Genesco Inc. looks to be sitting in the catbird seat these days as they capitalize on fashion trends that appear to be aligning directly with a number of their mall retail formats. Journeys, always the darling of the fashion athletic business, is now gro
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EJ Acquisition Helps Double Rocky Q4 Sales…
Rocky Shoes & Boots saw a considerable upside from their acquisition of EJ Footwear, more than doubling Q4 sales and increasing the company’s bottom line to $2.6 million compared to $2.2 million in the year-ago period. Net sales for the fourth quarter inc
Everlast Licensing Doesn’t Translate to Profit Yet…
Everlast Worldwide Inc. saw revenues jump for its fourth quarter in both sporting goods sales and licensing revenues. Unfortunately, the company was unable to transfer these gains to the bottom line, posting another quarterly net loss due to divested bus
Sting Ray Sales Continue to be a Drag on Dorel Revenues…
Dorel Industries, parent company to Pacific Cycle and the Schwinn brand, was able to ride the Sting Ray to relatively large sales and earnings increases for several quarters, but the momentum behind the product appears to have died out. The company report
Deckers Ups Guidance on Strong UGG Results…
Deckers Outdoor Corporation continues to benefit from the popularity of the UGG brand while many of the company’s other businesses are undergoing a transition period. Both Teva and Simple are investing heavily in design and innovation while Decker’s new C
TNF Action Nails Counterfeiters…
The North Face has been awarded a million-dollar judgment by a U.S. District Court in New York against Nabil Saleh, Ibrahim Saleh, and Toufic Saleh, who formed and operated a complicated counterfeiting operation that sold counterfeit jackets bearing The N
Junkfood Leaves Bad Taste at PacSun in Q4…
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. posted a strong sales gain for the fourth quarter, but saw weakness in girl’s offset what could have been decent gains at the PacSun concept. Much of this weakness was attributed to Junkfood T’s and fashion denim, alon
K2 Inc. Moves Adio DC to Reno…
In a move to further streamline and improve its warehousing and shipping operations, Earth Products will relocate Adio Footwear's warehousing and shipping operations from company headquarters in Carlsbad to a larger company facility in Reno, Nev. The
Zumiez Feb. Comps Jump 28%…
Zumiez Inc. total net sales for February increased 52.9% to $14.4 million, compared to $9.4 million for the year-ago period. Comp store sales jumped 28.0% for the month on top of a 10.3% increase in February last year. On a weekly basis, comps increased
Feb. Comps Dip at The Buckle…
The Buckle, Inc. saw February net sales increase 4.6% to $34.1 million from sales of $32.6 million for the same period last year. Comp store net sales month decreased 0.4%…
Crocs Swings to Q4 Profit on Strong Sales Growth…
Jim Cramer, the energetic and often crazed host of CNBC’s Mad Money, shrugged off the opinions of analysts that talked down the nascent public company’s stock last week, urging his audience to stay in it. “And I need you to back up the truck,” he said.
Famous Footwear Goes Low Profile in High Style…
Famous Footwear intends to invest in strong trends they see in the skate shoe business across all genders and expect to see a “huge uptrend” in the business this spring. The retailer also expects to see continued strong momentum in the juniors business,
Speedo Lifts Warnaco Swim…
Warnaco Swimwear division revenues increased 3.5% to $85 million for the fourth quarter, thanks to a 6.3% increase in Speedo revenues. The Speedo increase was partially offset by a decrease in designer swimwear revenues, due primarily to a sharp drop in
Easton Looking Like a Smart Move for Riddell Bell…
The soon to be Easton Bell has filed with the SEC this week, disclosing the income statements and balance sheets of Easton Sports, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jas. D. Easton, Inc. During 2005, the company’s net sales increased 5.3% to $238.3 milli
Aldila Q4 Sales Rise on Growing Brand Name…
Aldila, Inc. reported net sales increased 45.2% to $18.0 million for the fourth quarter compared to $12.4 million in the same quarter of 2004. The company reported net income of $2.7 million, or 48 cents per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2005 a
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