Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. saw HIBB shares fall 13.5% for the week to close at $25.50 on Friday after posting a fiscal first quarter with a very slight decrease in comp store sales that fell short of analysts’ expectations. At issue is some weakness du
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Sports Retailers See Better Softgoods Drive Sales Growth in First Quarter…
The U.S. sports retail business was a bit of a mixed bag in the first quarter as early numbers from the public companies started to come in over the last two weeks. Dick’s Sporting Goods and Big 5 Sporting Goods both posted solid comp store sales gains i
Speedo to Market AVP Volleyball Range
AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AVP, Inc. has inked a three-year licensing agreement with Speedo. As part of the new deal, which runs through 2009, Speedo will manufacture, market and distribute the new “AVP and AVP Pro
March Retail Results Shows Continued Promise in
The reality of a shifting holiday calendar reared its ugly head again in March as the broader retail market saw comp store sales stagnant at the end of the month. The shift of the Easter holiday deeper into April this year robbed
retailers of the opportun
Softgoods Sector Leads the Way in Fourth Quarter…
While acquisitions still played a role in outdoor industry vendors’ fourth quarter results, the deal market has clearly slowed down compared to its frenetic pace last year. Even though there were not as many deals closed
during 2005, the size of many of t
Sporting Goods Industry Vendors Still Reaping Top-Line Benefits of Acquisitions…
While the pace of acquisitions and industry consolidation has slowed from its fever pitch of previous years, Sporting Goods industry vendors are still relying on acquisition-aided growth to post double-digit gains on the top-line. But of the mega-deals o
The Acquisition Environment Heats Up Again…
The pace of acquisitions in the Outdoor, SnowSports, and Action Sports industries appeared to have eased after two years of heavy activity, but just when the tempo seemed to have peaked, a flurry of new deals came through that surpassed what many thought
Back-to-School Sales Again Drift into Fall…
The Back-to-School season for athletic footwear proved to be challenging again this year. Athletic footwear had been running a solid high-single-digit increase all year, but flattened out just as the all-important BTS season began…
Open Air Demo Heads to Willard Bay State Park
With 9,900 acres of fresh water atop the Great Salt Lake flood plain, Willard Bay State Park will act as the official backdrop to OR’s annual Open Air Demo on Wednesday, August 10th. OAD attendees will discover smooth sandy beachfront, ample parking, shel
Summer Market Part II: Outdoor Footwear Gets Wet and Wild…
Summer Market was a feast of emerging footwear innovations from a number of vendors, but two clear directions were evident as companies worked to broaden their base of consumers or extend their brand’s appeal beyond its intended primary use. Much of the
Shock Doctor Appoints New Reps
Jay Turkbas, vice president of sales and marketing for Shock Doctor footbeds, has announced the appointments of two new sales organizations in New England and in California…
Mountainsmith Appoints Pinnacle Outdoor Group to Rep New England
Peter Novak, vice president of sales for Mountainsmith, announced the appointment of the Pinnacle Outdoor Group, including Bob Bruce and Hal Ellms as principal representatives, for the company's New England territory. Effective immediately, Bob and
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