Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended August 2, increased 4.7% to $4.56 billion from $4.36 billion. On this same basis, July comparable store sales declined 1.2%…
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Ross Comps Up 6%
Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales for the 13 weeks ended August 2, 2008 were $1.640 billion, a 14% increase over the $1.445 billion in sales reported for the 13 weeks ended August 4, 2007. Comparable store sales for the 13 weeks ended August 2, 2008 rose 6
Implus Footcare Partners with Grangers
Implus Footcare, LLC, has been named the distributor for Grangers aftercare products-the oldest company specializing in waterproofing treatments for fabrics and leather-for the U.S. and Canada…
MISSION Product Names New President
MISSION Product announced the appointment of sports executive Bob Munroe as president. Munroe will oversee all facets of the business including sales, operations and social responsibility…
Costco July Comps Jump 10% in U.S.
Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a 14% increase in fiscal July net sales to $5.70 billion from $5.02 billion in the same four-week period last year. Comparable store sales at at U.S. stores increased 10% for the period…
Deckers Posts 72.8% Q2 Sales Jump, But Teva Write-Down Hurts
Deckers Outdoor Corporation saw company-wide net sales jump 72.8% to $91.1 million versus $52.7 million last year. A write-down of Teva trademarks, however, caused the company to report a net loss of $3.8 million after net income of $2.3 million last year
Schutt Sports Reports Monthly Sales Record in July
Schutt Sports, Inc. reports that it had its best sales month since the company was founded in 1918 in July, besting the previous record by 13%. The company attributed its success to the launch of three new products: the ION4D and AiR XP football helmets
Heelys Sales Continue to Plunge in Second Quarter
Heelys, Inc. reported net sales for the second quarter ended June 30 were $18.2 million compared to net sales of $74.3 million in the corresponding period a year ago. Gross profit was $4.2 million, or 23.0% of net sales, compared to $26.3 million, or 35.4
The Buckle’s July Comps Vault 20.9%
The Buckle, Inc. said comparable store sales jumped 20.9% for the four-week period ended August 2. Net sales increased 28.7% to $57.0 million from $44.3 million a year ago…
Urban Outfitters Comps Up 13%
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
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…
SGMA: Doha Round Meeting Fails
In a statement, the SGMA said that on July 29, after nine days of meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, trade ministers gave up on their efforts to forge a consensus on modalities for the Doha Round agricultural and non-agricultural market access (NAMA) negoti
Twins Enterprise Opens Flagship Store in Boston
Twins Enterprise, Inc. opened the doors of its new flagship company store on famed Newbury Street in Boston. The store, named ’47 for the year in which twin brothers Arthur and Henry D’Angelo founded Twins Enterprise, is located at 286 Newbury Street…
Mizuno Renews USA Volleyball Sponsorship
Mizuno USA has renewed its official sponsorship and supplier agreement with USA Volleyball (USAV). The partnership between Mizuno USA and USA Volleyball that began in 2002…
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