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Russell Athletic Renews ABCA Sponsorship

Russell Athletic recently renewed a sponsorship contract with the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) to continue as an official sponsor of the ABCA and will be “The Official Sponsor of the ABCA’s Hall of Fame/Coach of the Year Banquet.” The spo

Orange 21 Seizes Counterfeit SPY Product

Orange 21 Inc. and L.A. authorities raided two warehouses and two retail stores in downtown Los Angeles and seized of 20,000 units of counterfeit Spy sunglasses. The total estimated value of the confiscated product is over $1.7 million…

Shoe Pavilion Posts 28% Q3 Sales Jump

Shoe Pavilion, Inc. reported a 28.1% increase in net sales for the third quarter to $31.8 million from $24.8 million for the same period last year. Comparable store net sales for the third quarter increased 3.7%. For the third quarter, the company is expe

Chums and Chisco to Merge

Outdoor industry accessory manufacturers, Chums and Chisco intend to merge, with completion of the process expected to occur in November. The new consolidated company will be headquartered at Chisco’s current Salt Lake facility and warehouse. All manufact

Lands’ End Founder, Gary C. Comer Passes Away at 78

Gary C. Comer, Lands' End founder, noted philanthropist and environmental advocate, died on October 4, 2006 at The University of Chicago Hospital. His love of sailboat racing and his entrepreneurial spirit came together when Comer and five partners i

Mountain High Hosiery Acquired by Creo Capital Partners

Mountain High Hosiery LTD. has been acquired by MHH Acquisition, LLC, an affiliate of Creo Capital Partners, LLC. The purchase price was not disclosed. The current management team will remain in place, supplemented by the newly appointed Chief Executive O

Bon-Ton Sees Comps Inch Up 0.2%

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. saw sales in September increase 211% to $329.4 million from to $105.8 million for the same period last year. The large sales gain can be attributed to a $225.4 million gain from the company's acquisition of the Carson’s store

Ross Stores Posts 6% September Comps Gain

Ross Stores, Inc. posted a 12% increase in September sales to $499 million from $446 million in the same period last year. Comparable store sales for the month rose 6% on top of a 9% gain in the prior year…

Vail Resorts Doubles 2006 Net Income

Vail Resorts, Inc. reported net income for fiscal 2006 of $45.8 million, or $1.19 per diluted share, compared to net income of $23.1 million, or 64 cents per diluted share, for the 2005 fiscal year. Resort revenue, the combination of Mountain and Lodging

West Marine Q3 Sales Up 3.7%

West Marine, Inc. saw sales of $195.6 million for the third quarter, which represents an increase of 3.7% from net sales of $188.6 million for the same period last year. Comparable store sales increased 2.4% in the quarter. Net sales attributable to the c

GSI Commerce Wins Awards from Internet Retailer Magazine

GSI Commerce Inc., was ranked as the leading provider or the runner-up in six of 16 e-commerce applications and services categories based on use among the Top 500 online retailers, according to research published recently by Internet Retailer Magazine…

Scubapro and CPSC Recall Regulators

Scubapro USA, a division of Johnson Outdoors, and the CPSC are recalling about 48,500 MK20 first stage regulators due to potential damage that can be caused during servicing. No injuries or underwater incidents have been reported. Scubapro USA has receive

Hanesbrands Overcomes Sales Dip in 2006…

Hanesbrands Inc., which began operating separately from Sara Lee on Sep. 5, filed with the SEC its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2006.
Net sales of $4.47 billion for the 2006 fiscal year were down 4% from $4.68 billion last