Dick’s Sporting Goods Again Hikes Guidance on Strong Third Quarter
Riding higher comps and margins, Dick's Sporting Goods’ earnings, excluding one-time items, climbed 38% in the third quarter to $26.7 million, or 22 cents. The sporting goods giant beat its prior guidance and raised its earnings forecasts for t
FansEdge Parent Online Sales Drive Q3 Top Line
Dreams, Inc., which owns Fansedge.com, reported net sales for the fiscal third quarter ended Sept. 30 were up 30.0% to $19.8 million from $15.2 million a year ago…
Phoenix Footwear Q3 Sales Slide
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. lost $1.1 million, or 14 cents a share, in the third quarter versus earnings of $60,000, or 1 cent, in the year-ago quarter. Revenues slid 10.9% to $4.9 million. Sales were down 9% for the Trotters brand and off 6% at Softwalk
Geox’s Q3 Revenues, Earnings Rise
Italian shoemaker Geox SpA's sales rose 4.1% in the third quarter to €310.0 million ($419 mm). Net earnings increased 4.2% to €34.5 million ($47 mm)…
Bearpaw Responds to Deckers’ Ugg Suit — Kind Of
Bearpaw Footwear responded to the Deckers Outdoors lawsuit charging the brand with copying the designs of its Ugg brand. Bearpaw said the Deckers suit has only come about due to the “momentum” the company is experiencing in the marketplace and defended th
TapouT Parent Acquires Sinister
Authentic Brands Group, which recently acquired the Tapout brand, has purchased Sinister, an apparel and accessories company with origins in the mixed martial arts space…
Aldila Acquires Victory Archery
Aldila, Inc., the golf equipment company, signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire the assets of the Victory arrow business from Miramar Strategic Ventures, LLC in a cash and stock transaction targeted to close by Dec. 31, 2010…
Orange 21 Narrows Q3 Loss
Orange 21 Inc., the parent of the O’Neill and Spy Optic, reported Q3 sales decreased 6.3% in the quarter ended Sept. 30, to $8.2 million from $8.8 million a year ago…
NRF: Gift Cards Could Make Come Back As Consumers Spend More Freely
Gift cards could enjoy resurgence this year as consumers shift their gaze from heavily discounted merchandise back to America's favorite gift, according to NRF’s 2010 Gift Card Consumer Intentions and Actions survey…
Exceed Grows Q3 Sales, Doubles Profits
Exceed Company Ltd., which owns the “Xidelong” sportswear brand from China, reported revenue jumped 25.8% to RMB832.4 million ($124 mm) in the third quarter versus the third quarter last year…
Qatar Football Federation and Nike Sign Sponsorship Deal
Qatar Football Association President HE Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani announced a new sponsorship agreement with Nike Inc. to become the official national team kit supplier…
Gramicci Appoints Director Of Design and Sales Director
Gramicci hired James Sowins as director of design. Both men's and women's design teams along with the technical design team will report directly to Sowins. Paul Cronin has also been hired as a VP and sales director, managing all U.S. and Interna
Signature Eyewear Expands Into Footwear and Accessories
In a strategic expansion, Signature Eyewear, Inc. established a new division, Signature Fashion Group, to focus on women's footwear and fashion accessories…
Finish Line to Offer Web-Only Thanksgiving Day Deals
Finish Line is introducing Thanksgiving Day discounts on its finishline.com home page. Finish Line plans to send customers e-mails about the deals and will also alert its Twitter followers and Facebook fans when deals become live…
Skechers Signs Kim Kardashian as Endorser
Skechers USA said reality TV star Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner, her mother, will be the faces of the campaign which launches in 2011 and includes multiple mediums of advertising, in-store and social media, as well as a “Shaping Up With The Kardashians”