Saucony, Inc. reported that net income increased 63% to $4.2 million in the first quarter of 2004, compared to $2.6 million in the year-ago period. Diluted earnings per share increased to 58 cents per Class A share and 64 cents per Class B share, compared
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Aldila Swings to Q1 Profit on 50% Sales Increase
Aldila, Inc. reported net sales of $15.3 million and net income of $2.3 million, or 46 cents per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2004. In the comparable 2003 first quarter, ALDA had net sales of $10.2 million and a net loss of $169,000, or thr
Torpedo Sports Q2 Loss Doubles as Sales Cut in Half
Torpedo Sports USA reported unaudited net sales of $1,142,044 and $2,625,053 with net losses of $(1,047,243) and $(1,343,886) for the three and six month fiscal periods ended January 31, 2004, respectively. This compares to net sales of $2,410,629 and $5,
Bite lands LPGA Distribution Deal
Bite Footwear will distribute, through an agreement with Benchmark a.k.a. RMP Athletic, the LPGA’s new apparel line for women. The line bears the LPGA logo and will be available this May…
Cutter and Buck Director Resigns; Bourgeois Exits
Cutter & Buck Inc. has announced the resignation of Mike Brownfield from the company's board of directors. In a letter to Cutter & Buck CEO Fran Conley, Brownfield cited the demands of his work schedule and Board and Committee related travel requirem
Luxottica Q1 Sales Rise 7.9%
Luxottica Group S.p.A. announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. Net sales for the quarter improved by 7.9% to €760.4 million ($949.9 mm). Operating income for the quarter improved 7.9% to €120.1 million ($150.0 mm). Consequently, the operat
Pacific Sunwear Hires New Sourcing Chief
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. has hired C. Joseph Harris to the position of Vice President of Sourcing and Production. Mr. Harris will be responsible for the sourcing and production of all private label merchandise for PacSun and d.e.m.o., which acc
Golf Galaxy Launches Interactive Web Site
Golf Galaxy, the interactive golf superstore has launched its e-commerce web site at m">www.golfgalaxy.com. The interactive online store provides Golf Galaxy customers access to the same superstore selection and prici
Urban Outfitters Ups Guidance; EPS Will Double
Urban Outfitters, Inc., which operates retail stores under the Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters and Free People brands, said that quarter-to-date comparable store sales continue to significantly exceed the sales plan set at the beginning of the year. Q1 C
Foot Locker Wins Footaction’s Hand…
The U.S. Bankruptcy court last week weighed arguments from Footstar, Inc. and the lawyers representing the Unsecured Creditor’s Committee regarding competing bids for the assets of the company’s remaining Footaction stores. Footstar was urging the Court
Reebok Takes a Step Back in First Quarter; Shares Slide on Flat Earnings…
Shares of Reebok International stock fell 9.1% for the week to close at $38.40 on Friday after the company pointed to a tough International business, bankruptcies at Footstar and a large Italian retailer, slower basketball and walking sales, and a branded
Wolverine Sees Upside Across All Brands in First Quarter…
Wolverine World Wide is tapping into the FX rate upside of the European market in its Merrell business while it repositions Sebago and Hush Puppy for accelerated growth. WWW saw revenues for the first quarter increase 17.4% to $224.9 million from $191.5
SIA: Specialty Retailers Continue to See Price Deflation…
SIA released its second-to-last retail audit, which measures key product sales at specialty and chain stores through the end of February 2004. Overall sales for the entire winter sport market increased slightly by 1.4% in dollars to $2.06 billion for Aug
Take a Gander at this IPO…
Gander Mountain came out strong in its Initial Public Offering last week, posting a share price increase of nearly 51% for the week to close at $24.10 on Friday. The IPO was priced at $16 on Wednesday and raised $91.6 million before fees and will clear $
Callaway Posts Profit in Ball Operation in Q1; Top-Flite in the Black Already…
Callaway Golf Company saw shares decline 6.7% to close at $18.01 on Friday on a mix of both good news and bad. But the key issue was the company’s shortfall on the earnings per share line — even after stripping away the Top-Flite impact — as ELY missed