Saks’ Comps Advance 3.2% in April

Saks Inc. announced that owned sales totaled $246.9 million for the four weeks ended May 1, 2010 compared to $238.7 million for the four weeks ended May 2, 2009, a 3.4% increase. Comparable store sales increased 3.2% for the month…

Ross Stores’ April Comps Climb 3%

Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales increased 7% to $570 million for the four weeks ended May 1, 2010, up from $534 million for the four weeks ended May 2, 2009. Comparable store sales for the month grew 3% on top of a 6% gain in the prior year period..

Bakers Footwear’s Q1 Comps Dip 1.6%

Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. reported sales for the first quarter of $43.5 million, decreasing 3.2% from $45.0 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2009. Comparable store sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 decreased 1.6%, compared to a compa

Spyder Hires PR Firm

Spyder Active Sports has appointed Akimbo Communications to oversee the company's media relations and social media campaigns…

Crocs Returns to Profitability on 24% Revenue Gain

Crocs, Inc. reported first-quarter revenues jumped 23.7% to $166.9 million compared to revenue of $134.9 million in the year ago period. First quarter 2010 net income was $5.7 million, or 7 cents a share, compared to a loss of $22.4 million, or 27 cents,

Sport Supply’s Q3 Revenues Increase 2.8%

Sport Supply Group, Inc. reported sales increased 2.8% in the third quarter ended March 31, to $65.5 million from $63.7 million a year ago. Net Income decreases 8.5% to $3.2 million, or 25 cents a share, from $3.5 million, or 26 cents, in prior year perio

Golfsmith Q1 Sales Dip 2%

Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. reported sales dipped 1.7% in the first quarter to $67.6 million compared to net revenues of $68.8 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2009. Net revenues reflect a 1.0% decrease in comparable store sales and a 13

Intrawest Refinances Debt

Ski resort operator Intrawest has reached a deal to refinance its corporate debt, apparently staving off a bid by lenders to auction off the company's assets…

Hat World Acquires Brand Athletics

Hat World, Inc., a subsidiary of Genesco Inc., has acquired Brand Athletics, Inc., a team dealer, custom screen printer and embroidery operator based in Tigard, OR in the metropolitan Portland area…

Nike to Increase Sales by 40% by 2015

In its first analyst meeting in three years, Nike announced plans to increase sales by 40% to $27 billion by 2015. In its full fiscal year ended May 31, 2009, its sales were $19.2 billion. Significant growth is expected to come from foreign markets, appar

Sean John to be Sold Exclusively at Macy’s

Sean John, the contemporary fashion sportswear company, and Macy's, Inc., announced they have reached an agreement under which Macy's will be the exclusive U.S. department store retailer for the Sean John men's sportswear collection beginni

Snow Sports Sales Grow 4% in ’09/’10 Season

Snowsport Sales for the 2009/2010 season were up 4% over last season, according to the SIA Retail Audit. Snow sport retailers sold $2.94 billion this season compared to $2.82 billion a year ago. Although sales were up in dollars, fewer units were sold thi