Author: James Hartford

The May Department Stores Company reported preliminary net sales of $1.08 billion for the four-week period ended April 30, 2005, a 20.0% increase from $902 million in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales increased 1.5%…

Brooks Sports, Inc. has announced a new licensing agreement with the 2005 City of Los Angeles Triathlon (LA Tri). The new partnership makes Brooks the Official Running Sponsor of the triathlon, which winds through some of the most star-studded streets in

Based on the success of its current North American marketing campaign featuring Mischa Barton, the Keds Corporation has extended its relationship with the brand spokesperson to include international rights. The agreement, which was just inked, will expan

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. Board of Directors has approved a definitive agreement to sell the Company to an investment group consisting of Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pin

Skechers USA, Inc. announced Friday that the United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed the first amended consolidated shareholders securities class action complaint filed against the Company and certain of the Company&#

Belk, Inc., one of the last remaining family-owned department stores in the country, has entered into an agreement with Saks Inc. to purchase 47 of the company's Proffitt's and McRae's regional department stores located in 11 of the 14 Sout

K-Swiss Inc. reported that total worldwide revenues increased 0.7% to $153.1 million for the first quarter, compared with net revenues of $152.0 million in the prior-year period. Domestic revenues decreased 9.2% to $117.6 million in the first quarter, and

Russell Corporation reported fiscal 2005 first quarter net sales of $313.2 million, a 24% increase over the comparable period last year. RML reported first quarter earnings of $2.2 million, or 7 cents per diluted share, versus earnings of $531,000, or 2