Adams Golf Sees Q4 Sales Jump

Adams Golf reported net sales increased 35.1% to $13.1 million for the fourth quarter from $9.7 million in the comparable period last year. The company used the sales gains to switch last year's net loss of $1.0 million to a net income of $4.4 millio

Vail Second Quarter Earnings Climb

Vail Resorts, Inc.'s mountain segment reported a 10.5% increase in fiscal second quarter revenues to $272.0 million from $246.2 million for the comparable quarter last fiscal year. Mountain expense increased $9.2 million, or 6.1%, to $159.9 million.

Iconix Closes Danskin Acquisition

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. has completed the acquisition of the brand Danskin. The purchase price for the transaction was $70 million with a contingent payment of an additional $15 million, to be payable in cash or stock, based on the brand exceeding certai

Foot Locker Sees Reduced Promos Boost Profits…

Foot Locker Inc. management said they took their foot off the promotional pedal during much of the month of December in the U.S. and for most of the entire fourth quarter in Europe, a move that helped the world’s-largest-athletic-specialty-retailer post s

Frozen February Slows Retail Comp Sales Growth

As blizzards and freezing temperatures swept across much of the country in February, consumers were left sitting at home waiting for the spring thaw to finally arrive. Retailers, meanwhile, were left waiting for those very consumers to return to the cash

Rocky Brands Sinks into the Red in Q4…

Hurt by a slowdown in its western boot business, Rocky Brands Inc. reported a loss of $100,000 against a profit of $2.6 million, or 46 cents per share, a year ago. Revenues fell 5.7% to $70.6 million from $74.9 million…

SGMA: Sporting Goods Industry Hits $66 Billion

According to SGMA’s annual The State of the Industry report, wholesale sales in the sporting goods industry increased 7.6% to $66.44 billion during 2006, up from $61.75 billion in 2005. This top line number includes sales of athletic footwear, apparel and

Ashworth Sees Domestic Woes Plague Q1 Results…

Growth overseas was not enough to offset decreases in the U.S. for Ashworth during the company’s fiscal first quarter. The overall sales decline, paired with increased expenses as well as decreased gross margins related to the “underutilization of the Emb

Famous Footwear Profits Soar 49.2% in Q4.

Brown Shoe Co. reported fourth-quarter operating profit at the Famous Footwear chain jumped 49.2% to $22.5 million. Revenues grew 13% to $320.9 million on a 2.9% comp gain. Famous Footwear’s bottom line was helped by an increase in regular-priced sales a

Fleet Feet Boasts 17.5% Comp Gain in 2006

Fleet Feet recorded 19.9% growth in sales in 2006 surpassing $63 million in revenue compared to $52 million in 2005. Comp-store sales were up 17.5% on top of the 16.1% increase posted in 2005. The franchisor expects to add 7 more franchisees this year…