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PacSun July Comps Slip 4%

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported July net sales decreased 3% at its PacSun stores to $99.1 million from $102.4 million during the same period last year. PacSun same-store sales decreased 4% during the same period…

Warnaco’s Swim Profits Jump in Q2

Warnaco Group reported revenues in its swimwear group, which includes Speedo and Calvin Klein, rose 1.9% in the second quarter, to $81.7 million from $80.2 million. Operating earnings for the segment reached $7.7 million, well above earnings of $937,000 a

The Buckle’s July Comps Vault 20.9%

The Buckle, Inc. said comparable store sales jumped 20.9% for the four-week period ended August 2. Net sales increased 28.7% to $57.0 million from $44.3 million a year ago…

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…

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

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…

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.”…

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…

New nuun Sales VP to Focus on Specialty

Seattle-based nuun active hydration has appointed Evan Wert into the newly created position of specialty sports sales manager. That puts him in charge of developing, managing and overseeing the specialty channels of Run, Outdoor, Bike, and Snow Sports…