Exel Sees Strong Q3 and Opens U.S. Subsidiary…

Exel reported nine month year-to-date sales and earnings results and, at the same time announced the opening of a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary based in Georgia, VT. The new operation will support Exel's existing cross-country ski business and serve a

Sporting Goods Hall of Fame Elects Five New Inductees…

The Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Committee has elected five new Hall of Famers to be inducted during the 41st Annual NSGA Management Conference & 7th Annual Team Dealer Summit in May 2005. This year’s class includes Roger Atkin, formerly of NFL P

B.O.S.S. Has an Eye On… TelemarkSki.com

Four years ago Mike Martin became the third owner of the Alpineer, a venerable ski and outdoor retail store specializing in telemark skiing based in Crested Butte, CO which has been in business since 1969. When Martin took over the store was well respecte

Five Ten Inks Deal with Alta Group

Five Ten has hired Seattle, WA-based Alta Group Inc. as its Northwestern sales repping force. The group is led by Dave Haavik, an outdoor industry veteran since '83, when he started working at the Swallows Nest in Seattle. The Alta Group, in addition

Cannondale Recalls Quick Release Bags

Cannondale, in cooperation with the CPSC, has issued a recall of roughly 2,600 quick-release handlebar bags. The company found that it is possible for the ‘Crossroads’ and ‘Perimeter’ handlebar bags to fall off while being ridden causing the rider to cras

Black Diamond Shuffles the Deck

Black Diamond announced a handful of new hires. Paul Terry has been hired as the Senior Industrial Designer. Bill Reiman has been promoted to the new post of Director of Project Engineering along with two new engineers, James Grutta and Wendy Langan. Mark

NSGA: Sporting Goods Sales Grew 25% in Five Years

Sporting goods store sales grew 25% in the United States during the five-year period 1997-2002, according to an NSGA analysis of recently released U.S. Census of Retail data. Sales in sporting goods stores, which include full-line stores and specialty spo

Wal-Mart October Comps Climb 2.4%

Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for the four-week period ending October 29, 2004, of $21.042 billion, an increase of 10.4% over the $19.066 billion in the same four-week period in the prior year. Sales for the
thirty-nine week period were $203.045 bil

Gottschalks October Comps Fall 1.9%

Gottschalks same store sales for the month of October
2004 decreased 1.9% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 2.3% to $43.8 million from $44.9 million in October 2003. For the month theCompany operated one less store than the same p

Goody’s October Comps Drop 1.7%

Goody's Family Clothing, reported comparable store sales declined by 1.7% for the full month of October. Total sales for the month were up 1.8% to $96.4 million compared to 94/7 million last year…

October Comps fall 3.1% at ShopKo

ShopKo Stores consolidated sales for the four weeks ended
October 30, 2004 decreased 2.9% to $228.7 million from $235.5 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 3.1%…

PacSun October Comps Climb 8.5%

Pacific Sunwear of California reported that total sales for the four weeks of October of fiscal 2004 were $74.9 million, an increase of 19.6% over total sales of $62.6 million for the four weeks of October of fiscal 2003. Company same-store sales increase

Shoe Pavilion Comps Fall 6.3% in Q3

Shoe Pavilion reported net sales decreased 4.2% to $20.7 million for the third quarter ended October 2, 2004, from net sales of $21.6 million for the same period in 2003. Net income of $24,000 or $0.00 per share for the third quarter ended October 2, 2004