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Merrell Gets a Stronger Revenue Lift from Europe…

October 11, 2004 SGB Update

Wolverine World Wide saw sales increases at three out of four of its brand divisions in the fiscal third quarter ended September 11 combine with improved profits in all divisions to contribute to the eleventh consecutive quarter of both record revenue and

Pacific Sunwear Brings in AandF Vet to Run Business

October 11, 2004 SGB Executive SGB Update

Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. announced that Seth Johnson will join its board of directors and be named COO on Nov. 1, 2004, and transition to CEO on April 1, 2005. Current CEO Greg Weaver will transition to the executive chairman role on April 1, 20

Salomon Looks to Apparel and Footwear to Improve Margins, Build Sales…

October 11, 2004 SGB Update

The honors of presenting the Salomon division overview at adidas-Salomon’s Investor Day last week went to Christian Finell, who heads up Salomon for the Europe region. In reviewing the market, Finell said that Salomon had seen sales increase 400% since 1

Sport-Haley Appoints Chairman of the Board

October 11, 2004 SGB Executive SGB Update

The Sport-Haley, Inc. Board of Directors has appointed Ronald J. Norick, a current director, as Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board position was newly-created by the Company through an amendment of its Bylaws. Chairman of the Board is a non-e

Salomon to Supply China Ski Association

October 11, 2004 SGB Executive SGB Update

Salomon has signed a three-year contract that makes it the official supplier to the China Ski Association. The purpose of the contract is to equip Chinese competitors in downhill skiing, Nordic skiing and snowboarding and to enable them to take advantage

D’Aloia Resigns CEO Post at Huffy Corp.; Muscovich Assumes Top Job

October 8, 2004 SGB Update

Huffy Corporation announced in an SEC filing that Paul D'Aloia had resigned as Chief Executive Officer and President of the company, effective October 7, 2004. John A. Muskovich has been appointed president and CEO by the Company's Board of Dir

ShopKo September Comps Decline 1.2%

October 7, 2004 SGB Update

ShopKo Stores Inc. reported consolidated sales for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004 decreased 1.5% to $262.9 million from $266.8 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 1.2%…

Neiman Marcus September Comps Rise 6.3%

October 7, 2004 SGB Update

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. announced that total sales for September 2004 increased 6.3% to $366 million from $344 million in the year-ago period. Comparable store sales also increased 6.3%…

Costco September Comps Increase 8%

October 7, 2004 SGB Update

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $4.53 billion for the month of September, the five weeks ended October 3, 2004, an increase of 11% from $4.07 billion in the same five-week period of the prior fiscal year. On a comparable warehouse basis

Ross Stores Comps Decline 5.0% in September

October 7, 2004 SGB Update

Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales of $374 million for the five week period ended October 2, 2004, a 3% increase above the $363 million in sales for the five weeks ended October 4, 2003. Comparable store sales for the same period declined 5% from the prior

West Marine Comps Sales Down 6.5%; Warns on Q3

October 7, 2004 SGB Update

West Marine, Inc. reported that net sales September were $54.5 million, a 3.7% decrease compared to the year-ago period. Comparable store net sales for September 2004 decreased 6.5% compared to the same period a year ago. Due to lower than expected Septe

Target Corp. Beats Septembr Plan; Comps Up 5.6%

October 7, 2004 SGB Update

Target Corp. reported that its net retail sales from continuing operations (principally Target Stores) for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004 increased 12.5% to $3.866 billion from $3.437 billion for the five-week period ended October 4, 2003. On this s