Gander Sees Improvements to Q1 Bottom Line…

While Gander Mountain was still unable to post a profit in the first quarter of 2007, the rapidly expanding outdoor retail chain was able to improve its bottom line results for the first time since becoming a public company. This quarter is the first time

Pacific Sunwear Sees Margin Pressure in April…

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. 2007 had a small ray of sunshine fall on its first quarter results as the company’s PacSun concept posted a slight quarter comp sales results. This increase, however, was more than offset by large comp decreases at demo

Shoe Carnival Urban Product Slows Athletic Sales…

After posting their highest quarterly earnings in company history during last year’s first quarter, Shoe Carnival nearly matched that number this year, in spite of a very challenging spring retail environment and declining comparable store sales. Mark Lem

Snow Sports Sales Remain Flat for 2007-’08 Season…

Specialty Snow Sports retailers struggled through a chaotic winter this year with weather impacting hardgoods sales in the East and Midwest and decent, stable weather in much of the Rockies and west-coast. While softgoods sales accelerated to offset part

SylvanSport Taps JDPR for PR Effort

SylvanSport selected Jeff Dezen Public Relations (JDPR) as their Public Relations agency-of-record. JDPR will provide overall brand support, strategic planning, and media relations campaigns in national trade and consumer media channels…

Famous Footwear Posts 7.6% Q1 Sales Gains

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported consolidated first quarter net sales of $566.3 million, a decrease of 1.6% from $575.5 million in same period last year. Net earnings were $9.6 million down from $10.0 million in the prior-year period. Total sales at Fam

Puma Board Recommends PPR Offer Acceptance

After SAPARDIS S.A., a subsidiary of PPR S.A., made its offer last week to acquire the remaining shares of PUMA AG for EUR 330.00 per share, the industry was left waiting to hear PUMA's position on the offer. Early Thursday, the Board of Management a

Quiksilver Opens First Company-Owned Store in Canada

Quiksilver opened its first company-owned, full-priced, retail store north of the border in Montreal, Canada. The new store located in downtown Montreal on St. Catherine Street boasts 3200 square feet of retail space and showcases the brand's defini

Hibbett Q1 Sales Up 5.5%, Net Income Falls 11.3%

Hibbett Sports, Inc. saw a 5.5% increase in net sales for the first quarter to $133.8 million from $126.9 million for the same period last year. Comparable store sales increased 0.7%. Net income for the first quarter was down 11.3% to $10.2 million from $

Pacific Sunwear Makes Interim CEO Permanent

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. dropped the 'interim' from Sally Frame Kasak's CEO title, adding chairman in the process. Kasaks had been serving as Interim Chief Executive Officer since October 2006, and has been a director of the comp