Goody’s October Comps Rise 2.5%; Q3 Comps Dip 0.9%

Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. reported total sales for October 2005 rose 6.8% to $103 million from $96.4 million for the same period last year. Comparable store sales were up 2.5% for the month. For the third quarter, sales rose 3.7% to $295.2 mill

Gottschalks Sees October Comps Decline 1.4%

Gottschalks Inc. reported that same-store sales for the month of October 2005 decreased 1.4% from the prior year. Total sales for the month increased 0.4% to $44.0 million from $43.8 million in October 2004. Third quarter of comps decreased 0.5%…

ShopKo Octomer Same-Store Sales Decline 3.2%

ShopKo Stores, Inc. reported that consolidated sales for the four weeks ended October 29, 2005 decreased 3.2% to $221.5 million from $228.7 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 2.4% for the four week peri

Stage Stores Comps Jump 14.9% in October

Stage Stores, Inc. reported that total sales for October increased 17.9% to $96.3 million from $81.7 million in the prior year period. Comparable store sales increased 14.9% on top of a 1.8% gain last year. Third quarter sales increased 7.3% to $306.0 mil

Costco Reports 10% Comp Store Sales Gain for October

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $4.26 billion for the four weeks ended October 30, 2005, an increase of 12% from $3.79 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year. Same-store sales increased 10% for the month…

Wal-Mart Gets Gasoline Boost in October; Comps Up 4.3%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for October were up 10.5$ to $23.3 billion, comapred to $21.0 billion in October last year. Comp store sales were up 4.3% for the period, with Wal-Mart stores comping up 3.9% and Sam's Club posting a 6.7% gai

Stein Mart October Comps Rise 2.4%

Stein Mart, Inc. reported that total sales for the month of Ocober rose 2.4% to $112.8 million from $110.1 million in the same month last year. Comp store sales for the month were up 1.4%. Third quarter sales were up 1.8% to $336.5 million, with comps i

Callaway Expands Partnership with Footwear Licensee

Callaway Golf Company has formed a strategic alliance with Tour Golf Group, Inc., the company's exclusive licensee for Callaway Golf Footwear. Key details of the new agreement involve a long term license extension, use of the Callaway Golf sales forc

Phoenix Footwear Q3 EPS Halved on Flat Organic Growth

Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. reported that net sales for the third quarter ended October 1 increased 47.9% to
$34.3 million compared to $23.2 million for the third quarter of 2004. The strong top-line growth was primarily attributable to $11.7 million, o

Six Elected to Sporting Goods Hall of Fame

The Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Committee has elected six new Hall of Famers. Alan Cohen, The Finish Line, Inc.; the late Dave Koch, New Era Cap Co.; Don Pfau, Sports, Inc.; Joachim Schroeder, retired from Karstadt Sports (Germany); Jim Soffe, M

Nike Opens Fourth Oregon Outlet Store

Nike has opened its fourth Nike Factory Store in Oregon at the Woodburn Company Stores. The 15,000 store on Arney Road in Woodburn is Nike’s 78th factory store in the U.S. Nike’s other Factory Stores in Oregon are located in Portland, Bend, and Seaside.

Amer Sports Sees 3% Net Income Dip for Q3; Sales Up 6%

Amer Sports reported that consolidated net sales in third quarter rose by 5% in local currency terms and increased 5.7% in Euros to €294 million ($359.1 mm) from €278.4 million ($340.5 mm) in Q3 last year. Fitness Equipment Division sales increased by 16

PUMA and FIFA in Settlement Over Cameroon Kit

FIFA and PUMA have reached an out-of-court settlement in their legal dispute over Cameroon's one-piece playing kit. FIFA had previously fined Cameroon for wearing the uniforms during the African Cup in 2004, ruling that all teams must wear a separate

Callaway Narrows Q3 Loss on 72% Sales Jump

Callaway Golf Company reported that net sales for the third quarter increased 71.7% to $220.6 million, compared to $128.5 million in the third quarter of 2004. The company narrowed the net loss for the period to a net loss of $4.8 million, seven cents per