Andrea Guerra, chief executive officer of Luxottica Group S.p.A., while attending the launch event of the Persol INCOGNITO Exhibition at Milan's La Triennale, said that Luxotttica sales were up by roughly 20% during the first quarter. The increases w
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Academy Snowboards Sees U.S. Sales Jump 87% YTD
Academy Snowboards domestic sales are up on a year to date basis of approximately 87% over last year's total domestic sales and domestic same-store-sales are up on a year-to-date basis of 191% over last year's total domestic same-store sales, ac
Sport Chalet’s Levra Joins LASEC Board
Rick Kersenbrock, Craig Levra and Colin Temple have been elected to the board of directors of the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC). Levra is Chairman/CEO of Sport Chalet, Inc. Levra joined Sport Chalet in 1997 and, during his tenure, has led t
Golf Galaxy to Open 11 New Stores in Q1; Five in April
Golf Galaxy, Inc. plans to open five new stores in April. Two of the new stores will open this coming weekend, including one store each in Oklahoma City, Okla., and Syracuse, N.Y. The three remaining stores will open later in the month in Las Vegas; Memph
Kelty Goes Green
Kelty is making two significant “green” moves this season. Kelty will switch to paper derived from sustainable forestry practices for their print catalogs, and will shift to 100%wind power for their Boulder headquarters.
Zumiez March Comps Jump 14.3%
Zumiez Inc. total net sales for the month ended April 1, 2006 increased 37.3% to $18.4 million, compared to $13.4 million for the month ended April 2, 2005. The company's comparable store sales increased 14.3% for the five week period, versus a compa
Nautilus to Close Texas Cardio Manufacturing Facility
Nautilus, Inc. plans to consolidate its domestic manufacturing of cardiovascular equipment in its Tulsa, Okla., plant and close its Tyler, Tex. cardio manufacturing facilities by the end of 2006. The move will create about 50 new positions in Tulsa and br
GSI Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan
GSI Commerce Inc. has adopted a stockholder rights plan. The rights plan is designed to “enhance the board's ability to protect stockholder interests and to ensure that stockholders receive fair treatment in the event any coercive or unfair takeover
OR Celebrates 25 Years; Extends Open Air Demo
Outdoor Retailer announced the 25th Anniversary of Summer Market, which will feature more exhibitors, events and innovations than ever before. Outdoor Retailer Summer Market will also feature the first ever two-day Open Air Demo, where attendees will exp
Mossimo Extends Target Deal
Mossimo, Inc. has amended and restated its license agreement with Target Corporation that extends the license through January 2010…
Cybex Offers Secondary Offering
Cybex International, Inc. has filed a registration statement with the SEC for a proposed public offering of 3.5 million shares of its common stock. Of the total shares expected to be offered, 1.75 million shares would be issued by the company and 1.75 mil
Sporting Goods Industry Vendors Still Reaping Top-Line Benefits of Acquisitions…
While the pace of acquisitions and industry consolidation has slowed from its fever pitch of previous years, Sporting Goods industry vendors are still relying on acquisition-aided growth to post double-digit gains on the top-line. But of the mega-deals o
Easton-Bell Sees Strong Finish to 2005…
Easton-Bell Sports is finally seeing some benefits from its Riddell-Bell integration efforts, just in time to begin the next project – integrating Easton into the business. Since the Easton acquisition occurred after the end of the year, management only
Nautilus Must Pay $350k in ICON Case…
Three and a half years after Icon filed a false-marketing and trademark-infringement lawsuit against Nautilus, a federal judge declared that Nautilus must pay $325,000 in damages after a jury found that Nautilus had infringed on ICON's “Soft Strider”
West Marine Posts Net Loss for 2005…
West Marine, Inc. reported a 1.3% sales increase for the fiscal year to $692.3 million from $683.0 million last year. Comparable store sales decreased 2.2%. For the year, the company posted a net loss of $2.2 million, down from a net income of $25.5 mil
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