BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. saw February comparable store sales increase 3.0%, including a benefit of 0.9% from the sales of gasoline and a negative impact of 0.4% dure to eh absence of pharmacy sales. Total sales increased 7.2% to $601.7 million from
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Neiman Marcus Posts 6.7% February Comps Gain
Neiman Marcus, Inc. saw total revenues increase 8.2% to $305 million for February 2007, up from $282 million during last year's month. Comparable Revenues increased 6.7% to $301 million from $282 million last year…
Ashworth Posts Q1 Net Loss on Sales Decrease
Ashworth, Inc. saw net revenues for the company's fiscal first quarter ended January 31, 2007 decrease 5.8% to $38.3 million from $40.6 million. In addition, the company posted a net loss of $2.4 million, or 17 cents per diluted share, for the quarte
Suunto Names VP and Business Director
Amer Winter & Outdoor Americas has named Matt Kaplan as vice president and business director of Suunto North America. Stepping up from his current position as National Sales Director for Suunto North America, Kaplan brings 12 years of outdoor and action s
Puma Sponsors Red Bull Motorsports Teams
PUMA will become the official supplier for all four Red Bull Motorsport teams: Red Bull Racing, Scuderia Torro Rosso, Red Bull Nascar and Red Bull Air Race. With this new partnership, PUMA will strengthen its position in the motor sport category…
Heelys Posts Triple-Digit Sales Growth for Q4, 2006
Heely's, Inc. reported a 377% jump in net sales for the fourth quarter to $71.1 million from $14.9 million in the year-ago quarter. Net income jumped 700% over the same period to $11.5 million versus $1.4 million a year ago, with diluted earnings per
Payless Adds to ‘House of Brands’ with Collective Acquisition
Payless ShoeSource plans to acquire privately held Collective International, LP. The purchase price is expected to be approximately $91 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments to reflect the current assets and total liabilities at closing
Sports Direct International Goes Public Route…
Sports Direct International PLC, the U.K.’s largest sporting-goods retailer, raised £929 million ($1.82 bn) in an initial public offering after owner Mike Ashley sold a 43% stake in the business. In fiscal 2006, Sports Direct's earnings before intere
Globe International H1 Bottom Line Hurt by Restructure…
Globe International saw effectively flat revenues of A$97.8 million ($73.7 mm) for the first half of fiscal 2007, but managed to double EBITDA to A$2.5 million ($1.9 mm), up from A$1.2 million ($0.9 mm) during last year's half. These results include
Gregory Moves Ahead with New Team and New Ideas…
After Armor Holdings acquired Gregory Mountain Products in January of 2005, the company was left trying to figure out how an outdoor pack brand fit into the broader strategy of a massive military contractors’ holding company. The brand ended up floating i
REI Sees Double Digit Sales and Income Increases in 2006
REI finished 2006 with strong top-line increases and income out-pacing sales gains. Adding to the company’s 9.5% comp-sales increase for the year, REI opened seven new stores — Santa Monica, Calif., Mountain View, Calif., Chula Vista, Calif., Maple Grove
Sunny’s Great Outdoors To Liquidate…
Sunny’s Great Outdoors filed for bankruptcy in early February and is closing the majority of its doors, according to court documents. The Elkridge-MD-based retailer operates 15 stores around the Mid-Atlantic region and employs 150 full-time and part-time
Skram Media Restructures Climbing Magazine…
Shortly after acquiring Climbing Magazine from Primedia, Skram Media has decided to restructure the title and move the primary editorial offices out of their current Carbondale, CO location. The new offices should open in April and will be located in Boul
Earth Products Names VP of Marketing
Earth Products has promoted Jeff Taylor to the position of vice president of marketing. Taylor’s duties will include leading the global marketing efforts for all Earth Products brands, as well as new business development and integration…
TYR Sport Extends Australian Licensee Deal
TYR Sport Inc. will continue its relationship with Australian licensee, Acier, for the next five years. In one of the largest competitive swimwear markets in the world, TYR, the company says, has developed into the second largest competitive swimwear bran
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