Blacks Leisure Sees Profit Jump in Outdoor Business…

Blacks Leisure Group reported total group sales for the company’s first half ended August 31, 2005 inched up 1.1% to £140.0 million ($257.3 mm) from £138.6 million ($252.2 mm) for the first half of 2004. The retail group raised its margins 390 basis poin

adidas Group Picks Up More Momentum in U.S. Market…

adidas shrugged off a number of questions about its planned acquisitions of rival Reebok International, instead focusing its attention last week on its continued positive trend in North America and a surging Asia/Pacific market. The company, which divest

Royal Robbins Maintains Double-Digit Growth…

Phoenix Footwear experienced a slow third quarter because of cancelled orders from one of their key footwear accounts and lagging military orders in their Altama division. The two bright spots for the company were Royal Robbins, which remains one of the m

National Park Service Eyes Radical Rule Changes…

The U.S. Department of the Interior released its revised and re-written rules governing the National Parks Service and so far, the Outdoor Industry and conservation community is reacting with skepticism and, in some cases, hostility. The largest controver

Everlast Sees Shares Surge on Record Third Quarter…

Everlast Worldwide posted the highest third quarter revenues for the company, riding a 13.5% increase in sales to $12.6 million from $11.1 million last year. Management attributed the sales gain to continuing apparel operations and sporting goods, which

Nordic Walking Expansion Efforts Slow Exel’s Profits…

The Exel Group’s Sport division saw net sales declined slightly due to increased competition in the Nordic walking market in Europe, while profits took a hit from their investment in expanding the category into China, Japan, and North America. Third quart

Puma AG Sees Europe At-Once Negate Backlog Decline…

Puma AG’s third quarter looked a lot like its second quarter, but the Americas – and the U.S. in particular – strengthened even further as Europe started to show some improvement in both sales and backlog versus the Q2 period. The company reported that c

Delta Apparel Gets Fiscal Q1 Boost from Junkfood

Delta Apparel, Inc. reported net sales rose 11.6% to $60.6 million for the fiscal first quarter ended October 1, compared to $54.3 million in the prior year's first quarter. The increase was driven by the inclusion of Junkfood Clothing, which was ac

Shoe Carnival Promotes Vernarksy to VP, DMM

Shoe Carnival, Inc. promoted Tom Vernarsky to vice president and divisional merchandise manager Men's shoes, from his former position as Shoe Carnival's buyer in the women's sport and casual shoes category. Before joining Shoe Carnival, Tom

adidas Sees Growing Momentum in Q3; Lifts 2005 Outlook

adidas Group reported that third quarter net sales increased 8% on a currency-neutral basis with improvements coming from brand adidas in all regions except Europe, where sales remained stable. In euro terms, sales grew 9% to €1.92 billion ($2.35 bn) in 2

Shoe Carnival October Comps Jump 21.2%

Shoe Carnival, Inc. sales for the month of October increased 24.3% to $49.8 million from sales of $40.0
million for the same month in 2004. Comparable store
sales increased 21.2% for the month. Total sales for the third quarter increased 12.3% to $182.