<p>Michigan's Backcountry North has become the newest retailer member of Grassroots Outdoor Alliance. The company's owners, who are on track to nearly triple retail space in just two years, say the surplus real estate and staycation trends fostered</p>
<p>Perry Ellis reported revenue increased 31 percent in the first quarter to $288.3 million from $220.3 million for the comparable prior year period. Net income increased 37 percent to $15.4 million, or 99 cents a share. The apparel giant increased its fisca</p>
<p>Dick's Sporting Goods saw first quarter sales come in below plan due to heavy rains in key parts of the country, but strong cost controls and higher merchandising margins helped the sporting goods giant beat EPS guidance…</p>
<p>Asics America's fiscal 2011 year sales climbed 12.4 percent, or 19.8 percent in constant currencies, to ¥59.6 billion ($733 mm) for the period ended March 31, clearly making progress on its goal of reaching $1 billion. But Asics Americas region&#8217</p>
<p>Led by a standout performance by Asics America, Asics Corp. reported net income rose 32.7 percent to ¥11.0 billion ($136 mm) in the fiscal year ended March 31. Consolidated sales increased 4.9 percent to ¥235.3 billion ($2.9 bn)…</p>
<p>Powered by a 12.8 percent comp store sales gain and 200 basis points of improvement in gross margins, Foot Locker, Inc. first quarter profits surged 74.1 percent to $94 million, or 60 cents a share, clobbering Wall Street's consensus estimate of 44 c</p>
<p>With brawny sales in the Americas and Europe offsetting some softening in Japan, Mizuno Corp. was able to squeeze out a 0.9 percent gain in revenues to ¥150.0 billion ($1.85 bn) for the fiscal year ended March 31. Revenues increased 2.8 percent in curren</p>
<p>Descente Ltd reported sales for the fiscal year ended March 31 reached ¥75.73 billion ($886 mm), up 0.4 percent from ¥76.02 billion ($819 mm) in the prior fiscal year…</p>
<p>Yonex Company Ltd. reported sales of ¥36.69 billion ($429 mm) for the fiscal year ended March 31, down 0.5 percent from ¥36.87 billion ($397 mm) in the prior fiscal year…</p>
<p>Multi-channel retailer Dreams, Inc. revenues jumped 42.2 percent to $23.5 million in the first quarter from $16.5 million in the year-ago period. E-commerce revenues rose 52 percent to $16.8 million, largely driven by a 61 percent increase in the company&</p>
<p>Paced by robust demand in footwear and apparel, Hibbett Sports, Inc. notched its sixth consecutive quarter of comp store sales increases and its seventh consecutive quarter of earnings increases…</p>
<p>Deckers Outdoor Corporation’s offered top dollar last week to buy Sanuk, one of the few lifestyle brands out there capable of duplicating the success of the Ugg Australia brand…</p>
<p>Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is forecast to level off this month at about the same numbers as last year after nearly 18 months of year-over-year gains, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released b</p>
<p>Led by running footwear, along with women's sport styled sandals, Shoe Carnival’s first quarter sales increased 4.7 percent to $198.5 million….</p>
<p>The Buckle reported strong sales boosted its bottom line for the first quarter ended April 30, but the teen retailer missed on the lofty expectations of many analysts…</p>
