Puma AG has run into a snag in its plans to reach $4 billion in sales by the end of its Phase IV initiative, but the company apparently sees the current situation as more of a bump along the road than a shift in direction for the brand. The company is ta
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EMS Raises Funds for Conservation Alliance and Access Fund
Eastern Mountain Sports raised more than $16,000 for The Conservation Alliance during the retailer’s Upgrade Your Gear sale. The company pledged to share 1 percent of sales equally between the Alliance and The Access Fund. Each of the 67 Eastern Mountain
Easton-Bell Organic Q1 Sales Grow 7%
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. reported a 57.1% increase in net sales for the first quarter to $174.6 million from $111.2 million for the year-ago quarter. During the quarter, $55.7 million in net sales was attributable to the Easton acquisition, with organic n
Sport-Haley Q3 Sales Increase 25%, Net Loss Expands
Sport-Haley, Inc. saw net sales for the fiscal third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007, increase 25% to $5.3 million from net sales of $4.2 million last year. The company did not ship any Top-Flite branded apparel during the third quarter. Net loss for
Buck Knives Restructures Marketing Team
Two years after moving from El Cajon, California to Post Falls, Idaho, Buck Knives, Inc. has formed an all-new
marketing team, ready to make a difference. The new team includes Dave Visnack, VP marketing; Travis Griffith, retail marketing coordinator; St
Stein Mart March Comps Slide 13.9%
Stein Mart, Inc. saw March sales decrease 11.8% to $109.3 million from $124.0 million during the same month last year. For the same period, comparable store sales decreased 13.9%…
Ross March Comp Sales Slip 7%
Ross Stores, Inc. saw April sales total $417 million, up slightly from $416 million last year. Same store sales for the month decreased 7% after increasing 9% for the same period last year…
Centerstone Adds Ogio to iVendix Client List
CenterStone Technologies, Inc. reported that Ogio, of Bluffdale, Utah, is the newest client to select the company’s iVendix software application. iVendix will provide Ogio with a business-to-business (B2B) online ordering solution for more than 2,000 of t
Adams Golf Sees Q1 Sales Jump 25%
Adams Golf posted record net sales for the first quarter of $27.8 million, improving 25% over $22.3 million in the year-ago quarter. The company’s $27.8 million in net sales for the first quarter represents its largest first quarter net sales figure since
Neiman Marcus April Comps Inch Up 1.0%
Neiman Marcus, Inc. saw net revenues increase 3.0% for the month of April to $346 million from $335 million during last year's month. Comparable store revenues totaled $339 million, increasing 1.0% from $335 million last year. For the company's
Slumberjack Moves to Boulder; Names O’Keeffe as President
Slumberjack will move its corporate headquarters to the Boulder, Colo. area. In conjunction with the move, Slumberjack also announced the hiring of Geoff O’Keeffe as the company’s new president. O’Keeffe has worked in the outdoor specialty channel for mor
Mizuno’s Wave Creation 8 Named Ion FW Product of Year
Mizuno's Wave Creation 8 high performance running shoe has been named the ION Footwear Product of the Year and is a finalist for the ION Sports Product of the Year. The Wave Creation 8 is among 36 finalists for the ION Sports Product of the Year cho
Golf Town Q1 Comps Decline Drives Widened Loss
In the first quarter of fiscal 2007, Canadian golf specialty retailer, Golf Town, saw sales grow 6.3% to CA$31.9 million ($27.3 mm) from CA$30.0 million ($26.0 mm) last year. The growth in sales was attributable to the addition of four new stores in the s
Everlast Signs Boxing Equipment License for Mexico
Everlast Worldwide Inc. has signed a new license with Difusion Deportiva, S.A DE C.V. to distribute boxing equipment in Mexico. Difusion, a longstanding Everlast licensee since 1986 for men's, women's and children's apparel and accessories,
Massachusetts Votes Down Metal Bat Ban
For the third straight time since 2003, the governing body for high school sports in the State of Massachusetts today overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to ban non-wood and composite bats in high school baseball. By a vote of 12-3, the Massachusetts Inte
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