Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of Champion and Hanes, announced the pricing of its offering of $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 6.375% senior notes due Dec. 15, 2020, at par…
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IMG Signs Exclusive Licensing Agency Agreement with Salt Life
IMG Sports Licensing, a division of IMG Worldwide, announced a multi-year agreement with Salt Life, the beach lifestyle brand, to exclusively manage its U.S. and international trademark licensing program effective immediately…
Stage Stores October Comps Dip 3.5%
Stage Stores, Inc. reported that its total sales for the four week October period ended Oct. 30, 2010 decreased 1.1% to $100 million from $101 million in the prior year four week period ended Oct. 31, 2009. Comparable store sales decreased 3.5%…
Nordstrom Shows 3.4% Rise in October Comps
Nordstrom, Inc. reported a 3.4% increase in same-store sales for the four-week period ended Oct. 30, 2010, compared with the four-week period ended Oct.31, 2009…
Escalade’s Sporting Goods Sales Climb 17% in Q3
Escalade Inc. reported revenues from the Sporting Goods business were up 17% and 12% for the third quarter and nine months of 2010 compared to the same periods last year. Increases in consumer spending, new product development and expanded product placeme
ComScore Reports Q3 OnLine Sales Up 9%
ComScore, Inc. estimated third-quarter e-commerce sales in the United States rose 9% to $32.1 billion in the third quarter versus year ago. That marked the fourth consecutive quarter of positive year-over-year growth following a year of flat or negative g
Marmot Recruits Barkley to Accelerate Brand Growth
Marmot Mountain, LLC has hired Barkley— an independent advertising agency in the U.S.—to assist the outdoor brand in reaching new audiences and to grow the business…
ACE Publishes Annual Fitness Survey
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) announced the top ten fitness trends for 2011. With over 2,700 responses, the findings conclude that consumers have a more positive outlook on the future economy and also realize the importance of taking care of them
Callaway Q3 Losses Expand on Fewer Promotions, Tepid Buying Environment
After posting a small profit in the second quarter on easy year-ago comparisons Callaway Golf crashed back to reality during the third quarter as cash-strapped consumers continued to avoid big ticket purchases…
West Marine Earnings Fall Short in Third Quarter
West Marine third quarter revenues were up 2.6% to $172.5 million versus $168.2 million in the prior-year quarter. Despite the uptick in revenues, earnings slid 14.5% to $7.4 million, or 32 cents a share, from $8.5 million, or 38 cents, in Q3 last year…
Unifi Begins 2011 Fiscal Year On Strong Note
Unifi, Inc., reported net income of $10.2 million, or 17 cents per share, for the company’s fiscal first quarter compared to a net income of $2.5 million, or 4 cents per share, for the prior year quarter. Net sales for the quarter increased $31 mill
Strong Winter and Outdoor Sales Spur Jarden’s Q3 Sales
Jarden Corp. said sales at its Outdoor Solutions segment, which owns Coleman, Campingaz, K2, Marmot, Penn, Rawlings, Shakespeare, Stearns, Volkl and Zoot reached $604.7 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, up 6.9% from the same period a year ago,
The Nielsen Company to Refinance $330M in Debt
The Nielsen Company B.V., owner of the Outdoor Retailer and Interbike trade shows, disclosed plans to refinance debt due 2014 through the issue of $330 million in notes in a private transaction that will lower its interest rates by 100 to 225 basis point
NSSF Promotes Chris Dolnack to Chief Marketing Officer
The National Shooting Sports Foundation has promoted Senior Vice President Chris Dolnack to senior vice president and chief marketing officer, effective immediately…
Head to Sponsor Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
The Head Ski Company has signed on as a major partner in support of Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month…
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