Goody’s September Comps Rise 7.6%

Goody's Family Clothing reported total sales for the fiscal month of September 2003 of $98.9 million, an increase of 8.2% from total sales of $91.4 million for the fiscal month of September 2002. Comparable store sales for September 2003 increased 7.

Kelty Taps Ross as Backpack Product Manager

Kelty this week tapped Gail Ross as their new Backpack Product Manager. Ross joins Kelty from her post as Director of Development for Mountainsmith and 105 Meridien, and brings nearly 20 years of relevant experience to the position. In her new role, Ross

September Comps Down 1.7% For ShopKo

ShopKo Stores consolidated sales for the five weeks ended October 4, 2003 decreased 1.9 % to $266.8 million from $272.0 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 1.7%…

September Comps At Ross Up 5%

Ross Stores reported sales of $363 million for the five week period ended October 4, 2003, a 16% increase above the $314 million in sales for the five weeks ended October 5, 2002. Comparable store sales for the same period rose 5% on top of a 7% gain in t

Ashworth Opens First Resort Concept Shop

Ashworth is opening its first Resort concept shop at Parisian Riverchase Galleria on October 18th. The shop will feature the latest in multimedia and interactive technology as well as a full selection of Ashworth apparel and Callaway Golf apparel includin

Salomon Looks to Grow Apparel…

Salomon president Jean-Luc Diard said during his presentation last week that his division, which includes Mavic in Cycling, Arc’teryx in Outdoor, Bonfire in Snowboard and Cliché as their European Skateboard line, saw sales “pretty much” double since 1997.

Power Grid Woes Impacts Forzani BTS…

The Forzani Group Ltd., Canada’s largest sporting goods retailer and franchisor, cited fires in the British Colombia Province and power outages in Ontario as main contributors to its flat comparable store sales report for the Back-to-School selling period

Women’s Golf Seeing Pink from Rules…

The rules and costs associated with a company being a publicly-traded entity has claimed another victim, as Women's Golf Unlimited, Inc. announced last week that they have filed Form 15, Certification & Notice of Termination of Registration, with the

CPSC Recalls ParkTool Floor Pump

4,000 ParkTool Professional Floor Pumps have been recalled in an announcement by the CPSC. It was stated that the pump could become over-pressurized “forcing the handle to quickly and unexpectedly rise upward, possibly injuring the user.”

The GoLite Breakaway Series

GoLite will introduce their new Breakaway Series to the bicycle industry at the upcoming Interbike trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 12th – 14th. The product line launch, which includes a full range of packs and apparel, is designed for the road

SIA Expands Winter Trails Program

SnowSports Industries America announced that WINTER TRAILS, a free program that introduces the public to snowshoeing, will expand this year to potentially 100 Nordic Centers that are members of the Cross Country Ski Areas Association…