JJB Sports Sales Decline 23% in Fiscal 2009

Citing poor retail locations and limited growth capability based on prior liabilities, JJB Sports posted retail sales of £361.1 million ($570.2 mm) for the 53 weeks ended Jan. 31, 2010. This represented a 22.6% drop from £466.6 million ($849.7 mm) in the

Stage Stores Sees 2.9% May Comp Decline

Stage Stores, Inc. reported that sales for the four week May period ended May 29, 2010 decreased 0.6% to $116 million from $117 million in the prior year four week period ended May 30, 2009. Comparable store sales decreased 2.9% this year versus a decreas

BJ’s May Comps Up 11.3%

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. sales for May 2010 increased by 11.3% to $871.9 million, from $783.4 million in May 2009. Comparable club sales for May 2010 increased by 6.8%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 3.3%…

GSI Commerce Acquires FetchBack

GSI Commerce Inc. announced its Marketing Services division has acquired FetchBack Inc., a Tempe, Arizona-based provider of retargeting solutions for more than 500 advertisers…

Big 5 SG Hopes to Continue West Coast Storefront Growth

Following up on a promising first quarter that saw the company post its biggest quarterly same-store sales gain since 2006, management for Big 5 Sporting Goods met with investors at the B. Riley & Co. Conference to discuss growth initiatives for the upcom

ACI International Secures Above The Rim Footwear License

Above The Rim (ATR), a performance basketball brand managed by Collective Licensing International (CLI), entered into a five-year licensing agreement with ACI International (ACI) for the brand. ACI will work with ATR on a new collection of performance bas

Everlast Launches Faceback Campaign

Everlast has launched its philanthropic social movement campaign “What Do You Fight For?”. For each contest entry received, Everlast is donating $1 to the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation…