The Buckle Sees 3.2 Percent Comps Growth in April
The Buckle, Inc. announced that net sales for the four-week fiscal month ended April 28 increased 3.2 percent to $71.6 million from net sales of $69.4 million for the prior year four-week fiscal month ended April 30, 2011. Comparable store net sales, for
Costco’s April Comps Increase 4 Percent
Costco Wholesale Corp. reported comparable store sales rose 4 percent during the month of April. Total sales reached $7.25 billion for the four weeks ended April 29, an increase of seven percent from $6.80 billion during the similar period last year…
Stein Mart April Comps Slip as Retailer Returns to Traditional Pricing Model
Stein Mart, Inc. reported comparable store sales for the four-week period ended April 28 decreased 1.6 percent. Total sales for the period were $95.2 million, a decrease of 0.9 percent. For the first quarter, comparable store sales decreased 0.4 percent a
Skullcandy’s First Quarter Earnings Increase on Strong Sales
Skullcandy Inc. reported that its first quarter net income for the three months ended March 31 rose 6 percent to $1.1 million, or 4 cents per share, from $1 million, or 8 cents per share, last year. Revenue rose 48 percent to $53.3 million from $36 millio
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
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…
Deckers Wins Lawsuits Against Counterfeiters
Deckers Outdoor Corporation announced its victory in two cases against 3,007 Chinese-based counterfeit websites selling counterfeit Ugg Australia products. An Illinois Federal court ordered a permanent injunction against the defendants and awarded Deckers
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
