The Bon-Ton Stores announced comparable store sales for the four weeks ended August 2, 2003 increased 0.1%. Total sales for the month decreased 0.5% to $38.9 million versus $39.1 million reported for the same period last year.
For the second quarter, tota
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U.S. Ski Areas Break Visits Record in Latest Season
According to the recently-released final 2002/03 Kottke End-of-Season Survey, U.S. ski areas tallied a record 57.6 million skier/snowboarder visits last season. The results post a 0.45% increase over the previous 57.3 million-visit record set in the 2000
Pacific Sunwear to Split Stock Again
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. announced today that the company's board of directors had declared a three-for-two stock split…
Phenix and Bogner Join Forces
Longtime industry associates Phenix skiwear and Bogner of America are teaming up to strengthen both companies. Phenix and Bogner recently signed a service agreement designed to help Phenix cut operational expenses and enhance Bogner’s bottom line…
Prince Appoints New CFO
Prince Sports, Inc. announced the appointment of Dave Evins as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, reporting directly to George Napier, CEO. In addition to being a key part of the senior management team, Evins' scope of responsibili
Forrester Research Sees Online Sales 10% of Total Retail by 2008
While offline retail sales continue to struggle, online retail will grow at a steady 19% year-over-year growth rate, from $95.7 billion in 2003 to $229.9 billion in 2008, according to a new report from Forrester Research, Inc. Most significant, Forrester
Acquisitions Push Escalade’s Q2 Sales Up 55%
Escalade, Incorporated net sales in the second quarter increased 55% to $49.8 million and for the first half increased 59% to $78.9 million when compared the the same periods last year. Sporting goods sales increased 13% to $26.4 million due mainly to the
ICON Granted Stay in Crossbow Ruling
ICON Health & Fitness announced that this morning, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. stayed the injunction issued by the U.S. District Court in Seattle. The injunction, which would have prevented ICON from using the mark “CrossBow
Russell Beats the Street — Again…
Russell Corporation beat street earnings expectations for the seventh straight quarter last week, posting net income of $4.7 million, or 20 cents per share, compared to a loss of $6.1 million, or 19 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Excluding char
K2 Gets the Checkbook Out — Again…
The latest deal to snag Worth Inc., which expands the K2 stable to 16 brands, is a strong complement to the April purchase of Rawlings. Worth should benefit quickly from K2’s manufacturing capabilities, while K2 benefits from Worth’s bat-making prowess..
Reebok to Issue Dividend; Board Will Declassify Over Next Three Years…
Reebok International Ltd. last week said it will declassify its board of directors, reacting to a non-binding resolution offered at its last annual meeting. The company said its board will be declassified over three years as each director’s three-year te
Cancels Hurt Saucony Q2 Sales Results…
Saucony relied on a 500 basis point improvement in gross margin to post a 44% improvement in net income and a 40% increase in diluted EPS in the second quarter. However, the improved bottom line masked issues on the top line as sales for the quarter decr
Big 5 Disappoints Street, But Rolls On…
Shares of Big 5 Sporting Goods fell 11.3% for the week to close at $13.70 on Friday after the retailer fell short of Wall Street expectations for the second quarter. Big 5 posted EPS of 28 cents a share for the second quarter, 2 cents lower than analysts
Nautilus Hopes Court Relief Helps…
The Nautilus Group may have just been thrown a much-needed life preserver as it continues its downward spiral amid higher ad costs and stiff competition. A U.S. District Court in Washington State last week ruled in favor of the maker of the Bowflex machi
Specialty Quick Hits
Schoeller Textiles has changed the name of its ComforTemp; Chip Coe added “President” to his Smartwool title; Dahon bicycles sold a record number of folding bicycles so far this year; Tender Corporation and Adventure Medical Kits have gone one step beyond