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Gildan Activewear’s Q1 Earnings Climb 26 Percent

May 11, 2011 SGB Update

Gildan Activewear Inc.'s earnings rose 25.8 percent in the first quarter, to $61.4 million, as sales grew 17.4 percent to $383.2 million. The bottom line benefited from higher net selling prices for activewear and growth in activewear. Sales of activ

Electra Co-Founder and Creative Director Departs

May 11, 2011 SGB Update

Electra Co-Founder and creative director Benno Baenziger is leaving his position at the company this month. He will continue as a shareholder and member of Electra’s board of directors, while exploring new ventures. Benno started Electra in 1993 wit

Johnson Outdoor Recognized for Disruptive Technology

May 11, 2011 SGB Update

Johnson Outdoors has been recognized for its prolific patent development work. The company received the ASTRUM Award, presented by MDB Capital Group to shed light on publicly-traded companies possessing disruptive and market changing intellectual property

Brown Shoe Closing Notes Offering

May 11, 2011 SGB Executive SGB Update

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. has consummated its private placement offering of $200 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.12 percent senior notes due 2019 and the early settlement of its previously announced cash tender offer and consent solicitation wi

SHOT Show to Be Held at Sands Through 2014

May 10, 2011 SGB Update

The National Shooting Sports Foundation, owners of the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, and Reed Exhibitions, producers of the SHOT Show, have reached an agreement with Las Vegas Sands Corp. to present the SHOT Show at the Sands Expo and C

Adams Golf Reports Spike in Q1 Revenues

May 9, 2011 SGB Update

Adams Golf reported record net sales of $30.2 million for the first quarter ended March 31, up 35.0 percent from sales of $22.4 million in the year-ago period. The company recorded net income of $4.0 million for the quarter, up from $1.7 million in Q1 201

Gatorz Impacted by No Fear Bankruptcy

May 9, 2011 SGB Update

Gatorz Inc., the maker of sunglasses, reported revenue decreased in the fourth quarter by $154,569 to $114,970 from the same quarter last year primarily due to product returns from No Fear Retail, Inc., which went into Chapter 11 protection in late Februa

Target Says 13.1 Percent April Comps Disappoint

May 5, 2011 SGB Update

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales reached $4.87 billion in April, an increase of 13.7 percent from the same period a year ago. Comparable-store sales came it at 13.1 percent, but still disappointed executives, who say spending by the d

TJX Comps Climb 5 Percent in First Quarter

May 5, 2011 SGB Update

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended April 30, were $1.7 billion, up 9 percent over the $1.6 billion achieved during the four-week period ended May 1, 2010. Same-store sales increased 5 percent…

Ross Stores April Same-Store Sales Up 10 Percent

May 5, 2011 SGB Update

Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales increased 14 percent to $651 million for the four weeks ended April 30, 2011, up from $570 million a year ago. Comparable store sales for the month increased 10 percent on top of a 3 percent gain in the prior year period..

Primus/Jetboil Infringement Lawsuit Dismissed

May 5, 2011 SGB Update

The United States District Court for the District of Delaware has dismissed with prejudice the case of Jetboil, Inc. v. Fenix Outdoor AB et al, Primus announced. This lawsuit was brought by Jetboil to halt marketing and sales efforts of the Primus EtaSolo

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