Icebreaker Acquires Germany, Sweden and Norway Distributor
Icebreaker has acquired its distributor in Germany, Sweden and Norway from Bradshaw Taylor Ltd. Maximilian Hofbauer was named General Manager of the new Icebreaker Pure Merino GmbH. The new company will be based in Starnberg, Germany and will begin selli
Nau Donates 10% of Sales to Partners for Change
Nau, a subsidiary of Horny Toad, plans to donate 10% of every sale made through its website, nau.com, to its non-profit Partners For Change. Called “Gifts Of Change,” this initiative aims to raise both awareness of and funds for the work being done by the
Gander Mountain Swings to Third Quarter Profit
Gander Mountain Company reported sales of $269.9 million for the quarter ended Nov. 1, 2008, an increase of 4% over the prior year period. Comparable store sales decreased 6.5%. Net income for the third quarter was $770,000, or 3 cents per share, compared
SGMA Team/Sports Licensing Show Postponed
SGMA and dmg world media announced the postponement of the next SGMA Team Sports Show and the SGMA Sports Licensing Show, tentatively scheduled for June 2009…
Dept. of Interior Changes Rules Regarding Guns in National Parks
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), through the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has announced the final amended version of its changes to rules on carrying of firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges…
West 49 Q3 Comps Increase 2.1%; Net Down
West 49 Inc. reported net sales growth of 4.4% to $61.7 million (U.S. $45.7 million) in the third quarter ended Oct. 25. Comparable store sales increased 2.1% on a consolidated basis, including growth of 0.7% for the West 49 banner. Net income for Canada&
Precor Building Plant in North Carolina
Precor Inc. will invest $26.2 million to build a manufacturing facility in Greensboro, NC that will create 142 jobs during the next three years…
Gottschalks November Comps Fall 13%
Gottschalks Inc. same store sales for the month of November decreased 13.0% from the prior year. Total sales for the four-week period decreased 15.3% to $52.2 million compared to $61.6 million in the same period of fiscal 2007. On a year-to-date basis, wh
Nov. Comps Slide 13% at Macy’s
Macy’s, Inc. reported total sales of $2.33 billion for the four weeks ended Nov. 29, 2008, a decrease of 14.1% compared to total sales of $2.70 billion in the four weeks ended Dec. 1, 2007…
J.C. Penney Reports Nov. Comps Down 12%
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported comparable store sales decreased 11.9% for the four-week period ended Nov. 29, 2008, in line with the company’s guidance for a low-double digit decrease and compared with a 5.4% increase during the same period last year
Rising Dollar Doubles TJX’s November Comps Decline
The TJX Companies, Inc. said sales for the four weeks ending Nov. 29 fell 9% compared to the comparable period last year. Comp stores sales fell 6% when excluding the the impact of “dramatically declining foreign exchange rates.” The company said the mark
Element 21 Golf Expands Distribution
Element 21 Golf Company said ts golf and fishing products are now carried in 450 stores, an increase of 275 stores from year-end (June 30, 2008). The company also said the majority of the Big Box stores locations are coming on board in the 2009 season…
Precor to Open Facility in North Carolina
Precor Inc. will open a new Southeast manufacturing, assembly and distribution facility at Rock Creek Center in Eastern Guilford County in NC. The company, based in Greensboro, NC, will build a 225,000 sq. ft. LEED certified building to accommodate their
PSUN November Comps Drop 10%
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. total sales for the four weeks of fiscal November ended Nov. 29, 2008 were $101.0 million, a decrease of 8% from total PacSun sales of $110.2 million during the same period last year. PacSun same-store sales decreased 1
Stage Stores November Comps Beat Guidance
Stage Stores, Inc. reported that its total sales for the four week November period ended Nov. 29, 2008 decreased 4.8% due in part to the timing of the Thanksgiving weekend. Comparable store sales decreased 8.0% versus an increase of 3.6% last year…
