BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. August sales increased 6.4% to $661.7 million from $622.2 million in August 2006. On a comparable club basis, August sales increased by 1.4%, including a negative impact of 2.4% from sales of gasoline and a negative impact o
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Gottschalks August Comps Down 7.8%
Gottschalks Inc. saw August comparable store sales decrease 7.8% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 9.6% to $42.9 million from $47.4 million in August 2006. On a year-to-date basis, same store sales decreased 3.1% from the same perio
The Finish Line Q2 Comps Decline 4.7%; Expects Loss
The Finish Line, Inc. recorded net sales of $343.0 million second quarter, increasing 1.3% versus consolidated net sales of $338.6 million for the same period last year. Total company comparable store net sales for Q2 decreased 4.7%. By concept, Finish Li
Stage Stores August Comps Decrease 2.6%
Stage Stores, Inc. saw net sales for the month of August decrease 4.1% to $123.5 million from $128.8 million for the same month last year. Prior year sales results include inventory liquidation sales of $8.7 million generated by the acquired B.C. Moore st
Macy’s Sees August Comps Increase 2.4%
Macy's, Inc. saw total sales for the month of August increase 3.7% to $1.79 billion from $1.72 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Macy's, Inc. sales were up 2.4% in August. This exceeds the company's guidance for A
Joe’s Opens New Store in Spokane Valley
Joe’s Sports & Outdoor will host a grand opening ceremony at its newest store in Spokane Valley, Washington on Thursday, September 6, 2007. The store is located at 13902 E. Indiana Ave., near the intersection of Indiana & Evergreen…
J.C. Penney Sees 4% Comps Dip in August
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. saw its seventh consecutive successful Back-to-School selling season, with comparable department store sales increasing 2.4% for the combined months of July and August. Fiscal August comps 4.0% at the company's department s
Zumiez posts 17.4% August Comps Jump
Zumiez Inc. saw August sales increase 39.7% to $47.0 million, compared to $33.7 million for the same period last yaer. The company's comparable store sales increased 17.4% for the four-week period, versus a comparable store sales increase of 4.7% in
NGF: July Rounds Played Up 4.1%
According to the National Golf Foundation, same-store rounds in the U.S. were up in 2007 vs. 2006 in the important summer months of May, June and July. The NGF cautioned, however, that given recent rain and flooding in the Midwest and South Central, the g
SEW Goes One-On-One with… Russell’s Doug Kelly
Doug Kelly, a sporting goods veteran, became president of Russell Athletic in September 2006. Kelly began his career at Converse in 1974, and in 1980 moved to Curley-Bates Co., which distributed Mizuno and Easton in North America. In 1986, he was named pr
Palmer Taps Head USA to Handle U.S. Distribution
Head USA will immediately take over the U.S. distribution of Palmer snowboards and its new ski line that were introduced last November at the Palmer Project in Colorado…
Genesco Inc. Turns in Weak Q2; The Finish Line Looks to Re-Evaluate Merger…
Shortly after Genesco, Inc. reported its disappointing second quarter results last Thursday, The Finish Line, Inc., which is in the process of acquiring its rival, came out with an announcement of their own that signaled their own disappointment. FINL sa
Hilco Renames TAG Golf to Pure Play Licensing
Sources at Hilco Consumer Capital informed SGB UPDATE that “The TAG Golf name was retired 15 minutes ago. The platform company will be called: Pure Play Licensing…”
Dynamic Brands Adds Slotline Putters to Stable
Dynamic Brands, the parent Company for The Bag Boy Company, The Baby Jogger Company, and AMF Golf, has acquired Long Beach, California-based Slotline Golf, Inc. As part of the acquisition of Slotline, Dynamic Brands will assume all assets from Slotline Go
Nickent Receives $2 mm Investment from Equus
Equus Total Return, Inc. made a $2 million equity investment in Nickent Golf, Inc. Nickent will use the proceeds for working capital, strategic marketing and global expansion. This investment by Equus follows a $6.0 million in debt financing in June to N
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