Recreational Equipment, Inc. named Eagle Creek as its Vendor Partner-of-the-Year at the 2005 vendor partnership awards at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. The annual awards program, established in 1993, recognizes three key vendors and one overall vend
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G.I. Joe’s Takes Over a Former Wal-Mart Spot…
G.I. Joe's plans to open a new Kennewick, Wash. store. The opening is scheduled for late April. The Kennewick store, G.I. Joe’s 24th, will utilize 52,000 sq. ft. of the former Wal-Mart store located at 7011 W. Canal St., just off Columbia Center Boul
Golf Galaxy Moves into Newport News…
Golf Galaxy, Inc. will open the 16th new store of its 2006 fiscal year, which ends February 25. The new store, located in Newport News, Va., marks the retailer's 50th specialty golf store in the U.S.
The Newport News Golf Galaxy store opens to the p
Luxottica Has Strong Fourth Quarter and Year…
Luxottica Group S.p.A. saw consolidated fourth quarter sales increase 18.0% to €1.12 billion. Retail sales increased 15.3% to €849.6 million, while comparable store sales increased 4.9%. Total wholesale sales increased 28.5% to €331.3 million. Consolid
Delta Again Looks to Junkfood for Growth…
Delta Apparel saw strong growth from its recently acquired Junkfood brand coupled with slight growth at Soffe overcome a less than spectacular performance from the company’s namesake Delta business. In the Activewear segment, which includes Delta, sales
Gildan Net Nearly Doubles on Share Gains…
Gildan saw sales in the first quarter total $120.3 million, up 10.4% from $109.0 million in the first quarter of last year, reflecting a 14.8% increase in unit sales volumes.
According to the S.T.A.R.S. report, Gildan increased market share in all three o
The Walking Co. Comps Up 12.8% in 2005; Acquires Steve’s Shoes…
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. reported that comparable store sales at The Walking Company increased 12.8% for the 2005 fiscal year ended December 31 and that comp sales increased 7.0% in the fourth quarter. The total company comp store sales gain for the quart
Forzani Acquires Fitness Chain…
The Forzani Group Ltd. has acquired The Fitness Source Inc., a nine-store chain of fitness stores that generates approximately $20 million in annual sales. The acquisition was financed through existing credit facilities and was said to be immediately acc
Nautilus Q4 Bottom Line Suffers from Operational Issues; Pearl Provides Some Top-Line Relief…
Nautilus, Inc. pointed to trouble in its domestic manufacturing and operations groups in the fourth quarter as the primary reason for a sales decline in its Direct channel and a plunge in the bottom line for the quarter. Total net sales increased 6.9% to
Billabong Seals Nixon Deal…
Billabong International Ltd has completed the previously announce purchase of California-based Nixon Inc., a leader in the premium watch and accessories boardsports market (see SEW_0552). The purchase was announced on December 22, 2005 and was conditional
Warnaco Completes CK Europe Acquisition…
The Warnaco Group, Inc. completed its acquisition of 100% of the shares of the companies that operate the licenses and related wholesale and retail businesses of Calvin Klein jeans and accessories in Europe and Asia and the CK Calvin Klein “bridge” line o
DSW Sees Comps Jump 11.6% for January
DSW Inc. reported a comparable store sales increase of 11.6% for the month of January. Net sales for the four weeks increased 23.0% to $71.6 million from $58.2 million last year. For the fourth quarter ended January 28, 2006, the company reported a compar
Retail Ventures January Comps Increase 5.6%
Retail Ventures, Inc. saw total sales for January increase 10.5% to $153.1 million from $138.6 million for the same month last year. The company's same store sales increased 5.6% for the four week period. Total sales for the fifty-two weeks ended Jan
Dillard’s Comps and Sales Up 3% for January
Dillard's, Inc. sales for the month of January were $507,647,000 compared to sales for the same month last year of $491,052,000. Sales increased 3% for the four-week period in both total and comparable stores. Sales for the quarter were $2,338,994,00
Foot Locker Q4 Comps Increase 3.9%; Sales Up 1.8%
Foot Locker, Inc. reported a 1.8% increase in sales for the fourth quarter to $1.56 billion, versus $1.54 billion in the comparable period last year. Comparable store sales increased 3.9% for the quarter. For the 52-week period ended January 28, 2006, sal
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