Urban Outfitters Inc. reported its second-quarter sales at stores open at least one year rose 13 percent on growth across all brands. The company posted same-store sales growth of 7 percent at its Anthropologie women's clothing and home accessories c
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PacSun July Comps Slip 4%
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported July net sales decreased 3% at its PacSun stores to $99.1 million from $102.4 million during the same period last year. PacSun same-store sales decreased 4% during the same period…
Grammici Taps ROI for Canadian Distribution
Gramicci is expanding distribution of its outdoor lifestyle apparel brand with the signing of Canadian distributor Recreation Outfitters Inc. (ROI)…
Wal-Mart Reports 3.7% July Comp Gain
Same-store sales in the U.S. rose 3.7% at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Comps rose 3% at the Walmart chain and 7.3% at Sam's Club. Excluding fuel, Sam's Club's comps rose 3%. At Walmart U.S., comps increased in grocery, entertainment and health and
Bon-Ton Comps Inch Up for July
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. saw comparable store sales increase 0.7% in fiscal July compared with the prior year period. Total sales for the four weeks increased 1.8% to $197.9 million compared with $194.3 million for the prior year period…
Warnaco’s Swim Profits Jump in Q2
Warnaco Group reported revenues in its swimwear group, which includes Speedo and Calvin Klein, rose 1.9% in the second quarter, to $81.7 million from $80.2 million. Operating earnings for the segment reached $7.7 million, well above earnings of $937,000 a
Stein Mart July Comps Slide 8.7%
Stein Mart, Inc. saw fiscal July net saes decline 4.6% to $80.6 million from $84.5 million last year as same-store sales slid 8.7%. For the second quarter, net sales were down 5.8% to $311.6 million from $330.7 a year earlier as comps dropped 9.7%. Year-t
Dillard’s Posts 3% Comparable Store Sales Increase for July
Dillard’s, Inc. saw comparable store sales increase 2% in July as net sales grew 3% to $513.8 million from $500.3 million for the year-ago month. Sales for the second quarter decreased 3% to$1.61 billion compared to sales of $1.65 billion last year. Sales
BJ’s Comps Up 16.7%
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. reported that sales for July 2008 increased by 18.9% to $773.2 million from $650.5 million in July 2007. On a comparable club basis, July 2008 sales increased by 16.7%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 9.7%…
ASICS Reports 14.9% Q2 Sales Jump, U.S. Up 6.6%
ASICS Corp. reported that net sales increased 14.9% to ¥65.32 billion ($625.8 mm) for the first quarter ended June 30, up from ¥56.84 billion ($471.2 mm) a year earlier. Net income jumped 22.6% to ¥7.57 billion ($72.6 mm) from ¥6.18 billion ($51.2 mm) las
Aldila Posts Q2 Loss on 23% Sales Decline
Aldila, Inc, reported sales dropped 23% to $13.6 million from $17.6 million. The golf company showed a net loss of $523,000, or 10 cents a share, against net income of $1.7 million, or 30 cents, a year ago…
Performance Outwear Bill Introduced in Senate
Colorado's bipartisan Senators introduced the Recreational Performance Outerwear Apparel Act of 2008 (S. 3439)just before Congress recessed. The bill is a Senate companion to H.R. 6483, introduced last month by Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR).
New Tecnica Exec Will Target Outdoor Retailers in U.S.
Tecnica has hired the former CEO of Salomon Group to bolster its footwear business in the United States in what the Italian company described as the second step of a three-year strategic plan. Jean-Luc Diard, 50, will lead the effort as SVP for business d
Outdoor Marketing Alliance Picks up GoLite
GoLite announced today that it has named Birmingham, Alabama based Outdoor Marketing Alliance (OMA) to manage the company’s sales in the North Central, South Central, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, effective August 1, 2008…
Patogonia Launches “Vote The Environment” Campaign
Patagonia formally launched its Vote The Environment campaign in advance of the presidential election this November 2008. The aggressive three-part campaign asks customers to (1) register to vote, (2) educate themselves on the environmental records of can
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