Hot Topic, Inc. announced net sales for fiscal August 2003 increased 31% to $61.5 million from net sales of $46.8 million for fiscal August 2002. Same store sales for the four weeks ended August 30, 2003 increased by 11.8% compared to the corresponding fo
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DuPont Textiles Gets a New Name
DuPont Textiles & Interiors (DTI), has announced that it will be called INVISTA(TM) effective immediately. The name change represents the company's next step toward separating from its parent company and crystallizing its distinct, independent corpor
Value City August Comps Up 4.2%
Value City Department Stores announced total sales for the four weeks ended August 30, 2003, increased 8.7% to $205.1 million from $188.7 million for the four weeks ended August 31, 2002. The company's same store sales increased 4.2% for the four wee
GoLite and EMS Team Up For Adventure Racing
GoLite and Eastern Mountain Sports have joined forces in the sport of adventure racing, introducing Team GoLite/EMS at the 2003 Subaru Primal QuestÒ adventure race this weekend in Lake Tahoe, California…
Sierra Club Wins an Emmy
the Sierra Club celebrates a News and Documentary Emmy awarded to Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film. Last night at Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City, the National Academy of Television
Arts & Sciences honored the first public television program
Deuter Continues Medibet Sponsorship and Asks For Industry Help
Meditibet is a registered association located in Munich Germany. It was founded in 2000 and as a NGO (Non Government Organization) with the aim to provide basic medical care in regions with Tibetan culture. Their most important goal is to support and to p
Cold as Ice Sees Sales Boost
Late business boosts the success of Cold As Ice, Inc. in their continuing effort to pioneer new ground for women's snowboard apparel. The company found itself happily asking, “who turned on the snowboarding faucet again”? After several quarters of th
Chris Kushner Joins Wilson
Wilson Racquet Sports is pleased to announce Chris Kushner has been hired as the Marketing Analyst for Accessories…
Cleary Appointed To VP of Sales at Speedo
Robert Cleary, Jr., has been appointed national vice president of sales at Speedo, a division of Authentic Fitness Corp., according to an announcement by Roger Williams, president and COO. Authentic Fitness is a division of Warnaco, Inc…
Cold as Ice Sees Sales Boost
Late business boosts the success of Cold As Ice in their continuing effort to pioneer new ground for women’s snowboard apparel. The company found itself happily asking, “who turned on the snowboarding faucet again”? After several quarters of the sport bei
Montbell Opens New Distribution Center
MontBell America announced that it will add a new distribution and service center in Boulder, Colorado.
The 7000 square feet facility located in Wilderness Place in Boulder will serve as a distribution and service center for its own retail operation and
Costco August Comps Climb 9%
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $3.41 billion for the four weeks ended August 31, 2003, an increase of 13 % from $3.02 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year…
American Eagle August Same Store Sales Off 10.3%
American Eagle Outfitters announced that total sales for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003 decreased 0.6% to $155.6 million, compared to $156.5 million for the four-week period ended August 31, 2002. Comparable store sales for the American Eagle
Aeropostale Reports August Comps Up 1.6%
Aeropostale announced that total net sales for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003 increased 26.3% to $87.4 million, compared to $69.2 million for the four-week period ended August 31, 2002. The company's comparable store sales increased 1.6%
Rocky Announces New Board Member
Rocky Shoes & Boots announced Harley E. Rouda, Jr., has been appointed to its Board of Directors. He is serving as a Class I Director and the term expires at the company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2005. Mike Brooks, Chairman and Chief Execut