Wilson Racquet Sports and its parent company Amer Sports have partnered with Luxilon Sports to serve as the exclusive world-wide distributor of their monofilament strings and other products beginning in 2006. Belgium-based Luxilon is used by more than 800
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Prince Sports Receives ‘Best of’ Award for O3
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Rebel Sport NZ Sees Q3 Sales Up 6% on 4% Comps Gain
Briscoe Group Limited, owners of the New Zealand-based Rebel Sport chain, announced sales for the quarter ended October 31, 2005 of NZ$73.2 million ($51.1 mm), a 2.11% increase from the NZ$71.6 million ($47.7 mm) reported for the third quarter of last yea
Footstar Sees Q3 Sales Fall 13%; Narrows Net Loss
Footstar, Inc. reported that net sales decreased $24.3 million, or 13.1%, to $161.7 million in 2005 compared with $186.0 million in 2004. A 9.6% comparable store sales decline in Shoemart during 2005 accounted for $15.7 million of this decrease and the cl
GSIC Delays Q3 Report Until Nov. 15
GSI Commerce Inc. announced that it has filed with the SEC to extend the company's deadline for its quarterly report for the fiscal 2005 third quarter. The company is targeting to file its Form 10-Q with the SEC on or before Nov. 15. The delay comes
Pacific Sunwear Sees Q3 Sales Jump 14%; Income Up 20%
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported that total sales for the third quarter ended October 29, 2005 were $377.5 million, an increase of 13.6% over total sales of $332.4 million for the third quarter of 2004. Net income for the quarter increased 20
Big 5 Sees Q3 Net Income Down on Charges; Comps Inch Up 1.2%
Big 5 Sporting Goods reported that net sales for the third quarter increased by $8.8 million, or 4.5%, to $206.8 million from $198.0 million in the third quarter of 2004. On a fiscal quarter basis, same-store sales increased 1.2%. Net income for Q3 was $
Zumiez Prices Secondary Offering
Certain of Zumiez shareholders will offer 2,375,000 shares of common stock at a secondary public offering price of $35.60 per share. The underwriters have the option to purchase up to an additional 356,250 shares of common stock from certain shareholders
Speedo Signs Several US Winter Olympians
Speedo announced that it has signed endorsement deals with several American 2006 Winter Olympic sledding hopefuls including, Vonetta Flowers, Todd Hays, Noelle Pikus-Pace, Jean Prahm (formerly Racine), and Chris Soule. These are the first-ever winter spor
GSI Director Resigns; Replacement Appointed
Randy Ronning, a director of GSI Commerce, Inc. resigned from the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Ronning was designated by QK Holdings, Inc., a stockholder of GSI, to serve as a director pursuant to an agreement between GSI and QK Holdings, Inc. J
NRF: West Coast Railroad Congestion Causes Mild Concern
The nation’s major retail container ports are operating smoothly this month, but west coast railroad congestion is causing some delays moving away from the water, according to the November Port Tracker report released by the NRF and Global Insight. All We
Pony to Outfit the Harlem Globetrotters
Pony International, LLC, announced that they have signed the legendary Harlem Globetrotters to an endorsement deal in which the entire team, staff, and tour will be outfitted by Pony footwear and apparel. The two entities will partner up to create a uniqu
K2 Appoints Brass Eagle President
K2 Inc. announced the appointment of Gary Remensnyder as president of Brass Eagle, the worldwide leader of paintball markers, loaders, paintballs and accessories. Mr. Remensnyder, who has been senior vice president of sales & marketing of Shakespeare Fish
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