The Finish Line, Inc. saw total sales for its fiscal fourth quarter ended February 28 increase 30.2% to $305.3 million from $234.4 million. Comp store sales increased 19% for the quarter on top of a 10% increase reported in the year-ago period…
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Retail Execs See Traffic at Record High…
The American consumer continued to shop and spend at high levels in February, according to the latest findings of the NRF Executive Opinion Survey, a monthly index by the National Retail Federation. The Retail Sector Performance Index was at 62.8%, jumpin
February Retail Comp Store Sales Gains are Best Since April 2000…
According to a report issued by the International Council of Shopping Centers, retailers in February saw their best cumulative monthly year-over-year same-store sales since April 2000. Overall comp store sales in February rose 6.7% from the same month a
Burton Teams-up with OIWC and Baldface Lodge
If you've been blessed enough to go on a snowboard cat trip before, you'll immediately notice one thing – the overwhelming majority of cat trip guests are men. Burton Snowboards, the Outdoor Industry Women's Coalition (OIWC) and Baldface Lo
Muellers Finalize Crested Butte Purchase
Tim and Diane Mueller, owners of Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, VT and operators of Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury, NH are pleased to announce that the purchase of Crested Butte Ski Resort in Colorado from the Callaway and Walton families and it subsid
Element Skateboards Hosts Philanthropic Fundraiser for Elemental Awareness
Element Skateboards announced plans to host the first annual philanthropic fundraiser benefiting Elemental Awareness. The event, called compressionSF, will be held on March 18, 2004 at popular San Francisco venue Suite one8one and will mark the organizati
Callaway Golf is Market Share Leader for 2003
According to 2003 figures released by Golf Datatech Callaway Golf continued to lead the woods market in both units sold at 18.0% and revenues earned at 24.0% and topped the irons market with 17.2% of the units sold and 26.1% of revenues. This marks the se
Rocky Lands Military Subcontract
Rocky Shoes & Boots has entered into a subcontract agreement with Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company (“Belleville”) to produce 200,000 pairs of Infantry Combat Boots (“ICBs”) for $16.4 million. The ICBs will be delivered to the U.S. military under Bell
Dana Adds New Reps
Dana Design has hired four sales representatives to market the brand’s packs, travel bags and tents to specialty retailers in 17 states. Peter and Jen Grimes, based out of Frederic, Wis., cover Illinios, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebra
February Comps up 8.0% at Stage Stores
Stage Stores total sales for the four-week period
ended February 28, 2004 increased 47.6% to $87.8 million from $59.5 million in the prior year four-week period ended March 1, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 8.0% versus a decrease of 8.1% last year
Shoe Carnival February Comps Rise 4.7%
Shoe Carnival reported sales for the four-week period ended Feb. 28, 2004 increased 13.6 percent to $40.1 million from sales of $35.3 million for the four-week period ended March 1, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 4.7 percent in February 2004…
The Buckle Sees 10.8% Comp Sales Increase in February
The Buckle's sales for the four-week period ended
February 28, 2004 increased 14.9% to $29.3 million from sales of $25.5 million in the corresponding four-week period ended March 1, 2003. Comparable store sales, for stores open at least one year, wer
February Comps Up 14.4% at Goody’s
Goody's reported total sales for the fiscal month of February 2004 of $77.1 million, an increase of 16.3% from total sales of $66.3 million for the fiscal month of February 2003. Comparable store sales for February 2004 increased 14.4% from February
Gottschalks Posts 2.3% February Comp Increase
Gottschalks same store sales for the month of February
2004 increased 2.3% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 0.6% to $43.1 million from $43.3 million in February 2003. The Company operated seven fewer stores compared to the same p
Shopko February Comps Up 2.0% on 1.8% Sales Increase
ShopKo Stores reported consolidated sales for the four weeks ended
February 28, 2004 increased 1.8 percent to $219.5 million from $215.6 million
during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales
increased 2.0 percent…