Phoenix Footwear Posts Widened Q2 Loss on Sales Decline

Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. reported net sales from continuing operations decreased 10% to $17.9 million for the second quarter from $19.8 million last year. The company's footwear brands were down 4% for the quarter while the company's accesso

Easton-Bell Sees Healthy Q2 Growth in Both Divisions

Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. reported a 7.0% increase in second quarter net sales to $220.8 million from $206.4 million last year. Team Sports net sales increased 5.4% to $132.3 million, while Action Sports net sales increased 9.4% to $88.5 million as compare

Theodosakis Resigns from Orange 21 Board

PrAna Founder Jeffrey “Beaver” Theodosakis, who recently bought back prAna from Liz Claiborne, resigned as a member of the board of directors for Orange 21 for personal reasons. On Aug. 7, 2008, the board appointed A. Stone Douglass to fill the vacancy…

The Walking Company Reports Sluggish Second Quarter

The Walking Company Holdings, Inc. reported consolidated net sales increased 0.3% for the second quarter to $56.0 million from $55.9 million last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 1.2% for the second quarter 2008 with The Walking Company

ForeFront Opens New Distribution Center in Mississippi

ForeFront Group, Inc. will open its new global distribution center in Baldwyn, MS. Currently occupying over 200,000 square feet with adequate space for future expansion, the ForeFront Centre will provide customers with efficient distribution and customiz

NHL Promotes Collins to COO

The National Hockey League has promoted John Collins to COO. In addition to continued oversight of the NHL’s business and media operations, as COO Collins will now also be responsible for the League’s communications and Club Consulting functions…

Sport Chalet to Open New Store in Arizona

Sport Chalet, Inc. will celebrate the grand opening of its new 42,000 sq. ft. store located at 21566 South Ellsworth Loop Road, Queen Creek, AZ on Friday, August 15th. The Queen Creek store will be Sport Chalet's 53rd location and 8th store in the Ar

Costco July Comps Jump 10% in U.S.

Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a 14% increase in fiscal July net sales to $5.70 billion from $5.02 billion in the same four-week period last year. Comparable store sales at at U.S. stores increased 10% for the period…

PacSun July Comps Slip 4%

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported July net sales decreased 3% at its PacSun stores to $99.1 million from $102.4 million during the same period last year. PacSun same-store sales decreased 4% during the same period…

Puma Sees Q2 Sales Growth on Strength in All Categories

Puma’s brand sales, which include consolidated sales and license sales, reached €628.9 million ($983.2 mm) during Q2, a currency-adjusted increase of 5.4% or 1.1% in Euro terms. Consolidated sales grew 11.2% currency-adjusted, or 6.3% in Euro terms to €57

Bon-Ton Comps Inch Up for July

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. saw comparable store sales increase 0.7% in fiscal July compared with the prior year period. Total sales for the four weeks increased 1.8% to $197.9 million compared with $194.3 million for the prior year period…

Gottschalks Reports 2.1% Dip in July Comps

Gottschalks Inc. reported a 2.1% decline in comparable store sales for the month of July as net sales decreased 4.1% to $39.4 million compared to $41.1 million in the same period of fiscal 2007. For the second fiscal quarter, which consisted of 13 weeks,

Stein Mart July Comps Slide 8.7%

Stein Mart, Inc. saw fiscal July net saes decline 4.6% to $80.6 million from $84.5 million last year as same-store sales slid 8.7%. For the second quarter, net sales were down 5.8% to $311.6 million from $330.7 a year earlier as comps dropped 9.7%. Year-t