Black’s Leisure Sees Flat H1 Sales Impact Bottom Line

Black's Leisure Group's total sales in the first half increased by 0.9% to £141.3 million ($254.9 mm) compared to £140.0 million ($259.3 mm) in 2005. Comparable retail sales fell by 0.5%. Profit before tax was £100,000 ($180,000) compared to £6.

Rocky Brands Sees Q3 Sales and Earnings Fall

Rocky Brands, Inc. third quarter net sales were $78.1 million, a 17% decline compared to $94.1 million for the corresponding period a year ago. Net income was $4.2 million versus net income of $6.5 million and diluted earnings per share was 76 cents versu

Dick’s Sporting Goods’ CFO to Resign

Michael F. Hines, Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.'s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will resign after the year end earnings release sometime in March, 2007. Mr. Hines joined the company in March 1995…

SportHill Sponsors the American Birkebeiner

SportHill expanded its sponsorship program to include the 34th Annual American Birkebeiner. This 51km cross-country ski race held in northwestern Wisconsin draws over 9000 participants and 20,000 spectators from 19 countries.

White Sierra Hires Two New Sales Reps

White Sierra has hired Dave McCaffrey of Seattle, Wash. and Brent Williams of Bend, Ore. as the company’s new Northwest and Northern Rockies sales representatives…

Shoe Carnival Q3 Comps Increase 2.9%

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales of $189.1 million for the third quarter ended October 28, 2006 compared to sales of $182.7 million for the thirteen-week period ended October 29, 2005. Comparable store sales increased 2.9% for the third quarter of 2006.

PacSun October Comps Drop 7.1%

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. total sales for the month of fiscal October ending were $88.2 million, a slight increase over total sales of $88.0 million during the same period last year. Total Company same-store sales decreased 7.1% during the same

The Buckle October Comps Inch Up 1.7%

The Buckle, Inc. net sales for the four-week period ended October 28, 2006 increased 6.0% to $41.5 million from net sales of $39.2 million in the corresponding four-week period ended October 29, 2005. Comparable store net sales, for stores open at least o

The Walking Company Helps Big Dog Post 3% Comps in Q3

Big Dog Holdings, Inc. third quarter ended September 30, 2006 consolidated net sales were $54. 1million as compared with $44.9 million in the third quarter 2005, an increase of 20.5%. This was primarily due to the addition of 53 new The Walking Company st

DSW Third Quarter Comps Increase 2.6%

DSW Inc. comparable store sales increased 2.6% for the quarter ended October 28, 2006. Net sales for the thirteen weeks increased 9.9% to $332.2 million from $302.2 million for the same period last year…

Nordstrom October Comps Jump 10.7%

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $622.4 million for the fiscal month ending October 28, 2006, an increase of 11.9% compared to sales of $556.3 million for the four-week period ending October 29, 2005. Same-store sales increased 10.7%…

Costco October Comps Increase 4%

Costco Wholesale Corporation net sales were $4.59 billion for the month of October, the four weeks ended October 29, 2006. This is an increase of 8% from $4.26 billion in the same four-week period last year. Comps for the month increased 4%…

Federated Comps Climb 7.7% in October

Federated Department Stores, Inc. October sales were $1.863 billion, a decrease of 7.9% compared to total sales of $2.023 billion in the same period last year. Total sales declined from October 2005 to October 2006, impacted by the closing of 78 duplicati

BJ’s October Comps Increase 1.7%

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. sales for October 2006 increased 2.5% to $602.6 million from $588.1 million in October 2005. Comparable club sales decreased by 0.7% for the month, including a negative impact from gasoline sales of 2.5%. Excluding the impac