Nordstrom, Inc. reported sales during April slid 0.6% to $600 million from $604 million a year ago. Same-store sales decreased 3.%. First quarter sales of $1.88 billion decreased 3.8% to $1.95 billion and fell 6.5% on a same-store basis…
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Neiman Marcus’s Comps Dip 0.6%
Neiman Marcus, Inc. reported revenues dipped 0.6% during April to $343 million from $346 million. Comps declined 1.9%. Comps in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodman, decreased 3.6%…
Etonic Names VP/GM for Stonefly
Etonic Worldwide has named Russ Curran as VP/general manager for Stonefly USA, a division of Etonic Worldwide, LLC. Curran comes to Stonefly USA with more than 20 years of experience in the footwear industry. He was most recently VP of sales at PSB Shoe G
Heelys’ Revenues Nosedive 73.5%
Heelys, Inc. reported sales tumbled 73.5% for the first quarter of 2008, to $13.1 million from $49.4 million a year ago. The company reported a net loss for the quarter of $1 million, or 4 cents a share, compared to net income of $8.5 million, or 30 cents
Backcountry.com Still Thriving at Liberty Media
The acquisitions of Backcountry.com and Bodybuilder.com helped propel revenue and operating cash flow growth of 113% and 144%, respectively at Liberty Interactive Group's e-commerce group for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, Liberty Media Corporatio
Puma’s U.S. Revenues Drop 14.2% in Q1
Puma said that in the U.S. market, sales were down 14.2% to $134.1 million (86.36 million euros), affected by the continued moderate environment in the mall-based business. Puma also said orders for the U.S. by the end of the quarter were down 20.8%…
Lance’s Bike Shop to Open in Austin this Weekend
Lance Armstrong is expected to celebrate the grand opening for his Mellow Johnny bike shop in downtown Austin, Texas Saturday. The 18,000-square foot store will include locker rooms for commuters, a training facility and a cafe where visitors can sip java
Women’s Sports Foundation Creates Women’s Sports Museum
Women's Sports Foundation opened the Billie Jean King International Women's Sports Center, the world's only museum exhibit and hall of fame dedicated to all women's sports. Inductees for the current year include gymnast Shannon Miller,
InnoVision Headwear Partners with Boa Technology
Toronto-based InnoVision Headwear, Inc. has partnered with Boa Technology to bring its microadjustment technology to headwear. IV Headwear said the system allows wearers to instantly micro-adjust the fit of their headwear when they encounter high winds. T
Golfsmith Q1 Comps Slide 8.4%; Net Loss Expands
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. saw net revenues increase 2.0% to $79.2 million for the first quarter compared with net revenues of $77.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The increase includes net revenues from 13 non-comparable retail
Crocs Profits Plunge Despite 40% Hike in Sales
Crocs Inc.'s net income plunged nearly 70% to $7.6 million in the quarter ended March 31, after excluding a one-time $12.1 million charge for shutting down a factory in Canada. The company said sales increased nearly 40% to $198.5 million thanks larg
Copelands Donate $1 million to Children’s Museum
The Copeland family, former owners of Copeland's Sports and current downtown developers, have made a $1 million donation to the San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum in honor of the late family matriarch Thelma Copeland…
Veltec Names Three New Managers
Veltec Sports has named new product planners for two of its lines and a new marketing manager to coordinate marketing of all of the product lines that Veltec market’s in North America, which include Sidi, Colnago, Descente, SheBeest, Enervit, and Vredeste
American Apparel’s Comp’s Surge 27%
American Apparel, Inc. reported that for the month ending April 30, comparable store increased 27% over the year ago period. For the year-ago period, comps advanced 17%. The company did not provide total sales figures for the month…
Adidas Wins $305 Million Verdict Against Collective Brands
Collective Brands Inc. on Tuesday said a $305 million verdict against the footwear maker and retailer related to an Adidas lawsuit is “excessive and unjustified.” On Monday, a federal jury in Portland has ordered Payless Shoesource Inc. to shell out $304.
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