adidas celebrates its 20th year as the official footwear and apparel supplier of the Boston Marathon. In 2008, adidas continues its commitment to the marathon by playing a key role in the race and Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) marathon programs in
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Forzani to Pull BPA Bottles From Shelves
The Forzani Group Ltd. reports that it will pull Bisphenol-A (“BPA”) bottles from its shelves, citing worries over the health risks involved with the product. Although the official report on BPA from Health Canada is not expected to be released until May,
NBA Store and NBAStore.com Expect Strongest Season Ever
The NBA Store on Fifth Avenue had its best March ever with a 46% sales increase over last year. Since the beginning of the 2007-08 season, sales are up over 17% versus last year. Online sales at NBAStore.com have also eclipsed all previous records with a
New Balance Sponsors ZOOMA Race Series
New Balance has become the presenting sponsor of the 2008 ZOOMA Women's Race Series, a new national series of women's running events. New Balance will provide all 2008 ZOOMA race participants with performance apparel and will participate in the
Delta Expects Q3 Loss; Misses Guidance
Delta Apparel, Inc. expects fiscal third quarter revenue to be approximately $75 million with a loss per diluted share in the range of 5 cents to 7 cents. These preliminary results compare to the company’s prior expectation of third quarter revenues betwe
Escalade Sports Sees 14% Decline in Q1 Sales
Escalade, Incorporated recorded a 13% decline in first quarter net sales, while switching to a net loss of $0.8 million compared to a gain for the same quarter last year of $1.1 million. Earnings per share for the first quarter was a loss of 7 cents compa
Forzani Posts Double-Digit Q4 Sales and Net Gains
The Forzani Group Ltd. reported Retail system sales for the fourth quarter were CA$524.7 million ($530.1 mm), an increase of 19.2% from the prior year 13-week sales of CA$440.2 million ($382.1 mm). Same store sales, in corporate locations were up 10.6% an
Costco March Comps Jump 11%
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $6.57 billion for the five weeks ended April 6, 2008, an increase of 11% from $5.93 billion in the same five-week period last year. For the first thirty-one week year-to-date period, net sales increased 1
Stage Stores March Comps Drop 10.3%
Stage Stores, Inc. reported total sales for the five week March period decreased 6.6% to $141.1 million from $151.0 million for the prior year period. Comparable store sales decreased 10.3% this year versus an increase of 12.4% last year…
Buckle Same-Store Sales Jump 20.9% in March
The Buckle, Inc. saw March comps jump 20.9% over the year-ago period. Net sales for the five-week fiscal month ended April 5, 2008 increased 28.7% to $63.6 million from net sales of $49.4 million last year…
Wal-Mart Sees March Comps Increase 1.1%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported that total company net sales increased 7.9% to 36.97 billion for the five-week fiscal March from $34.26 billion last year. Net sales at Wal-Mart Stores increased 5.0% to $23.21 billion from $22.12 billion for the year-ago mo
Gottschalks March Comps Drop 15.4%
Gottschalks Inc. same store sales for the month of March decreased 15.4% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 16.6% to $49.1 million compared to $58.9 million in the same period of fiscal 2007. On a year-to-date basis, same store sales
Prince Names Brownlee as Regional VP of Sales for West
Prince Sports, Inc. has appointed Max Brownlee as its new regional vice president of sales for the Western USA. Brownlee comes to Prince from Babolat USA. Prior to that, Brownlee served in many different capacities at both Prince and Wilson for more than
MLS Partners With SGMA Sports Licensing Show
dmg world media reported that Major League Soccer (MLS) has endorsed the new SGMA Sports Licensing Show. In addition, the league has become an Official League Partner of the show…
Bon-Ton March Comps Decline 5.3%
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. reported comparable store sales for fiscal March decreased 5.3% compared to the prior year period. Total sales for the five weeks decreased 4.9 % to $274.0 million compared to $288.0 million for the prior year period…
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