Sport-Haley, Inc. appointed Jan Beemer to the position of Customer Relations Liaison. Ms. Beemer brings over twenty years of golf industry and retail merchandising experience to Sport-Haley, having worked on both the customer and vendor sides of the appar
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Teresa Hartford
Editorial & Creative Director | SGB Media
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Recall: Trek Bicycle Helmets
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with Trek Bicycle, has issued a voluntary
recall of the Trek Anthem C Elite and Anthem C Elite WSD Model Bicycle Helmets. The recall covers about 4,500 of the helmets as product testing demonstr
Tony Hawk Foundation Awards $150k to Skateparks
At its first meeting of 2006, the Tony Hawk Foundation Board of Directors voted to award $150,000 in grants to 19 public-skatepark projects in the U.S. Formed in 2002 by skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, the Foundation has helped hundreds of communities add
Dragon Optical Names Global Surf Team Manager
Dragon welcomed Aaron Checkwood as their new Global
Surf Team Manager. Aaron comes to Dragon with a lifetime of experience to help strengthen and build the Dragon team globally. Aaron will immediately take over the helm of the Dragon team…
Dragon Adds Electronic Media Manager
Dragon added Mike Kominsky as
Electronic media Manager. Kominsky brings to Dragon an electronic media knowledge that will take Dragon to the next level on the web…
Urban Outfitters Q1 Sales Jump 17%; Comps Slip 3%
Urban Outfitters, Inc. saw total company sales for the first quarter increase 17% over the same period last year to $270.0 million. However, comparable store sales slid 3%during the first quarter. By brand, 'comp' store sales decreased by 2% at
JCPenney Posts 3.2% Department Store Comp Increase for April
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported that total department store sales increased 3.2% for the month of April. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 2.6%, in line with guidance for a low single digit increase, but slightly off a 3.5% increase posted
DSW Q1 Comps Increase 4.2%
DSW Inc. saw comparable store sales increase 4.2% for the first quarter compared to the same period last year. Net sales for the quarter increased 12.3% to $316.5 million from $281.8 million for the same period last year…
Federated April Comps Slip 0.8%
Federated Department Stores, Inc. saw total sales of $1.878 billion for the month of April a 60.2% increase over total sales of $1.173 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's April sales were down -0.8%, which is abov
BJ’s April Sales Up 5.5%; Comps Increase 1.2%
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. reported sales for April of $599.8 million, an increased of 5.5% from $568.5 million in April 2005. On a comparable club basis, sales increased by 1.2%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of approximately 1.5%.
Neiman Marcus Group Comps Increase 9.5% in April
Total revenues for the month of April at Neiman Marcus increased 12.6% to $348 million from $309 million during the same month. Comparable store revenues increased 9.5% for the month…
TJX Companies Comps Increase 1% for April and Q1
The TJX Companies, Inc. posted sales for the month of April of $1.3 billion, up 6% over the $1.2 billion achieved during the same month last year. For the first quarter, sales reached $3.9 billion, a 7% increase over last year's $3.7 billion. Consoli
Saks April Comps Increase 2.2%; Sales Decreased 40.1%
Retailer Saks Incorporated saw total company comparable store sales increase 2.2% and total sales decreased 40.1% for the month of April. By segment, comparable store sales increased 8.6% for SDSG and increased 0.8% for SFAE for the month…
Kohl’s Comps Jump 13.4% in April
Kohl's Corporation posted a 21.1% sales increase for April this year over last to $1136.4 million. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 13.4%…
Payless Comps Inch Up 0.4% for April
Payless ShoeSource, Inc. posted a comparable store sales increase of 0.4% during the first quarter. Total sales for the first quarter were $694.8 million, a 0.1% decrease from $695.2 million during the first quarter of 2005…
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