The Buckle Sees 3.6% increse in December Comps
The Buckle, Inc.'s net sales for the five-week month of December increased 7.2% to $88.8 million from net sales of $82.8 million in the corresponding five-week period ended December 31, 2005. Comparable store net sales increased 3.6% from comparable
JJB Sports Floats Additional Shares
JJB Sports Plc has applied to the Financial Services Authority and the London Stock Exchange plc for 130,740 ordinary shares of 25 pence each to be admitted to the Official List. The company made no mention of how the proceeds would be used…
Black Diamond Hits the Ground Running in 2007
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd. opened a Demo Center in La Grave, France; hired key staff in its marketing department and recognized Colleen Graham Nipkow, BD’s marketing manager, for winning the 2006 Wasatch Outdoor Volunteer Award…
Blizzard Sport USA Opens New Headquarters in New Hampshire
Blizzard Sport USA began operations at its new location at 5 Commerce Avenue, West Lebanon, NH. It is responsible for all Blizzard ski activities in the United States. Blizzard Sport USA is an operating division of the Tecnica Group. Blizzard Sport will b
Zumiez December Comps Climb 11.5%
Zumiez Inc. total net sales for the five-week period ended December 30, 2006 increased 40.5% to $62.5 million, compared to $44.5 million for the five-week period ended December 31, 2005. The company's comparable store sales increased 11.5% for the fi
Garmin Acquires French Distributor
Garmin Ltd. has acquired EME Tec Sat SAS, the exclusive distributor of Garmin's consumer products in France. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to Garmin Ltd. earnings in 2007. Following the acquisition, EME will change its name to Garmin Fr
Van Heusen Licenses Bass Brand
Van Heusen Corporation entered into a licensing agreement with Harbor Footwear Group, Ltd. to market men’s, women’s, and children’s footwear for the Bass brand, including the Weejun and Sunjun brands, world-wide…
NGF: November Rounds Played Increase 1.1%
According to the National Golf Foundation, rounds played in the month of November increased 1.1% on a same-store basis over the same month one year ago. The increase did not materially affect the year-to-date figure which remained at +0.3%. In the Central
OIA Challenges Industry to Offset Carbon Emissions
Outdoor Industry Association challenged to the outdoor industry to offset 10% of its carbon emissions from travel to and from the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Tradeshow. With the support of Outdoor Retailer, Salt Lake Visitors and Convention Bureau, Nat
OR Winter Market Goes Green
Outdoor Retailer is taking new measures to go green, such as the distribution of thousands of new show badges created from recycled paper and the show’s aisle carpet being made of recycled materials – all helping to conserve materials and energy…
Schutt Sports Names Marketing and PR Firms
Schutt Sports tapped Dan Klores Communications, a New York-based public relations and strategic marketing firm; and Carmichael Lynch, a leading advertising agency offering creative development and campaign management services, have been retained to promot
Adams Golf Plans Purchase to Grow Women’s Golf Unlimited…
Adams Golf extended its reach into the women’s side of the golf market last week with the announcement of its planned acquisition of Women’s Golf Unlimited (WGU), which includes the trademarks, internet domain names, and customer lists for the Square Two
American Apparel Finds Backdoor to Public Status…
American Apparel Inc. announced its intentions of effectively ‘going public’ last week as it plans to merge with Endeavor Acquisition Corp., with the deal expected to close during summer 2007. The combined company will operate as American Apparel and is e
Golf Galaxy Q3 Net Loss Widened by Acquisition…
In the third quarter, the soon-to-be acquired retailer Golf Galaxy, Inc. reported its fifteenth consecutive quarter of comparable store sales growth. Unfortunately, costs related with that pending acquisition by Dick’s Sporting Goods caused the company t
Innovative Invests in VO…
VO Gloves, makers of CZiP gloves, has received $2.5 million in new funding from Innovative Distribution. The funding will support VO’s new product line and increase the company’s manufacturing and design capabilities. VO Gloves has plans to develop produc
