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Sport Chalet Opens New CA and AZ Stores
Sport Chalet, Inc. will open two new locations this week, one in Phoenix, AZ and one in Bakersfield, CA. The CA store will be a 42,000 sq. ft. store location at 5200 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93309. The Phoenix store will be a 41,000 sq. ft. loca
Crocs Inks Licensing Deal with Marvel Comics
Crocs, Inc. entered into a licensing agreement with Marvel Entertainment, Inc. to produce Crocs footwear and Jibbitz charms featuring characters ripped from the pages of Marvel's comic books including Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The Incredib
The Golf Warehouse Reports Skyrocketing Corporate Sales
The Golf Warehouse reports that it has achieved “more than 250% growth the past 12 months in sales of logo golf products in the corporate and tournament markets.” The retailer attributed much of the increase to small to large ompanies – including Accentur
Puma AG Outlook Takes Hit from Major Account, World Cup Comparisons…
Puma AG has run into a snag in its plans to reach $4 billion in sales by the end of its Phase IV initiative, but the company apparently sees the current situation as more of a bump along the road than a shift in direction for the brand. The company is ta
Rumors Swirl Around Potential Backpacker Magazine Sale…
Folio is reporting that Rodale is in the final stages of selling Backpacker magazine to a private equity backed media company called Active Interest Media…
April Results Put a Final Hurt on a Tough Retail First Quarter for Many…
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…
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…
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