Johnny West, who until June 7th was the VP of Sales for Flow Snowboarding, has stepped down from his position to pursue other opportunities. Sam Herrbach has accepted additional responsibilities including the overseeing of Sales as well as continuing his
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3point5 Inks Several New Deals
3point5 announced that 3 major manufactures and a major trade association have signed on with their retail training system; Marmot, Mountain Hardwear, Smith Sport Optics and Snowsports Industries of America (SIA) have joined the 3point5 network. Mike Fulm
Wilson Named Official Baseball Supplier of Perfect Game Series
Wilson Sporting Goods, Co was selected as the Official Baseball of the Perfect Game Baseball Championship Series. The organization helps top high school baseball athletes gain valuable exposure among college and professional scouts. The alliance combines
TNF Promotes Three on RandD Team
The North Face announced changes to the Research & Design Department, resulting in cross category moves in Outerwear, Snowsports, Equipment and Sportswear. The North Face changes include the promotion of Neil Munro to Product Director, Outerwear; Matt Pag
Dillard’s May Comps Climb 3%
Dillard's, Inc. sales for the month ended May 27, 2006 were $534.3 million compared to sales for the four weeks ended May 28, 2005 of $519.0 million. Sales increased 3% for the four-week period in both total and comparable stores…
Saks May Comps Climb 1.1%
Saks Incorporated for the month ended May 27, 2006, total Company comparable store sales increased 1.1% and total sales decreased 44.9%. By segment, comparable store sales increased 2.2% for SDSG and increased 0.8% for SFAE for the month…
GSI Commerce Makes Board Nominations
GSI Commerce Inc. nominated Andrea M. Weiss and Michael J. Donahue to it's board of directors. Each will stand for election for a one-year term at the company's annual meeting on June 30…
lucy Opens Two Chicago-Area Stores
lucy will open its third and fourth stores in Illinois over Memorial Day weekend. Set to debut on Friday, May 26 in Northbrook Court and Monday, May 29 in Oakbrook Center, each store creates a friendly, energized environment for lucy customers…
Mossimo Q1 Revenues Fall 43.7% on Target Rebate
Mossimo, Inc. reported first quarter 2006 total net revenues of $4.9 million, down 43.7% from $8.7 million for the same period last year. The company reported a first quarter net loss of $1.17 million, which included a non-recurring charge of $6 million,
Golfsmith Lowers Expenses; Increases Sales…
Golfsmith International saw a strong sales result transfer down to the bottom line, where the company’s net loss was more than halved during the seasonally slow first quarter. Due to the timing of sales, a net loss in the first quarter is typical in much
SIA Retail Audit Sees Strong Finish for Snow Sports Season…
The 2005-2006 SnowSports retail season was like many of the past few years, strong in certain parts of the country and difficult in others. However, at least this year every major ski area was able to open for business for most of the season, unlike last
Positive Q1 Comps Boost Shoe Carnival’s Earnings 20%
Shoe Carnival, Inc. net earnings for the first quarter increased 25% to $7.4 million as compared with net earnings of $5.9 million in the first quarter ended April 30, 2005. Diluted earnings per share increased 20% to 54 cents per share compared with 45 c
WSA Appoints Boehm as Director of Retail Relations
WSA appointed Celeste Boehm as director of retail relations who will head the Retail Relations Team responsible for developing new programs to solidify existing relationships between retailers and manufacturers and create expanded opportunities for forgin
Panoptx Founder Joins His own Board
Panoptx Eyewear appointed Panoptx founder Dr. Rudy Kopfer to its board of directors. This appointment is effective immediately. A maxillofacial surgeon with 32 years of experience, Dr. Kopfer utilized his expertise to design eyewear that has the performa
Orange 21 Q1 Sales Up; Net Loss Falls
Orange 21 Inc. saw net sales for the first quarter of 2006 increase 11% to $9.4 million from $8.5 million last year. The company reported a net loss for the quarter of approximately $1.7 million, or 21 cents loss per diluted share compared to a net loss o
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