Urban Outfitters Q1 Sales Up 36%; Comps Rise 11%

Urban Outfitters, Inc. announced sales for the three months ended April 30, 2005. Total company sales for the first quarter jumped 36% over the same period last year to a record $231.3 million from $170.3 million. Total company comparable store sales wer

Saks April Sales Down 1.2%; Comps Inch Up 0.3%

Retailer Saks Incorporated announced that for the four weeks ended April 30, 2005 compared to the four weeks ended May 1, 2004, total sales decreased 1.2% to $516.3 million and comparable store sales increased 0.3% on a total company basis. By segment, co

Rocky Posts Record Q1 On 181% Sales Jump

Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. announced record financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005. Net sales increased 181% to a record $61.5 million compared to $21.9 million for the corresponding period a year ago. Net income rose to a record $1.1

Saucony Q1 Net Down 24% on 11% Sales Decrease

Saucony, Inc. reported that net income for the first quarter ended April 1 decreased 23.8% to $3.2 million, compared to $4.2 million in the first quarter of 2004. Net sales for the first quarter decreased 11%, to $41.9 million, compared to $47.0 million

Volcom Files Papers for IPO…

Volcom, the ultimate anti-establishment brand, is joining the ranks of corporate America as the latest action sports brand to file papers with the SEC to become a public company. In an S-1 filed last Friday, the company hopes to raise more than $86 milli

adidas May Have Lost Biggest Stripe Fight Yet…

A letter sent by the International Olympic Committee to the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry reflects a decision by the IOC that company logos on an area larger than 20 square centimeters would not be allowed on apparel at the Olympic Games

Nike Inc. Confirms Brand Nike Pullout from Sears…

Nike Inc. on Monday confirmed with Sports Executive Weekly that the company would stop selling Nike brand product to Sears this fall. The move isn’t surprising, considering the recent merger between Kmart and Sears that puts former KMRT chairman Eddie La

Amer Sports Acquires Salomon for €485 Million…

Looks like France isn’t the place to be any longer for winter sports brands as the second blockbuster deal in a month finds another hometown brand acquired by an out-of-town suitor. adidas-Salomon AG announced Monday morning that it had reached an agreem

Delta Moving More Soffe Offshore…

Despite a dip in sales in its fiscal third quarter, Delta Apparel got a nice bottom line lift from improving gross margins and operating margins in the period ended April 2. Net sales for the period dipped less than 1% to $58.3 million from $58.8 million

Head Moves More Tennis Racquet Production to China…

Head Sport AG has decided to outsource 90% of its tennis racquet production from its European sites in Austria and the Czech Republic to China. The move is in response to the sharp rise in the Euro-Dollar exchange rates over the past two years and the sub