Dillard’s Cites Hurricane Impact for September Comp Decline
Dillard's, Inc. reported that sales for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004 were $688,838,000 compared to sales for the five weeks ended October 4, 2003 of $707,723,000. Sales declined 3% for the five-week period on both a total and comparable store
DSW Comps Fall 5.0% in September; RVI Comps Down 7.3%
Retail Ventures, Inc. total sales for the five weeks ended October 2, 2004, decreased 1.1% to $258.5 million from $261.4 million for the five weeks ended October 4, 2003. The company's same store sales decreased 7.3% for the five week period. DSW Sh
Famous Footwear Sees Nice September Gain led by Athletics
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported September retail sales at Famous Footwear increased 8.9% to $104.0 million, compared to $95.5 million for the same period last year. Same-store sales for September were up 4.7%. Athletics increased mid-single digits on a
Wolverine Q3 EPS Jumps 37.5% on 13.2% Sales Increase
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. reported third quarter 2004 revenue totaled $260.9 million, a 13.2% increase over third quarter 2003 revenue of $230.6 million. Earnings per share for Q3 increased 37.5% to 55 cents compared to 40 cents reported for the third qu
True North Adds Marketing Division
Mike Coogan has joined True North Brand Group to open a marketing division within True North aimed at supplying brands in the outdoor, athletic and fashion market segments with a range of marketing programs. In addition to Public Relations, True North now
Redfeather Snowshoes Selects CenterStone Technologies for Online Order Management
CenterStone Technologies, Inc, a Denver-based developer of Web software and services for managing sales orders, announced that Redfeather Snowshoes has selected CenterStone to provide business-to-business sales order management software for its retail cus
Big Agnes Inks Deal to Use Mountain Hardwear Tent Pole System
Big Agnes has joined Mountain Hardwear in accepting an exclusive one-year invitation to use the Atlas Pole System™ by Mountain Hardwear. A collaboration between Mountain Hardwear, tent pole engineer Frank Tehan and Yunan Aluminum, the new tent pole system
Cabela’s to Open SuperStore at Meadowlands
Cabela's Inc. is in negotiations to build one of its large retail stores at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, N.J. The 175,000-square-foot store could open in August, 2007, with construction scheduled to begin in August, 2006…
Winter Feels Good’ Campaign Snags Awards
The “Winter Feels Good” public awareness campaign to promote the health and fitness benefits of snow sports participation has been honored by the Public Relations Society of America (PSRA) and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
Rocky Shoes and Boots Reaffirms Q3 Outlook
Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. anticipates record net sales and record earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2004. For the third quarter of 2004, the Company expects net sales to increase approximately 22% to $50 million and fully dilute
Pacific Hires New VP of Product Development
Pacific Cycle has hired Ellen Johnson as vice president of product development. Johnson is a 20-year veteran of the bicycle industry and spent the last five years as Huffy’s vice president of product management. Prior to Huffy, Johnson worked at Specializ
Interbike’s OutDoor Demo Evolves…
Preliminary reports from Eurobike and the Milan Bicycle show seem to be pointing to an exciting week at Interbike, and as the industry evolves Interbike’s management team has created more opportunities for the show to evolve as well. Each year, the Inter
Interior Appropriations Bill Leaves Little for Recreation…
Senate Interior Appropriation Bill 2840, which handles budget appropriations for various national forests and National Parks, is slated to come up for a vote this week. Several organizations, including the OIA and the Sierra Club, are keeping a close eye
Adopt-A-Crag Surpasses Goal…
The Access Fund's fifth annual nationwide Adopt-a-Crag program surpassed its goal of 89 events around the country. Adopt-a-Crag began in 2000 as part of the Access Fund's 10th anniversary celebration. Since its inception, Adopt-a-Crag has drawn
Golite Expands Licensing Efforts in Bike Market…
Golite has been stepping up their efforts in the bicycle industry, and has inked three new licensing deals for sublimated jerseys for the 2005 product season. The company launched their first cycling apparel line at Interbike 2003, and quickly realized th
