok's new running shoe is honored with the magazine's highly accla

Callaway Golf Company reported net sales for the full year 2002 decreased 3% to $792.1 million versus $816.2 million for the prior year. EPS were $1.03 versus $0.82 in 2001, an increase of 26%. Net income for the full year increased 19% to $69.4 million