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Crocs Ups Public Offering to Raise $198 Million

Crocs Inc. filed an amended S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, upping both the number of shares to be offered in the company's IPO and the price per share. The company now will sell 4.95 million shares and the selling stockholders are o

G.I. Joe’s Takes Over a Former Wal-Mart Spot…

G.I. Joe's plans to open a new Kennewick, Wash. store. The opening is scheduled for late April. The Kennewick store, G.I. Joe’s 24th, will utilize 52,000 sq. ft. of the former Wal-Mart store located at 7011 W. Canal St., just off Columbia Center Boul

Yakima Launches Lifetime Warranty

Yakima has created the new “Love It ‘Till You Leave It” limited lifetime warranty. The warranty, which goes into effect on March 1, 2006, covers all Yakima products and accessories for the life of the original owner…

Lafuma Acquires German Equestrian Brand

Lafuma took-over the business activities and main assets of Gerog SCHUMACHER, a German company specialized in equitation clothing. Sales in 2005 for Georg Schumacher totalled €2.2 million ($2.6 mm), 60% of which was achieved in Germany, Austria and Switze

BOB Successfully Relocates to Boise

In an effort to accommodate continued growth of the company, BOB jogging strollers has successfully relocated its entire business operation from San Luis Obispo, CA to Boise, ID. As of January 16, BOB has resumed operations and is again shipping product –

Nautilus Q4 Net Income Plunges on Operational Issues

Nautilus, Inc. reported that net sales increased 6.9% to $181.3 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, compared to $169.6 million for the corresponding period last year. Net income for the quarter plunged to $2.8 million, or 8 cents per diluted

Forzani Acquires Fitness Source

The Forzani Group Ltd. has acquired The Fitness Source Inc. Operating nine retail locations, with annual sales of $20 million, in Ontario, The Fitness Source provides the best in home fitness products as well as commercial exercise equipment and accessori

Costco Comps Climb 9% in January

Costco Wholesale Corporation net sales were $4.12 billion for the month of January, an increase of 12% from $3.67 billion in the prior fiscal year. January comparable store sales increased 9%…

Dillard’s Comps and Sales Up 3% for January

Dillard's, Inc. sales for the month of January were $507,647,000 compared to sales for the same month last year of $491,052,000. Sales increased 3% for the four-week period in both total and comparable stores. Sales for the quarter were $2,338,994,00

Foot Locker Q4 Comps Increase 3.9%; Sales Up 1.8%

Foot Locker, Inc. reported a 1.8% increase in sales for the fourth quarter to $1.56 billion, versus $1.54 billion in the comparable period last year. Comparable store sales increased 3.9% for the quarter. For the 52-week period ended January 28, 2006, sal

C1RCA Names Luther as Marketing Director

Four Star Distribution added Steve Luther to their team as C1RCA Marketing Director. Steve brings a great degree of experience to the position and is excited to work with a brand that is committed to skateboarding. Having worked in the industry for over