Report: Bids Arriving for Dr Martens

Pamplona Capital Management LLP may make a takeover bid of as much as 200 million pounds ($314 million) for Dr Martens, the Sunday Times reported. Dr Martens, which hired Rothschild to help it find a buyer, may also get bids from Warburg Pincus LLC and El

Target’s June Comps Climb

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the five weeks ended June 30, 2012 were $6.4 billion, an increase of 2.6 percent from $6.26 billion for the five weeks ended July 2. On this same basis, June comparable-store sales increased 2.1 pe

Macy’s, Inc. Same-Store Sales up 1.2 Percent

Macy’s, Inc. reported total sales of $2.412 billion for the five weeks ended June 30, an increase of 0.8 percent compared with total sales of $2.392 billion in the five weeks ended July 2, 2011. On a same-store basis, Macy’s, Inc. sales were u

Stein Mart, Inc. Says Florida Weather Hurt June Comps

Stein Mart, Inc. reported comparable store sales for the five-week period ended June 30, 2012 decreased 0.5 percent. Total sales for the period were $104.7 million, an increase of 0.2 percent from $104.5 million in the same period in 2011…

Kohl’s June Comps Slump 4.2 Percent in June

Kohl’s Corporation reported today that for the five-week month ended June 30, 2012 total sales decreased 2.6 percent and comparable store sales decreased 4.2 percent from the five-week month ended July 2, 2011…

NSGA Names Three Board Members, Elects Leadership

The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) announces the appointment of Salvador Colom (Deportes Salvador Colom), Rhett Johnson (Johnson-Lambe Co.) and Cathy Pryor (Hibbett Sports) to its board of directors. Each of the new board members will serve th

McDavid Launches New Brand Identity

McDavid, Inc. announced a new brand identity to reflect the company’s mission to be an essential part of every athlete’s training, motivation and success. Said Bob McDavid, president and CEO, “Our goal was a new look that athletes will relate

Nemo Equipment Discloses Recent Hires

Nemo Equipment, Inc., which recently relocated to a larger headquarters in coastal New Hampshire, disclosed that it has added six new employees with five of those filling new positions. The company has hired a CFO, a senior director of marketing, a custo