Kohl’s April Comps Dip 1.9 Percent
Kohl's Corporation reported that for the four-week month ended April 28, 2012 total sales decreased 1.9 percent and comparable store sales decreased 3.5 percent from the four-week month ended April 30, 2011…
Target’s April Comps Up 1.1 Percent
Target Corp. reported that its April same-store sales rose 1.1 percent compared to the year-ago period. Target’s net retail sales for the four weeks ended April 28 were $4.98 billion, an increase of 2.1 percent from the comparable period last year..
Nike Raises Sustainability Aims
Nike Inc. released its FY10-11 Sustainable Business Performance Summary which introduces its new targets and outlines its progress against key business, labor and environmental goals. The company also discusses the key challenges and its strategy for its
Academy Sports Tops J.D. Power Customer Service Survey
Academy Sports + Outdoors placed first in J.D. Power and Associates' inaugural report measuring the overall sporting goods retailer customer satisfaction experience. Others scoring high across a variety of measures were Hibbett Sports and Play It Aga
Outdoor Industry Volunteers Set to Converge Friday at Marin County Park
The Conservation Alliance and member companies The North Face, Marmot, CamelBak, Clif Bar, and REI will partner Friday May 4 with Marin County Parks to remove invasive plant species from the Terra Linda Sleepy Hollow…
Albany International Spinning off Primaloft in Management Led Buy Out
Albany International Corp. has agreed to sell its PrimaLoft Products business to PrimaLoft, Inc., a company newly formed by the current PrimaLoft management team, in partnership with Prudential Capital Partners L.P., for $38 million, subject to customary
Kenneth Cole 1st-Quarter Loss Narrows
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. reported that net revenues in the first quarter were $116.8 million, versus the year-ago level of $117.5 million. Wholesale revenues were up 3.0 percent to $76.7 million versus the year-ago period…
Warnaco’s Q1 Swim Revenues Sink 9.7 Percent
The Warnaco Group reported revenues in its swimwear group, which includes Speedo, slid 9.7 percent to $91.9 million from $101.7 million a year earlier. Operating income improved slightly, to $14.8 million from $14.1 million…
Lady Foot Locker to Bring Running DJ Mixes to Customers
Lady Foot Locker is teaming up with Rock My Run, a music service for runners, to bring Rock My Runs running DJ mixes to Lady Foot Locker's customers. Members of the Lady Foot Locker VIP program and customers who make in-store purchases nationwide wil
Sturm, Ruger Posts Vibrant Q1 Firearms Growth
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. reported first-quarter revenues climbed 48.9 percent to $112.3 million from $75.4 million. Earnings doubled to $15.5 million, or 79 cents a share, from $7.9 million, or 42 cents, a year ago…
Winmark Corporation Appoints New Director
Winmark Corporation has named Lawrence A. Barbetta to its board of directors. Barbetta is the chief executive officer of eLAB Analytics, a provider of cloud computing based industry-specific business intelligence applications…
K-Swiss Names David Nichols President of K-Swiss Brand
K-Swiss appointed David Nichols as global president of the K-Swiss brand, effective immediately. David Nichols will succeed Steven Nichols, who will remain active in daily company leadership as the chairman of the K-Swiss board of directors and CEO K-Swis
March Golf Rounds Continue Strong
According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds played on a national level were up 29.5 percent in March 2012 over March 2011. The biggest regional jumps came in the Mid Atlantic, New England, East North Central, and West North Central…
Holden Outerwear to Relocate from Portland to Los Angeles
Holden Outerwear plans to move from Portland to Los Angeles. Scheduled to open in early July 2012, the move represents a significant commitment to the brand's long-term strategy of extending Holden from Summit to Sea with a four-season offering…
American Rec Expands Boulder HQ
American Rec, which owns the Kelty, Sierra Designs, Slumberjack and Isis brands, consolidated its local operations and leased a 32,000-square-foot space in Gunbarrel, according to the Daily Camera…
