Author: Teresa Hartford

West Marine, Inc. filed an extension notification with the SEC for the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K which was due today, March 17, 2005. The company experienced a delay in the audit of its results of operations for the fiscal year ended Janua

Total U.S. rounds of golf played dropped 4.0% in January 2005 vs. January 2004 according to the NGF. The drop can be attributed to a decrease of 18.6% in the Southwest region, which was hit by record precipitation that triggered flooding and mudslides, an

In the April issue of Runner’s World®, the ASICS® GEL-Trail Attack™ running shoe was awarded “Best Debut” in the magazine’s annual trail running shoe review. The GEL-Trail Attack is a lightweight, trail running shoe aimed at performance-orientated trail r

Saucony, Inc. announced that both the Grid Shadow 9 and the Grid Kineta Walk have been named a “best” by SHAPE in the magazine’s 2005 Spring Shoe Review. In the review, SHAPE named the Grid Shadow 9 as “Best Value” in the running category and the Grid Kin

Retail Ventures, Inc. has increased the ceiling under its revolving credit facility to $425 million. The company also posted preliminary, unaudited consolidated financial results for the quarter and year ended January 29, 2005. The quarter saw a net loss

The World Shoe Association captured 33,286 registered participants at its February 2005 event, which is a 30% increase over the February 2004 event. New buyer attendance reached a record 7,126 at the show in February — more than twice the average of the

Retail sales continued to grow last month during a typically slow selling season. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), retail industry sales for February rose a solid 4.4% over last year and increased 0.3% seasonally adjusted over January. N

CenterStone Technologies, Inc. announced the availability of Malone Auto Racks on the company’s online sales order management software application. The CenterStone Technologies sales order management system will provide Malone dealers with a 24/7 access w

Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc. has announced that it will open its first Atlanta-area PGA TOUR Superstore with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the store on March 17 at 9 a.m. The approximately 65,000 square-foot store is located on Holcomb Woods Parkway in

If the news last week about the pending merger between May Company and Federated tells us anything it is that retail consolidation is probably far from over. Sports Executive Weekly wonders if the two largest department stores in the country can merge, w