Dillard’s April Comps Slide 5%; March/April Improves Slightly
Dillard’s, Inc. said merchandise sales for the four weeks ended May 1, 2010 were $406.3 million compared to sales for the four weeks ended May 2, 2009 of $429.3 million…
BJ’s Merchandize Comps Edge up 0.8% in April
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. reported that net sales for April 2010 increased by 9.5% to $787.0 million from $718.7 million in April 2009. Comparable club sales increased by 4.6% for the month of April 2010, including a contribution from sales of gasol
Let’s Go Paddling Scouts Welcome Centers
Let’s Go Paddling, an outreach iniatitive by the paddlesports industry, is recruiting retailers, outfitters and others to open 40 Welcome Centers across the country in its first season. Welcome Centers will be granted access to KayakEducation.com�
NSSF to Award Up to $500,000 to Shooting Ranges
To help public and private shooting facilities jump start their recruitment and retention efforts, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) will be awarding up to $500,000 in grants this year to ranges around the country…
Spyder Hires Akimbo Communications
Spyder Active Sports Inc., has appointed Akimbo Communications to oversee the company’s media relations and social media campaigns. Akimbo owner Kate Gaeir has made a mark helping many outdoor brands cross over into sought-after lifestyle brands by
Under Armour Gets Another Direct Lift in Q1
Under Armour relied on strong direct sales and continued growth in apparel sales to offset a declining footwear business during the fiscal first quarter of 2010…
Snow Sports Sales Grow 4% in ’09/’10 Season
Snowsport Sales for the 2009/2010 season were up 4% over last season, according to the SIA Retail Audit. Snow sport retailers sold $2.94 billion this season compared to $2.82 billion a year ago. Although sales were up in dollars, fewer units were sold thi
Brunswick Proceeds with Caution; Shows Positive First Quarter
With cautious anticipation, Brunswick is looking for a rebound from lackluster numbers the company posted in fiscal 2009…
Chalk it up to Carbon Fiber; Taiwan Sees Major Gains in Bike Exports
Call it the bicycle machine; Taiwan has a well developed industry that designs, builds and distributes a wide array of finished bicycles, bicycle components and related accessories which displayed good form in the first quarter of 2010…
Johnson Outdoors Benefits from Upswing in Consumer Camping
A surge in consumer camping and military sales helped Johnson Outdoors, Inc. overcome sinking paddlesports sales and post nearly 6% sales growth in its key fiscal second quarter ended April 2…
IMBA Raises Nearly $600K for Public Lands Initiative
Just a week after launching the Public Lands Initiative, the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) said that the bicycle industry has pledged $587,000 for the project…
VF Corp. Back on Track in 2010 as First Quarter Profits Jump
VF Corp. saw cost cuts, improved inventory management and a double-digit revival from several key brands drive profit growth in the first quarter versus a year-ago period, when earnings and revenue slid amidst a tough trading environment…
Armstrong Joins Honey Stinger
Lance Armstrong has joined the ownership group at Honey Stinger where he will be collaborating on future product development as well as his endorsement of Honey Stinger energy gels, bars and organic chews…
Iconix Sees Peanuts in Q1
The acquisition of the Peanuts gang of characters by the Iconix Brand Group followed strong numbers in the first quarter…
Callaway Q1 Profits Double on Higher ASPs, Cost Cuts; Inclement Weather Limits… Growth
Inclement weather and a slow recovery from its Europe region curtailed growth for Callaway Golf Co. during the first quarter of fiscal 2010; but cost cuts and improved sell-through helped the company more than double earnings as it enters a second quarter
