Zumiez, Inc. continues its impressive roll through the year, this time notching a mid-40s net sales growth on low-teens comps. All the while, the company grew margins and lowered expenses to see the bottom line come in just shy of double the year-ago resu
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Shimano Sees Balanced First Half Growth…
Shimano saw net sales increase 24.0% to ¥99.79 billion ($831.2 mm) for the first half ended June 30 from ¥80.49 billion ($696.2 mm) during the year-ago period. Sales increased in each of its three divisions as well as in each region across the globe…
Kästle Re-Launches With New Owners…
Last year, Austrian entrepreneurs and former ski racers Siegfried Rumpfhuber, Alexander Lotschak and Oliver Binder acquired worldwide trademark rights for Kästle from the Benetton Group, which abandoned the brand in 1999 to develop its line of Nordica ski
Acquisitions Boost Pacific Brand’s Fiscal 2007 Sales
Pacific Brands Limited saw fiscal year net sales increase 12.1% to A$1.82 billion ($1.43 bn) from A$1.62 billion ($1.22 bn) last year. Net profit increased 4.7% to A$106.0 million ($83.3 mm) from A$101.2 million ($75.7 mm) last year…
OR Summer Market: Footwear Blends Outdoor and Action Sports…
The recent Outdoor Retailer Summer Market was bigger than ever, and generated a positive buzz among most attendees. Although there was no single product or trend that was hailed as “the next big thing,” there were a few overarching themes that trickled—an
The New Green Consumer…
With sustainable manufacturing and materials coming to the forefront of the outdoor industry over the past few show seasons, it is becoming more apparent that “green” design is much more than a passing fad. While many trends in outdoor and snowsports are
Nordstrom’s Comps Surge 9.4%
Nordstrom Inc. reported July same-store sales rose 9.4%. Total sales for the four weeks ended Aug. 4 rose 6.9% to $900.5 million from $842.6 million…
Costco July Comps Up 7%
Costco Wholesale reported net sales of $5.02 billion for the month of July, the four weeks ended August 5, 2007, an increase of 11% from $4.53 billion in the same four-week period last year. Comparable sales rose 7%…
BJ’s Sees 1.5% July Comp Gain
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. reported sales for July increased by 6% to $650.5 million from $613.9 million. On a comparable club basis, July sales increased by 1.5%…
J.C. Penney Comps Jump 10.8%
J. C. Penney Co. Inc. reported total company sales increased 13.3% for the four weeks ended Aug. 4, including a 13.6% increase in total department store sales. Comparable department store sales increased 10.8% following a 4.9% increase last year, and comp
Bon-Ton’s Comps Drop 7.6%
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced total sales for the four weeks ended August 4, decreased 7.6% to $194.3 million compared to $210.3 million for the prior year period. Bon-Ton and Carson's combined comparable store sales for the four weeks decreased
Dillard’s Posts 6% July Comp Decline
Dillard's, Inc. announced that sales for the four weeks ended August 4, were $500.3 million compared to sales for the four weeks ended July 29, 2006 of $527.6 million. Total sales decreased 5% for the four-week period. Sales in comparable stores dec
Macy’s, Inc. Comps Down 1.4% in July
Macy's, Inc. reported total sales of $1.602 billion for the four weeks ended Aug. 4, a decrease of 0.2 percent compared to total sales of $1.605 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Macy's, Inc. sales were down 1.4 percen
Target July Comps Increase 6.1%
Target Corp's net retail sales for the four weeks ended August 4, increased 10.8% to $4,363 million from $3,937 million a year earlier. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 6.1%…
TJX’s July Comps Rise 5%; Ups Q2 Outlook
The TJX Cos' sales for the four weeks ended August 4 were $1.3 billion, up 8% over the $1.2 billion achieved the prior year. Comparable store sales gained 5%…
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