The Finish Line Inc. updated its outlook for the first quarter ending June 2. Based on current projections, the company now expects first quarter comparable store sales to increase approximately 8.5 percent and diluted earnings per share to be between 22
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Macy’s May Comps Rise 4.2 Percent
Macy’s, Inc. reported total sales of $2.02 billion for the four weeks ended May 26, an increase of 4.1 percent compared with total sales of $1.94 billion in the four weeks ended May 28, 2011. On a same-store basis, Macy’s, Inc. sales were up 4
Club Ride Hires Product Development Manager
Club Ride Apparel of Ketchum, ID has expanded its staff with the hire of a product development manager and a client services manager…
Golfsmith Opens Store in San Antonio
The nation’s largest specialty golf retailer is swinging into San Antonio and opening the area’s largest experiential retail golf store. The newest Golfsmith location measuring 30,400 square foot facility is Golfsmith’s 12th Texas store
Shock Doctor Launches Performance Sports Therapy Line, Expands To Middle East/Sub Saharan Africa
Shock Doctor has expanded to the Middle East and a growing number of African countries, including Sub Saharan, Africa through distributor deals with Lion Fish and Xanamed respectively…
Zumiez’s May Comps Grow Double-Digits
Zumiez Inc. reported that sales for the four-week period ended May 26, increased 23.6 percent to $37.4 million, compared to $30.3 million in the May 2011. Comparable store sales increased 13.7 percent for the four-week period on top of a comparable store
Canadian Tire to Focus on Sport Chek, Atmosphere Banners
Canadian Tire Corp will open more than 100 new Sport Chek sporting goods stores and Atmosphere outdoor gear shops over the next five years, while shutting down 115 unprofitable outlets operated under different banners by its FGL Sports unit. Stand-alone B
Tilly’s Reports Q1 Sales Rose 16.1 Percent
Tilly’s, Inc. reported total net sales for the first quarter ended April 28, reached $96.5 million, an increase of 16.1 percent. Comparable store sales, which include e-commerce sales, increased 4.3 percent. E-commerce sales increased 31 percent to
Russ Hammer Named Brown Shoe’s CFO, Mark Hood Resigns
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. announced that Russ Hammer has been named chief financial officer of the company, replacing Mark Hood as of June 11. Hood will assist with the transition of duties…
Nike to Sponsor University of Alabama-Huntsville
The University of Alabama-Huntsville Department of Athletics has entered into a four-year agreement that makes Nike the official supplier of the school's athletic wear beginning with the 2012-2013 academic year. Adidas had been the university's
Crocs Marks 10th Anniversary with New Campaign
Crocs, Inc. launched its “Crocs Around the World” campaign to mark its 10th anniversary and evolution from a maker of a single, iconic clog to a global lifestyle brand that has sold more than 200 million pairs in 90 countries…
Vans Goes Direct in Sweden and Denmark
Vans will take ownership of its distribution in key Scandinavian markets to reinforce its presence and impact across the region. The brand will fully own its distribution in Sweden and Denmark starting with the Fall 2012 product lines…
Sturm, Ruger Resumes Normal Acceptance of Orders
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR), announced that it has resumed the normal acceptance of orders from its independent wholesale distributors…
Retail Vancancies Declined in 2012
Cassidy Turley, a leading commercial real estate services provider in the U.S., reports the first vacancy declines for the U.S. retail sector in five years as the market's recovery gains momentum…
Adidas Accuses Former Reebok India Managers of Fraud
Reebok India, owned by Adidas, lodged a police complaint against two former top executives accusing them of fraud that had led the company to lose Rs 870 crore ($157 million). Adidas alleged that Subhinder Singh Prem, Reebok India's former managing d
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