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Schutt Sports Reports Monthly Sales Record in July
Schutt Sports, Inc. reports that it had its best sales month since the company was founded in 1918 in July, besting the previous record by 13%. The company attributed its success to the launch of three new products: the ION4D and AiR XP football helmets
Costco July Comps Jump 10% in U.S.
Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a 14% increase in fiscal July net sales to $5.70 billion from $5.02 billion in the same four-week period last year. Comparable store sales at at U.S. stores increased 10% for the period…
Aldila Posts Q2 Loss on 23% Sales Decline
Aldila, Inc, reported sales dropped 23% to $13.6 million from $17.6 million. The golf company showed a net loss of $523,000, or 10 cents a share, against net income of $1.7 million, or 30 cents, a year ago…
ASICS Reports 14.9% Q2 Sales Jump, U.S. Up 6.6%
ASICS Corp. reported that net sales increased 14.9% to ¥65.32 billion ($625.8 mm) for the first quarter ended June 30, up from ¥56.84 billion ($471.2 mm) a year earlier. Net income jumped 22.6% to ¥7.57 billion ($72.6 mm) from ¥6.18 billion ($51.2 mm) las
Patogonia Launches “Vote The Environment” Campaign
Patagonia formally launched its Vote The Environment campaign in advance of the presidential election this November 2008. The aggressive three-part campaign asks customers to (1) register to vote, (2) educate themselves on the environmental records of can
Ecco Launches Biom Running Shoes
In a nod to the growing ‘barefoot running” movement based on natural motion, Ecco is introducing Biom, a collection of performance road and trail running shoes that the company hails as “category-changing running product.”…
Meryvn’s Gains DIP Financing
Mervyns has received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for $465 million in interim financing after the department store chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week. Mervyns says the financing will be used to continue operations and to
Finish Line Expands Headquarters
The Finish Line, Inc. plans to expand its operations in Indianopolis, including adding more than 180 new jobs over the next five years. It plans to invest more than $34 million, which covers the expansion of its approximate 800,000 square-foot national di
Big 5 Q2 Profits Plummet on Continued Sales Weakness
Big 5 Sporting Goods reported Q2 revenues fell 4% to $209 million from $217.8 million a year ago. Same store sales declined 7.6%, primarily due to a mid-single digit decrease in customer traffic and continued weakness in the roller shoe product category.
Nautilus Sees Q2 Loss of $9.6 M in Continuing Operations
Fitness company Nautilus, Inc. revealed a loss from continuing operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 of $9.6 million or 30 cents per diluted share after recording restructuring related and other charges of $6.6 million, or 14 cents per dil
Cabela’s Income Falls in Q2; Credit Card Charge Offs Rise
Cabela's Inc. said profits declined despite a 16.6% increase in total revenues for the second quarter ended June 28. Same stores sales fell 1.6% and financial services revenue declined 6.7% due to an increase in bad debts in the company's credit
Luxottica Sees Strong Growth in Q2 Net Sales
Luxottica Group posted second quarter results with group consolidated sales of €1,354.4 million ($2,126.3 mm), with €583.4 million ($915.9 mm) coming in from wholesale third parties and €771.1 million ($1,210.57 mm) from retail…
Gramicci Names Northeast Rep Agency
Gramicci has added the greenrep.org sales agency for representation in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Delaware. Agency founder and principal Danny Clayton has worked in sales management for Burton Corp. and Oakley and has ex
Far Bank Enterprises Announces Promotions
Far Bank Enterprises, Inc., the parent company of Sage Manufacturing, Redington and RIO Products Inti., Inc., today announced new roles for both President Bruce Kirschner and Vice President Travis Campbell…
Far Bank Enterprises Announces Promotions
Far Bank Enterprises, Inc., the parent company of Sage Manufacturing, Redington and RIO Products Inti., Inc., today announced new roles for both President Bruce Kirschner and Vice President Travis Campbell…
