The Finish Line Inc. is reportedly going to dip their toe into the women’s business in a more meaningful way, launching a new mall-based banner that is expected to open for the 2005 holiday season. The retailer’s official line is “no comment,” but source
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Head NV Gets Q2 Lift from Winter Sports, Property Sale…
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Pacific Sunwear to Roll Out New Footwear Format as Business Matures…
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Orange 21 Looks to Go Vertical…
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Johnson Outdoors Sees Turnaround in Watercraft…
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Speedo Declines Offset OP Upside for Warnaco Swimwear Group…
Warnaco reported that its Swimwear Group, which includes Speedo, Ocean Pacific, and a number of designer brands, held back total company consolidated growth for the first quarter as sales in the Group slipped 0.8% for the period to $111.3 million, compare
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A slight sales increase was not enough for Adams Golf to post any bottom line gains for the second quarter as net income fell 42.6% to $1.2 million or four cents per diluted share, from $2.0 million, or eight cents per diluted share, in last year's q
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Sport Chalet, Inc. posted a strong fiscal first quarter due to the addition of new stores as well as strong comp store sales growth. Total sales increased 17.2% to $72.1 million from $61.5 million last year. SPCH has opened five new stores since fiscal
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Russell Corp. Cuts Out a Layer…
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Pacific Cycle Sees Sales Climb; Looks to China for More Sales…
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Atomic Launches SBU To Cover Rockies…
Back in July of 2004, Atomic Ski launched a Small Business Unit to cover New York and the Mid-Atlantic Regions. Atomic has taken the next step in this model, converting its Rocky Mountain Region, formerly covered by C.J. Webb, Inc. to also be a Small Bus
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