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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
The Buckle October Comps Jump 14.9%
The Buckle, Inc. net sales for the 4-week fiscal month of October increased 20.3% to $50.0 million from net sales of $41.5 million for the prior year 4-week fiscal month ended October 28, 2006. Comparable store net sales increased 14.9%…
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
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
NikeID Studio Opens in London
Nike Inc. opened a new NikeID Studio in its NikeTown store in central London. The store follows the opening of NikeID installations in New York, Paris and Osaka, Japan. The London location features a touch screen in the front window of the store where con
Report: PrAna May Be Sold In Package
PrAna, which is owned by Liz Claiborne, may be sold as a package with three other women's brands: Dana Buchman, Ellen Tracy, Sigrid Olsen, according to a report from Women's Wear Daily. The fashion paper reported that the Regatta division of Hon
Report: Starbucks Exec to Become Converse CMO
Converse is expected to name Geoff Cottrill, VP-global entertainment at Starbucks, as its new chief marketing officer, according to a report from Brandweek. He will replace VP and global marketing director, Dave Maddocks, who left the company over the sum
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,
