<p>Genesco Inc. reported Journeys net sales increased 13% for Q4 2002 and same-store sales rose 1.0%. Journeys net sales for the year increased 14% to $436 million and same store sales were flat. Underground Station/Jarman Group Q4 sales increased 13% to $4</p>
<p>Variflex, Inc. reported net sales increased 46% for the second fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2003 to $9.9 million. VFLX reported a net loss for the quarter of $670,000 or ($0.15) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1,494,000, or ($0.32) per </p>
<p>Retailer Saks Incorporated announced that comparable store sales for the four weeks ended March 1, 2003 compared to the four weeks ended March 2, 2002 decreased 4.1% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales increased 1.2% for SDSG and </p>
<p>Costco Wholesale Corporation announced net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 increased 8% to $9.92 billion from $9.21 billion during the second quarter of fiscal 2002. Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 decreased 5% to $182.1 milli</p>
<p>Kohl's Corporation reported net income for the fiscal year ended Feb. 1, 2003, increased 29.8% to $643.4 million, or $1.87 per diluted share, compared to $495.7 million, or $1.45 per diluted share for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2002. Net sales</p>
<p>Although females continue to lead males as purchasers<br />
of sports footwear, their lead decreased in 2002, according to data released by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA). For 2002, females purchased 53.1% of all sport footwear compared to 54.7%</p>
<p>TARE7, owner of genetic airwalk skateboarding announced the appointment of Steve “Stix” Nilsen as the national sales manager of the genetic airwalk skateboarding division…</p>
<p>The most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the Sporting Goods CPI Index at 101.6 for January, down 1.6% versus the January 2002 index. The drop was slightly less than the December decline of 1.8%…</p>
<p>U.S. consumers purchased nearly 7% more pairs of athletic footwear in 2002 than in 2001, but the average price paid per pair fell by 4.2%. The result was that total spending rose only 2.5%, according to research by The NPD Group…</p>
<p>Rumors have been flying for weeks about a mysterious “Brand Six” that was about to be added to the stable at GBMI. Speculation ran from GBMI buying an athletic performance brand to acquiring a skate shoe company. A section of their new headquarters in S</p>
<p>Fila Holding S.p.A. reported a 2002 full year net loss of $76.4 million compared with $125.2 million in 2001. Worldwide revenues for the year decreased by 7% to EUR 909.5 million and were flat when expressed in terms of constant exchange rate and continu</p>
<p>Coastcast Corporation reported sales for the year ended December 31, 2002 were $62.4 million vs. $115.5 million in 2001. The 2002 net loss was $10.4 million vs. a loss of $2.3 million in the prior year. Diluted loss per share was ($1.36) vs. ($0.30).</p>
<p>Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported that same store sales increased 14.8% for the comparable four-week period ended March 1, 2003 with PacSun same store sales up 10% and d.e.m.o. same store sales up 49%…</p>
<p>Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported total sales for fiscal 2002 increased 23.6% to $846.4 million. Same-store sales increased 9.7% for the comparable 52 week period ended Feb. 1, 2003. Net income for fiscal 2002 increased 80% to $49.7 million, o</p>
<p>Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), Canada's leading supplier of outdoor gear, just launched a full-featured on-line gearswap called OutdoorGearSwap.com…</p>
