The combination of unpredictable weather patterns with a shift of Easter into fiscal March proved too much for many retailers in April as only the Luxe and Club channels managed to see much improvement over the year-ago month…
Category: Footwear
DSW Follows Zumiez Lead…
DSW Inc. reported net sales for the first quarter increased 12.8% to $357.0 million compared with $316.5 million for the thirteen-week first quarter ended April 29, 2006. Same-store sales decreased 3.6% for the comparable thirteen-week period versus an in
Coll Pacific Fiscal Q3 Driven by Organic Growth…
Collegiate Pacific Inc. reported third quarter sales grew 6.4% to $63.2 million, primarily attributable to a 17% organic growth rate generated by its road sales force and end-of-season basketball uniform deliveries, as well as solid uniform demand from sp
And Pac Sun Continues in Other Direction…
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. saw April sales decrease 10.5% to $79.3 million from $88.5 million last year…
Adams Golf Sees Hybrids and Drivers Set Q1 Pace…
Adams Golf rode the strength of its Hybrid irons in the first quarter as it posted double-digit sales gains which trickled down the income statement to a low-teens gain on the bottom line as well…
EMS Raises Funds for Conservation Alliance and Access Fund
Eastern Mountain Sports raised more than $16,000 for The Conservation Alliance during the retailer’s Upgrade Your Gear sale. The company pledged to share 1 percent of sales equally between the Alliance and The Access Fund. Each of the 67 Eastern Mountain
Warnaco Swimwear Sees Fairly Flat Q1 Sales…
Warnaco, Inc. reported that its Swimwear Group posted a 1.8% improvement in revenues to $136.8 million from $134.4 million in the year-ago period.
Easton-Bell Organic Q1 Sales Grow 7%
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. reported a 57.1% increase in net sales for the first quarter to $174.6 million from $111.2 million for the year-ago quarter. During the quarter, $55.7 million in net sales was attributable to the Easton acquisition, with organic n
Golf Town First Quarter Slows…
Canadian golf specialty retailer Golf Town posted a modest increase in overall sales for the first quarter, but saw a comparable store sales slip in the low-singles foster a widened quarterly loss…
Sport-Haley Q1 Loss Expands Despite 25% Sales Jump
Sport-Haley, Inc. reported a 25% increase in net sales for the third fiscal quarter to $5.3 million from $4.2 million last year. The company did not ship any Top-Flite branded apparel during the third quarter. The net loss for the quarter was $218,000, widening by 15% from a loss of $190,000 last year. Diluted earnings […]
Athlete’s Foot Q1 Comps Slip…
The Athlete's Foot, which is part of NexCen Brands Inc., saw comparable store sales rise 7% worldwide as a 3.5% drop domestically offset a 16% gain internationally. Despite the weak comps domestically, Bob D'Loren, NexCen's president and CE
Backcountry.com Founders Sell Majority Interest to Liberty Media…
Liberty Media Corporation will acquire control of Backcountry.com through a definitive agreement in which Backcountry co-founders, Jim Holland and John Bresee will sell a majority interest in the company…
Walking Company Gains Not Enough for Big Dog…
Big Dog Holdings’ first quarter top line was again lifted by the strong sales results at The Walking Company while the Big Dog Stores were relatively stable from a gross margin dollar standpoint…
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance Launches New Web Presence
The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance unveiled its new 'dual' web portal. The new web presence includes the Alliance's blog and a website portal. The Alliance chose to have a dual web presence to encourage daily interaction…
Rocky Sees Q1 Profits Decline on Lower Margins
Rocky Brands reported first quarter net sales increased 7.2% to $61.7 million versus net sales of $57.5 million as gains in Work and Hunting categories were offset by declines in the Western business, again due to weakness on the fashion side…
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