Skechers Forecasts 30% Growth for Q4 Topline

Skechers USA, Inc. said it expects fourth quarter 2009 revenue will be in excess of $385 million compared to $298.1 million in the fourth quarter of the prior year. This represents an increase of over $87 million, or approximately 30% over the company&#03

Genesco Reaffirms Q4 Guidance on 1% Comps Growth

Genesco Inc. said same store sales for the quarter-to-date period ended Jan. 9, 2010, were up 1% from the equivalent period last year, when same store sales were down 4%. Sales for the company's e-commerce and catalog direct sales businesses increas

Golfsmith Announces Prelim Q4/FY Results

Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. has announced anticipated financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2009 ended Jan. 2, 2010 based upon preliminary figures…

Big 5 Reports 8% Revenue Gain in Q4

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation reported net sales for the fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended Jan. 3 were $237.6 million compared to net sales of $219.6 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008. Same store sales increased 0.1% for the quarter. The co

A Decade of Shifting Fortunes for Outdoor

Looking back at the first decade of the new millennium reads like a giant Bell Curve, with the decade starting and ending with two of the most devastating events in recent American history: 9/11 and The Great Recession. However, the events that transpired

The Finish Line Sparks Energy in Market

Christmas came early for The Finish Line as the athletic specialty retailer swung to a surprise fiscal third quarter profit — thanks to a tax benefit as well as improved margins — and moved into positive territory for comparable store sales for the thre

The Finish Line Sparks Energy in Market

Christmas came early for The Finish Line as the athletic specialty retailer swung to a surprise fiscal third quarter profit — thanks to a tax benefit as well as improved margins — and moved into positive territory for comparable store sales for the thre

Retail Container Traffic Ends 2 1/2 Year Downturn

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports ended a nearly two-and-a-half-year streak of year-over-year declines in December and is on track to show gains through the first half of 2010, according to the monthly Global Port Track