Amer Sports finished its first year with Salomon under its corporate umbrella with relatively strong sales and earnings results, especially when considering the amount of integration and restructuring the company underwent over the past twelve months. How
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Shoe Pavilion Net Income Drops for Q4 and Year…
Shoe Pavilion, Inc. saw fourth quarter net sales increase 38.6% to $40.8 million from $29.5 million last year. Comparable store net sales for the quarter increased 8.6%. Sales from new and relocated stores contributed $10.9 million in the quarter. Gross p
Chelsea FC Shrinks Annual Loss
Chelsea FC plc reduced its fiscal loss 42.9% from £140.4 million ($261.0 mm) last year to £80.2 million ($142.6 mm) this. Turnover increased 2.3% from £146.6m ($272.5 mm) to £150.0m ($266.8 mm). Merchandising increased by 44% from £7.7m ($14.3 mm) to £11.
Coleman Continues Growth Under Jarden…
Coleman’s parent company, Jarden Inc., has been quickly transforming the mass retail outdoor equipment company into a well-funded, higher margin consumer products company that happens to specialize in camping and outdoor gear. Under previous ownership, ma
Callaway Opens Doors to Investors, Clarifies Three-Year Outlook…
Callaway Golf held an investor’s conference last week to update The Street on its progress in the turnaround plan initiated late in 2005. Callaway management delved into fiscal, operational, and international matters, all in an effort to show the investm
Cabela’s Opens First Missouri Store
Cabela's will open its newest destination retail store in Hazelwood, Mo., on Friday, April 13, 2007. The northwest metro St. Louis store is Cabela's first location in Missouri…
Nike Announces Two- for-One Stock Split
Nike, Inc.'s Board of Directors approved a two-for-one split of both Nike Class A and Class B Common shares. The stock split will be in the form of a 100% stock dividend payable on April 2, 2007 to shareholders of record at the close of business Marc
TaylorMade-adidas Golf Sponsor China Golf
TaylorMade-adidas Golf (TMaG) and the China Golf Association (CGA) have signed an agreement naming TMaG as the official partner of the China Golf Association and the Chinese National Team. For the next three years, TMaG will supply China's national t
SSL Adds New Members After Winter Sports Market
Sports Specialists Limited reported a successful Winter Sports Market ’07 with 95% participation from its retailers, on par with last year and over 80 suppliers in attendance. In addition, SSL welcomed three new retailer members including Sportsman Chalet
American Skiing Co. to Sell Mount Snow and Attitash
American Skiing Company has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Mount Snow and Attitash resorts for $73.5 million to Peak Resorts Inc., a resort operator with ski resorts in Missouri, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Ohio. The announce
Stein Mart to Offer DSW Footwear
Stein Mart, Inc. has just completed the transformation of more than 100 of its shoe departments across the nation, including 40 in Florida, and is proud to announce that every Stein Mart in Florida now offers footwear provided exclusively by DSW Shoes. Th
Camelbak Donates Bottle Sale Proceeds to BCM
In a continued effort to give back to the outdoor community, CamelBak dedicated the proceeds of its “Bottle Sales for Change” program to Big City Mountaineers (BCM) at this year’s Winter OR. BCM received $3,600 from sales of the new CamelBak Bottle during
SIA: Specialty Snow Sports Sales Fall in December
Overall Snow Sports sales for both specialty and chain stores were down 3% in dollars to $1.46 billion for the August through December period of 2006, compared to $1.50 billion reported last year, according to the SIA Retail Audit. Unit sales were down 9%
SIA: Chain Snow Sports Sales Remain Flat
Snow Sports sales at chain stores totaled $345.8 million for the August through December period of 2006. Overall sales for both specialty and chain stores were down 3% in dollars to $1.46 billion for the August through December period of 2006, compared to
Shoe Pavilion Q4 Net Drops Despite Sales Gains
Shoe Pavilion, Inc. saw fourth quarter net sales increase 38.6% to $40.8 million from $29.5 million last year. Comparable store net sales for the quarter increased 8.6%. Sales from new and relocated stores contributed $10.9 million in the quarter. Net inc