Kmart Posts $3.22 Billion Loss for 2002
Kmart Corporation reported total sales for the 52 weeks ended January 29, 2003 totaled $30.76 billion, compared with $36.15 billion in fiscal 2001. On a same-store basis, sales declined 10.1% in fiscal 2002 from the previous year. Kmart reported a net l
Converse May Delay IPO
Converse has reportedly canceled a conference call to discuss its planned $86 million Initial Public Offering. The IPO has been delayed to “uncertain global conditions” and stock market uncertainties over the start of the war in Iraq…
Vans Q3 Hit on Skatepark Charge…
It wasn’t long ago that the Vans skateparks represented a revolutionary approach to marketing the brand to the extreme sports crowd. The concept was once the envy of the industry – a marketing concept that pays for itself and eventually becomes a profit
Of Course We’ll Still Buy Shoes…
Consumers may cut back on spending on the traditional “big ticket” items this spring but fewer expect to cut into their Apparel and Footwear purchases…
Wilson Exec Nabbed for eBay Sales…
Even as eBay attempts to make inroads into the sporting goods market with its close alliance with SGMA International and The Super Show’s Financial Day program, it seems that the online auction “e-tailer” has also given rise to opportunists that sell stol
Rawlings Investor Bolts as K2 Deal Gets Iffy…
Two interesting developments in the K2 / Rawlings acquisition deal last week. On Monday, K2 Chairman and CEO Richard Heckmann confirmed that Rawlings’ Major League Baseball contract is indeed the stumbling block in the acquisition talks between the two c
Cannondale Asset Sale Completed…
Cannondale completed the Section 363 sale of its assets on Friday, enabling the company to emerge from bankruptcy protection within ‘the next several weeks” following the court's anticipated approval of the auction and the subsequent closing of the
Yue Yuen Sees European Shift As Well…
Yue Yuen Industrial Ltd., a subsidiary of manufacturing powerhouse Pou Chen Corp., saw its revenues rise 31% to $611.5 million in its fiscal first quarter, pointing to acquisitions as a driver of revenue growth…
Baseball Express Sees Sales Up 17%…
Online and catalog baseball equipment retailer Baseball Express “racked up sales of $40 million in 2002, up 17% from 2001”, according to president, Pat Cowles…
Galyan’s 2002 Profits Quadruple on 24% Sales Gain
Galyan's Trading Company announced earnings per share on a fully diluted basis were $1.09 per share, on net earnings of $18.7 million for the fiscal year 2002, compared to $0.32 per share on a fully diluted basis, on net earnings of $4.6 million for
G-III 2002 Profits Plunge 84% as Sales Flatten
G-III Group, Ltd. reported net sales for the twelve-month period ended January 31, 2003 were $202.7 million compared to $201.4 million last year. The Company reported net income of $382,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the twelve months ended January
Vans Reports Fiscal Q3 Loss on Flat Sales; Carver and Nagel to Leave
Vans, Inc. announced net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2003 ended March 1, 2003 were $82.1 million compared to $82.2 million in the third quarter of last year. The Company reported a net loss of $9.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share for the qua
Goody’s Posts 2002 Profit on Flat Sales
Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. reported net earnings for the year ended February 1, 2003 were $7.6 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $20.2 million, or $0.62 per share, for fiscal 2001. Total sales for fiscal 2002 were $
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. Updates 2003 Outlook
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. commented on its recent failed bid for Antigua Enterprises, Inc. and also announced that for the 12 months ended December 31, 2003, it expects to generate earnings, after one-time charges related to relocation of the company&#
Hibbett Beats the Street in Q4…
Hibbett Sporting Goods shares were up 6% for the week to close at $24.40 on Friday as the small-market sporting goods operator beat both the Thomson First Call consensus estimate of 40 cents a share and HIBB's prior guidance of 39 cents to 41 cents a
