Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported that total sales for the month ended April 2 were $120.1 million, an increase of 15.7% over total sales of $103.8 million during the same period last year. Total company same-store sales increased 4.8% during th
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March Comps Climb 3.4% at Federated
Federated Department Stores' total sales were $1.359 billion for the five weeks ended April 2, 2005, an increase of 3.4% compared to total sales of $1.314 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's March sales also
PrimaLoft Supports Northern Forest Canoe Trail
PrimaLoft has signed on as a supporter of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail project, a 740-mile water trail which links the watersheds of northern New York, Vermont,
Québec, New Hampshire and Maine…
West Marine Q1 Comps Fall 6.6%; Guidance Lowered
West Marine, Inc. reported that net sales for the fiscal first quarter ended April 2 decreased 2.8% to $125.6 million, compared to net sales of $129.2 million in the year-ago period. Comparable store sales for Q1 decreased 6.6%, compared to strong compara
Callaway Q1 Sales Expected to Fall 17%; Earnings Down 50%
Callaway Golf Company estimates net sales for the first quarter ended March 31 of approximately $300 million with corresponding earnings per diluted share ranging from 26 to 28 cents. Excluding integration charges of approximately 3 cents per diluted shar
Royal Elastics on the L.A.M.B. with New Licensing Deal…
Royal Elastics, a wholly owned subsidiary of K-Swiss, Inc., has inked a long term partnership with singer Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B. label to launch a new line of footwear. L.A.M.B. apparel and accessories were launched in Fall 2003 by the No Doubt sin
The Buckle Completes Stock Buy-Back From Founder
The Buckle has completed its stock buy-back with Daniel J. Hirschfeld, founder and Chairman. On March 24, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase a total of 3,000,000 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock from Mr. Hirschfel
Former Brooks Sports Chairman Moves Back to Retail
Dry Ice, Inc., a specialty retailer of home furnishings for teens, has named retail veteran Ann Iverson as acting Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Iverson recently led the growth and expansion of the Brooks Sports as Chairman of the Board.
NRF Voices Sarbanes-Oxley Concerns to SEC
The National Retail Federation has submitted comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404, encouraging the SEC to review lessons learned from the past year of SOX implementation. Members of NRF's Inte
NRF: Retailers Oppose Commerce Dept. Proposal on Chinese Imports
The National Retail Federation said it opposed plans announced by the Commerce Department to consider new “safeguards” limits on textile and apparel imports from China. “Safeguards quotas simply are not warranted,” NRF Vice President and International Tr
Zumiez is Firing on All Cylinders as IPO Approaches…
Zumiez, Inc. filed its amended S-1 last week as the Seattle-based action sports retailer prepares to enter the public market this spring. Based on the company’s most recent results, management has read all the right books about dressing yourself up for t
Thule Acquires Division of Sportworks…
Thule has signed a letter of intent to acquire the Quick-load Bike Racks division of Sportworks Northwest, Inc. Thule will acquire the Quick-load Bike Racks' assets, including all tooling trademarks, patents, and customer lists from Sportworks and wi
Denny, Koenen, and Steere Promoted to VP Positions at Timberland
The Timberland Company announced the promotions of Keith Denny to vice president, global product management, boot, Rob Koenen to vice president, global product management, men's and kid's suburban, and Jay Steere to vice president, global produc
SIA Reports 2006 Show Already a Sell-Out
SnowSports Industries America that the SIA.06 SnowSports Show is officially sold out for the second year in a row. SIA.06 will take place at Mandalay Bay Convention Center for the fourth straight year, January 23-26, 2006. To date over 320,000 square feet
Cloudveil Taps Marmot and Camelbak for Two Key Hires
Cloudveil announced the hiring of two key personnel, John Rounds to the role of Director of North American Sales and
Ali Levy to the newly created position of Retail merchandising Coordinator. Rounds, formerly the National Sales Manager Recreational Divis