Author: Teresa Hartford

Foot Locker, Inc. reported sales for the 13-week period ended July 30, 2005 of $1,306 million, versus $1,268 million in the comparable period last year, an increase of 3.0%. For this same 13-week period, comparable store sales increased 1.3%. For the 26-w

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. reported that comp store sales for the fiscal second quarter ended July 3 were up 2.7% on top of a 3.9% same-store increase in Q2 last year. The retailer issued the sales news late last week, but also indicated that it would de

During the second quarter, GSI Commerce Inc. continued its expansion outside the realms of sporting goods, signing agreements with both GNC and Zale Corporation. Despite the growth into other markets and increases in revenues, the company yet again failed

Rocky Shoes and boots reported that second quarter sales and income doubled due to their acquisition of EJ Footwear. However, on an organic basis, Rocky sales were relatively flat, only climbing 0.4% during the quarter to $27.5 million, and falling 0.4% t

After a flat first quarter, Thule reported first half sales increased 5.5% to SEK 1.52 billion ($214 mm). The success was driven primarily by a solid performance in Europe, which saw sales increase 10% due to growth in rear-mount carriers and boxes. The c

It is the last quarter that Saucony, Inc. will report quarterly numbers, and the brand showed little near-term upside for The Stride Rite Corporation, which hopes to close on the acquisition of Saucony in Q3. Second quarter net sales at Saucony, Inc. decr

The CPSC and Sportcraft Ltd. announced a voluntary recall of about 12,000 Tredex 6.0, TX 440 and TX 550 Treadmills. The treadmill can unexpectedly accelerate and cause users to fall and sustain injuries. The CPSC and VisionTech USA, Inc., announced a volu