Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. has completed its acquisition of Golf Galaxy, Inc. As previously reported, Dick's and Golf Galaxy entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger. Under the terms of the agreement, each outstanding share of Gol
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Gerber and Brunton Hire Backbone Media
Fiskars Brands Inc. has hired Backbone Media to handle public relations efforts for Gerber Legendary Blades and Brunton. Backbone Media will support Gerber and Brunton’s joint communications team with product placement and brand awareness…
Hibbett Changes Name and Forms Holding Company
Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. changed its name to Hibbett Sports, Inc., which became the holding company for Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc., effective February 10, 2007. The holding company was formed to correct a technical error with respect to certain of t
A16 Names Vendor and Rep of the Year
Adventure 16 named Icebreaker as its “2006 Vendor of the Year” and that Black Diamond’s Linh Nguyen has been chosen as “2006 Rep of the Year.” Adventure 16 judges its yearly recipients on a dozen criteria ranging from their dedication to specialty retail
WSA Attendance Increases in 2007
On the heels of the close of The WSA Show and The Collections at WSA, the company announced participation rose 8% from 34,515 to 37,279. Exhibit space increased 3% from 1,080,500 net square feet to 1,112,000 square feet. The show attracted more than 85%
Eddie Bauer Shareholders Reject Private Equity Bid
Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. announced that, at a special meeting of stockholders, an insufficient number of shares were voted in favor of approving the Company's proposed sale to Eddie B Holding Corp., a company owned by affiliates of Sun Capital Part
Raynor Inducted Into Running USA Hall of Champions
Tom Raynor, chairman and CEO of Fleet Feet, Incorporated, was inducted into the Running USA Hall of Champions at their annual awards dinner in San Diego on Tuesday evening. Raynor was recognized for his leadership, innovation and outstanding contributions
Timberland Q4 Income Slips on 5% Sales Gain; Inks Apparel Licensing Deal
The Timberland Company fourth-quarter net income was $38.3 million and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of 61 cents. Fourth-quarter diluted EPS was 65 cents when adjusted to exclude restructuring costs. These results compare to fourth-quarter 2005 net inc
The Buckle February Comps Climb 7.8%
The Buckle, Inc. net sales for the five-week period ended February 3, 2007 increased 43.3% to $40.1 million from net sales of $28.0 million for the four-week period ended January 28, 2006. Comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for
DSW Q4 Comps Inch-Up 1%
DSW Inc. reported net sales for the fourteen-week fourth quarter ended February 3, 2007 increased 16% to $329.1 million compared with $283.8 million for the thirteen-week fourth quarter ended January 28, 2006. On a comparable thirteen-week basis, same sto
Bon-Ton January Comps Increase 6.4%
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. total sales for the five weeks ended February 3, 2007 increased 283%, to $240.6 million, compared to $62.8 million for the prior year period. January sales include $161.3 million from Carson's and Parisian stores acquired in
Nordstron Comps Jump 11.1% in january
Nordstrom, Inc. preliminary same-store sales for January increased 11.1% on a comparable four-week period basis. Due to the 53rd week in the fiscal 2006 calendar, the final period of the year included a fifth week. Excluding sales for the 53rd week, which
Wal-Mart January Comps Climb 1.9%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. net sales for the five-week month of January increased 9.6% to $20.473 billion compared to $18.684 billion last year. Comparable store sales increased 1.9%…
Federated January Comps Jump 8.6%
Federated Department Stores, Inc. total sales for January – the five-week month ended Feb. 3, 2007 – were $1.780 billion, an increase of 19.0% over total sales of $1.495 billion for the four weeks ended Jan. 28, 2006. On a same-store, comparable four-week
Gottschalks January Comps Fall 1%
Gottschalks Inc. total sales for the five-week January period ending February 3, 2007 increased 21.1% to $43.5 million from $35.9 million in four-week January period in the prior year. Excluding the additional week in January 2007, total sales decreased 3
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