The Finish Line, Inc. saw sales climb 9.0% to $282.4 million in its first quarter ended May 29 on a 10.9% comp gain driven by the running and toning categories, increased Internet sales and improved store metrics. Income from continuing operations shot up
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Family Footwear Retailers Bullish on Back Half, but Have Real Estate Concerns
Toning was again the hot topic at the latest round of investor conferences last week. At the Jefferies & Co. Consumer Conference, Mark Lemond, Shoe Carnival's president and CEO, was particularly excited that Nike Free product will be reaching the mid
FFANY: It Wasn’t All About Toning, but Close
While FFANY, held last week at the Hilton in New York City, primarily addresses the dress to casual footwear marketplace, a few other athletic guys worked the trade show. Here, a roundup of a few attending:
Young Consumer Report: Measuring Effectiveness of Brands to Influence Purchases
Sure, they know your brand, but are they buying your brand? That’s the big question posed by The SportsOneSource Group in the 2010 Brand Strength Report as vendors look to measure their return on investment for marketing programs designed to build
Shoe Carnival Sees Q1 Sales, Profits Jump
A 13.1% comp gain combined with improved gross profit margins and controlled expenses resulted in the strongest quarterly earnings performance in Shoe Carnival's history. Led by toning footwear, the comp gain beat guidance in the range of 8% to 9%, a
Running as Fashion: The Reports of My Death are Greatly Exaggerated
Despite some recent reports to the contrary, the running category appears to have lost no momentum thus far in 2010…
Famous Footwear First Quarter Athletic Gets Boost from Toning
Famous Footwear saw sales climb 14% in the first quarter to $363.2 million while operating earnings jumped to $28.2 million from $3 million a year ago…
Consumers Identify Top Non-Negotiable Brands
While larger brands can spend more marketing dollars to build brand awareness and fuel sales growth, consumers have shifted their allegiance to smaller brands and new categories like toning at a high rate over the last year…
Survey on Consumer Commitment to Brands Finds New Winners
While the bigger brands can spend more marketing dollars to build brand awareness and fuel sales growth, consumers have shifted their allegiance to smaller brands and new categories like toning at a great rate over the last year. That observation, among
The Finish Line Swings to Fourth Quarter Profit; Blows Past Wall Street Estimates
The Finish Line’s revenues rose 8.9% to $374.5 million in their fiscal fourth quarter ended February 27, propelled by a 10% same-store sales hike on the strength of the running and toning categories…
DSW, Inc. Swings to Q4 Profit on Double-Digit Comp Store Sales Gain
DSW Inc.’s fourth quarter revenues increased 15.7% to $402.6 million, due in large part to a double-digit increase in comp store sales…
Shoe Carnival Q4 Boosted by Boots and Toning
Sparked by robust demand for boots and toning shoes, Shoe Carnival’s fourth quarter sales climbed 8.8% to $170.8 million on the same 8.8% comp gain. With fewer promotions, earnings reached $2.6 million, or 20 cents a share, rebounding from a loss of
Leonard Armato Becomes CMO and President of Skecher’s Fitness Group
Leonard Armato, former chairman, chief executive and commissioner of the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP), has joined Skechers as chief marketing officer and president of the company's Fitness Group…
Foot Locker Inc. Launches 5-Year Growth Plan
Foot Locker Inc. is betting that a renewed focus on apparel and the overall run category will help it reach its goal of achieving annual sales of $6 billion and net income margin of 5% over the next five years…
Killick Datta Becomes AAFA Board of Directors Chairman
During the 2010 American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) Annual Executive Summit in Washington, D.C., outgoing AAFA Chairperson Carol J. Hochman, President of RHH Capital & Consulting, Inc., turned over the chairmanship of the AAFA Board of Director
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