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Bon-Ton’s Comps Decline 1.4%

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.'s total sales for the four weeks ended November 3, decreased 2% to $244.7 million from $249.7 million for the prior year period. Bon-Ton and Carson’s combined comparable store sales for the four weeks decreased 1.4%. Carson’

Pacific Sunwear Sees October Comps Slip; Expects Q3 Net Loss

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. saw a 0.5% increase in fiscal October net sales to $85.3 million from $84.8 million for the same period last year. Total company same-store sales decreased 0.8% during the period with PacSun seeing a 2.3% increase and d

Nordstrom’s October Comps Slide 2.5%

Nordstrom, Inc. said same-store sales in October decreased 2.4%. Total sales reached $625.7 million for four weeks ended November 3, 2007, an increase of 0.5% compared to sales of $622.5 million a year ago…

Head N.V. Sees Q3 Pressure From Winter Sports

Head third quarter net revenues were down 17.1% to €92.8 million ($127.5 mm) primarily due to a 30% decline in winter sports revenues. This decline was partially offset by stronger sales in both racquet sports and diving. Third quarter net profit was down

Gottschalks Comps Drop 3%

Gottschalks Inc. announced that same store sales for the month of October 2007 decreased 3% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 5.7% to $41.7 million from $44.2 million in October…

adidas Sees Strong Q3 Bottom Line Growth on Flat Sales

adidas reports third quarter group revenues grew 3% on a currency-neutral basis driven by sales increases at both adidas and TaylorMade-adidas Golf. Reebok sales, however, declined. Group sales in euro terms declined 0.3% to € 2.94 billion ($4.04 bn) in t

Oakley Shareholders Approve Luxottica Merger

Oakley, Inc. shareholders approved the merger agreement with Luxotitica Group S.p.A. at a special meeting. Following the consummation of the merger, Oakley will become an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Luxottica Group. Based upon the preliminary tall

Grassroots Hires Donaldson as Marketing Coordinator

The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance hired a new marketing coordinator to add to its team in Asheville, NC. Tyler Donaldson joins Grassroots from Third Screen Media, a mobile advertising company based in Boston. Donaldson comes to the group with a background

Golfsmith Q3 Earnings Increase on New Store Expansion

Golfsmith net revenues increased 13.4% to $106.5 million for the third quarter compared with $94.0 million last year. The increase includes contributions from 15 new stores, which were partially offset by a 4.4% decrease in direct revenues and a 0.2% decr

Sports Chalet’s Q2 Profits Tumble 56.5%

Sport Chalet, Inc. reported Q2 sales increased 7% to $97.7 million from $91.3 million a year ago, but same-store sales dropped 2.2%. Net income plunged 56.5% to $739,000, or 5 cents a share, from $1.7 million, or 12 cents, for the same period last year. S

Zumiez October Comps Up 5.1%; Lowers 2007 Guidance

Zumiez Inc. reports that comparable store sales increased 5.1% for fiscal October, on top of a 15.9% comps jump in the same month last year. Total net sales for the four-week period increased 24.6% to $24.7 million from $19.9 million last year. The compan

Heelys Third Quarter Sales and Income Drop

Heelys net sales declined 31.1% for the third quarter of 2007 to $49.9 million compared to net sales of $72.5 million in the corresponding period a year ago. Net income declined 44.1% to $6.6 million, or 24 cents per diluted share versus net income of $11

Cabela’s Income Slips Despite Double Digit Sales Increase

Cabela’s total revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 increased 11.5% to a $546.8 million compared to $490.5 million for the same period last year. Third quarter net income was $13.2 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, compared to $15.0 million,

Camelbak Shifts Away From BPA Bottles

CamelBak is converting its entire line of re-useable water bottles to a new material that is 100% free of bisphenol-A (BPA). CamelBak has teamed with Eastman and the bottles will now be made from Eastman Tritan copolyester…

Ryno Names National Sales Manager

Ryno Ltd. has named Phil Steele as the company's national sales manager. Most recently, Mr. Steele was Vice President of Sales at Official Issue, an athletic apparel manufacturer in Harwood Heights, IL. From 2003 – 2006, he was Chief Operating Offic