Tag: Supplier

Worth Sports and the NCAA announced that the Worth brand has been selected as the official softball supplier for the NCAA Division I, II, and III softball championships. This exclusive long-term agreement is effective July 1, 2005…

In the January – June 2005 first half, Amer Sports' net sales rose by 3% to €511.0 million ($654.5 mm) versus last year when the company reported sales of €496.5 million ($606.3 mm). The seasonality of the Group’s businesses is clearly in evidence in

Nordstrom reported preliminary sales of $787.2 million for the four-week period ending July 30, 2005, an increase of 5.4% compared to sales of $747.0 million for the four-week period ending July 31, 2004. Same-store sales increased 3.6%…

Urban Outfitters, Inc. announced total company sales for the second quarter ended July 31, 2005 jumped by 34% to a record $253.4 million from $189.5 last year. Second quarter comparable store sales increased 10% on top of a 26% comp increase for Q2 last

Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for the 4-week period ending July 29, 2005 were $15.3 billion, an increase of 10.9% over klast year. July comps increased 4.2%…

Gottschalks Inc. announced that same store sales for the month of July 2005 increased 5.8% from the prior year. Total sales for the month increased 5.1% to $43.5 million compared to total sales of $41.4 million in July 2004. For the year-to-date period, s

Gildan Activewear Inc. reported fiscal third quarter net earnings of U.S. $34.1 million or U.S. 57 cents per share, up respectively 30.2% and 29.5% from the third quarter of last year. Gildan had announced on July 12, 2005 that it expected E.P.S. for the

Dunham announced three new additions to the outdoor performance footwear brand including, Heather Kananowicz as Women’s Casual Product Manager, Silas Beebe as Product Designer II and Scott Spearman as Product Developer. All three associates will be based

adidas-Salomon AG and Reebok International Ltd. have announced that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which adidas-Salomon AG would acquire all of the outstanding shares of Reebok for U.S. $59.00 per share in

Thor•lo hired Greg Henderson and Rob Walker, from the Northeast Trading Group, are its new independent representatives for the states of Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut and Rhode Island. With over 15 years of retail sales experience, Rob and Greg brin

Callaway Golf Company's Board of Directors has appointed George Fellows as President and CEO of the Company, and has also elected Mr. Fellows to serve as a Director. All appointments are effective August 1, 2005. William C. Baker, who has served as i

Cybex International, Inc. announced that the International Council on Active Aging(ICAA) has named its Trazer product as North America's Innovative New Piece of Equipment for active older adults…

Same-store rounds played in the U.S. increased marginally (0.2%) in June 2005 vs. June 2004, based on data from operators at 1,663 golf facilities. That brings the year-to-date total to a deficit of 1.1% vs. last year. The hardest hit region in June was C

It appears that the Wall Street appetite for specialty retail continues as Golf Galaxy, Inc., the 45-door golf specialty retailer based in Minnesota, closed its first day of trading on the NSDAQ exchange with a 32.9% increase in share price. GGXY shares

Golf Galaxy, Inc. on Thursday announced the initial public offering of 3,950,000 shares of its common stock at $14.00 per share. The golf specailty retailer had planned the IPO in the $11 to $13 range. Golf Galaxy has granted the underwriters an option t