Category: Outdoor

Alaska Proposing Simpler Fee Policy for Outfitters

April 12, 2008 SGB Update

Outfitters and guides doing business on the Tongass and Chugach national forests in Alaska will soon get to review and comment on a new polcy that will set their fees. The policy is in response to a 1997 U.S. District Court rulkng that directed the Alaska

Massey’s Adds Fourth Location in New Orleans

April 12, 2008 SGB Update

Massey’s Professional Outfitters celebrated the grand opening of their fourth location in the heart of Katrina-ravaged New Orleans. The store is in a restored 28,000-square-foot 1907 warehouse which had sat vacant since it was abandoned and flooded under

Teva Opens Mountain Games to Amateurs

April 12, 2008 SGB Update

The Teva Mountain Games, billed as the nation's largest outdoor adventure sports festival, has added an amateur category to the GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge. Launched in 2007, the GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge is a grueling two-day test of athle

Zeal Argues Oakley Bluetooth Patent Invalid

April 12, 2008 SGB Update

Zeal Optics, a manufacturer of athletic eyewear and innovator in lens technology, has requested the U.S. Patent Office to reexamine U.S. Patent No. 7,231,038 entitled “Eyeglasses with Wireless Communication Features” and find it invalid. The request was p

NBA Store and NBAStore.com Expect Strongest Season Ever

April 11, 2008 SGB Update

The NBA Store on Fifth Avenue had its best March ever with a 46% sales increase over last year. Since the beginning of the 2007-08 season, sales are up over 17% versus last year. Online sales at NBAStore.com have also eclipsed all previous records with a

Escalade Sports Sees 14% Decline in Q1 Sales

April 11, 2008 SGB Update

Escalade, Incorporated recorded a 13% decline in first quarter net sales, while switching to a net loss of $0.8 million compared to a gain for the same quarter last year of $1.1 million. Earnings per share for the first quarter was a loss of 7 cents compa

Costco March Comps Jump 11%

April 10, 2008 SGB Executive SGB Update

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $6.57 billion for the five weeks ended April 6, 2008, an increase of 11% from $5.93 billion in the same five-week period last year. For the first thirty-one week year-to-date period, net sales increased 1

Wal-Mart Sees March Comps Increase 1.1%

April 10, 2008 SGB Executive SGB Update

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported that total company net sales increased 7.9% to 36.97 billion for the five-week fiscal March from $34.26 billion last year. Net sales at Wal-Mart Stores increased 5.0% to $23.21 billion from $22.12 billion for the year-ago mo

Gottschalks March Comps Drop 15.4%

April 10, 2008 SGB Executive SGB Update

Gottschalks Inc. same store sales for the month of March decreased 15.4% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 16.6% to $49.1 million compared to $58.9 million in the same period of fiscal 2007. On a year-to-date basis, same store sales

Stein Mart Sales and Comps Hurt by Calendar

April 10, 2008 SGB Executive SGB Update

Stein Mart, Inc reported sales of $138.6 for the five weeks of March, down 14.7%, compared to sales of $162.5 million for the same period a year ago. Same-store sales declined 17.1%. The company said results were affected by calendar changes and urged inv

Bon-Ton March Comps Decline 5.3%

April 10, 2008 SGB Executive SGB Update

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. reported comparable store sales for fiscal March decreased 5.3% compared to the prior year period. Total sales for the five weeks decreased 4.9 % to $274.0 million compared to $288.0 million for the prior year period…

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