Armstrong Tools have won a contract to design and build a mobile tool kit for the United States Army and Marines that meets stringent Berry Amendment “Made in the USA” requirements. Over the five-year, $125 million dollar contract’s life, the companies wi
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Sears Names New Head of Apparel
Sears Holdings Corp. hired Craig M. Israel, formerly president and CEO of Robinson's-May/Meier & Frank, as senior vice president at the corporate level and president of apparel for Sears. He will report to Bruce Johnson, interim CEO of the parent com
Johnson Outdoors Appoints New Tech4o and Eureka! Team
Johnson Outdoors announced the newly organized senior management team that will enable the company to enhance its product development and marketing initiatives. Mark Hrubant was named Eureka!’s brand director and Linda Grebe, formerly Eureka! product dire
Ashworth Names New Product/Sales Manager at Sunice
Ashworth, Inc. announced today that it has named golf-apparel industry veteran Dick Gianferante as Sales/Product Manager for the company’s Montreal-based Sunice Outerwear.
Gianferante had served as Callaway Golf Apparel’s Sales Manager, Green-Grass Sales
Keen Names COO
Keen Inc. named Dave Boeschenstein in the newly formed position of chief operating officer (COO). Boechenstein's key responsibilities will be to identify and implement operational strategies, as well as develop and drive process discipline across all
Bakers Reports 10.4% Comp Gain
Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. comparable store sales increased 10.4% for the five-week period ended July 5. That compares with a decrease of 20.2% for the five-week period ended July 7, 2007. Net sales for June 2008 increased 7.3% to $16.6 million…
Sports Direct Sees Tough Year Ahead
Sports Direct International Plc, the U.K. discount sports retailer, reported a 29.9% slump in full-year underlying earnings. It also said that with current trading conditions the worst it has experienced in a quarter of a century, it does not expect earni
Wal-Mart Comps Rise 5.8% on Strong International Growth
Wal-Mart Store Inc. reported consolidated comparable store sales grew 5.8% for the five weeks ended July 4, not including fuel. The number rose to 6.4% when including fuel sales. The strong organic growth contributed to an 11.5% increase in consolidated s
Dillard’s Five-Week Comps Drop 5%
Dillard's said its comp sales fell 5% in the five-week period ended July 5 on a 4% decline in sales to $593.3 million. The department store retailer said sales were trending above average in the Central region and slightly below average in the Easter
Delta Raises Guidance on 14% Q4 Sales Growth
Delta Apparel, Inc. reported record fourth quarter fiscal 2008 revenue of approximately $105 million, an increase of over 14% from the prior year fourth quarter as sales grew in each of its operating divisions. This results brings full year fiscal 2008 re
June Comps Surge 16% at American Apparel
American Apparel, Inc. reported that for the month of June 2008, sales for stores open for more than twelve months increased 16% over the year-ago period, on a constant currency basis. For the month of June 2007, comparable store sales increased 28%. Ther
BJ’s Wholesale Club Reports June Sales Results
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. today reported that sales for June 2008 increased by 18.8% to $1.05 billion from $887 million in June 2007. On a comparable club basis, sales for June 2008 increased by 16.5%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline worth
Stein Mart, Inc. Reports June 2008 Sales
Stein Mart, Inc. today reported total sales and comparable store sales for the fiscal period(s) ended July 5, 2008.During June, comparable stores sales of ladies' casual sportswear, and ladies' dresses and social occasion were positive, while gi
Target Says .4% Comps Gain Exceeds Expectation
Target Corporation said its net retail sales for the five weeks ended July 5, 2008 increased 6.6% to $5.84 billion from $5.48 billion for the five weeks ended July 7, 2007. On this same basis, June comparable store sales increased 0.4%…
Saks Incorporated Announces June Comparable Store Sales Increase of 1.9%
Retailer Saks Incorporated today announced that owned sales totaled $243.8 million for the five weeks ended July 5, 2008 compared to $237.6 million for the five weeks ended July 7, 2007, a 2.6% increase. Comparable store sales increased 1.9% for the perio
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