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 at the NBA Store are up over 17% versus last year as the regular season enters its final week…
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Timberland Shuts Down Mion and GoLite Footwear Operations
The B.O.S.S. Report, the weekly newsletter produced by The SportsOneSource Group that covers the Bike, Outdoor and Snow Sports market, is reporting this morning that The Timberland Company is in the process of closing down its nascent Miōn and
Escalade to Stop Selling Table Tennis and Billiard Tables to Sears
Escalade Inc. said it will cease supplying table tennis and billiard tables to Sears Holdings in the second half of 2008. Approximately 74% of the sporting goods segment’s sales decline relates to the company's mass-market retail customers who it rep
Alaska Proposing Simpler Fee Policy for Outfitters
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
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
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
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
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
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
Neiman-Marcus Recors Slight Rise in March Comps
Neiman Marcus, Inc. reported comparable store sales rose 0.4% to $425 million for fiscal March. Overall net sales increased 1.8% to $430 million for the month from $423 million last year. In the five-week March period, comparable revenues in the Specialty
Ross Comps Decrease 2% for March
Ross Stores, Inc. saw net sales for March increase 6% to $633 million from $599 million last year. Comparable store sales for the month declined 2% on top of a 6% gain in March 2007…
Saks March Same-Store Sales Fall 2.9%
Saks Inc. said its same-store sales fell 2.9% in March. The luxury retailer said its total sales for the five weeks ended April 5 fell 3% to $276.2 million, from $284.4 million in the prior-year period…
Mountain Hardwear Opens First Store
Mountain Hardwear Inc. opened its first retail store. Located in downtown Portland, Ore. The 3,000-square-foot store showcases the largest selection of Mountain Hardwear apparel and equipment and Montrail footwear in the world…
Man Alive Hires VP and GMM
The Finish Line, Inc. announced that Ernest Brown has been appointed VP and GMM of its Man Alive division. In this role, Brown will be responsible for all product lines, men's and women's apparel and accessories for Man Alive stores and will rep
Costco March Comps Jump 11%
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
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