Recreational Equipment, Inc. plans to relocate its store in Niles, Illinois, near Chicago, five miles north to Northbrook in the spring of 2007. The new store will be in North Shore Village at the intersection of Willow Road and Waukegan Road, near Inters
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White Sierra Hires Mountain Sports Group and Sport One Sales
White Sierra hired Mountain Sports Group and Sport One Sales as the company’s new sales representative groups. Richard Brammer of Mountain Sports Group will be responsible for accounts in Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ar
Bon-Ton May Sales Boosted by Carson’s Acquisition
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. posted a 161% increase in net sales for the month of May to $232.3 million from $89.0 million for the same period last year. May sales include $148.5 million from the Carson's stores. Bon-Ton comparable store sales decreased
Wal-Mart Comps Climb 2.0% in May
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the month
ending May 26, 2006, increased to $16.90 billion compared to $15.70 billion last year, a 7.7% increase. Comps for the month increased 2.0%…
Finish Line Q1 Sales Slip 0.8%; Comps Down 7.2%
The Finish Line, Inc. saw net sales decrease 0.8% to $289.0 million for the first quarter from $291.3 million for the same period last year. Total company comparable store net sales for Q1 decreased 7.2%. By concept, Finish Line comparable store net sales
Target May Comps Jump 5.7%
Target Corporation's net retail sales for the four weeks ended May 27, 2006 increased 12.3%to $3.929 billion from $3.500 billion for the four-week period ended May 28, 2005. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 5.7% from fiscal May 20
Ultimate Direction Ramps Up Running Sponsorships
Ultimate Direction will be sponsoring several organizations throughout the next several months to increase its brand awareness and continue its team and individual sponsorship for outstanding players in the running community.
Famous Footwear Operating Earnings Slip; Comps Climb 1.9%
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported a 10.0% increase in net sales to $575.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2006, ended April 29, versus $523.3 million last year. Sales at Famous Footwear were up 4.7 % to $302.3 million for the quarter, from $288.7
Genesco Sales Increase 10% on Strength at Journeys and Journeys Kidz
Genesco Inc. reported Net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 increased 10% to $315 million compared to $286 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2006. Net sales for the Underground Station Group were flat at $40 million. Same store sales fell 3
Crocs Director Resigns from Company
One of the directors of Crocs, Inc., George B. Boedecker, Jr., has provided the company with written notice of his resignation. Boedecker resigned for personal reasons and did not resign because of a disagreement with the Company’s management or on any
Escalade Sports Names EVP – Business Development
Escalade Sports announced a re-organization to better position the sporting goods manufacturer and distributor to compete and continue its development in the marketplace. To spearhead this focus on increasing profitable growth of their 21 brands, Philip J
Morrison Promoted to GM of Cocoon by Design Salt N.A.
Josef Sturm, Founder and President of Cocoon by Design Salt, appointed Sue Morrison as the new General Manager for North America. Morrison will replace GM Randy King who has left Cocoon to explore a new business opportunity…
Everlast Sells Pink Boxing Gloves to Help BCRF
Everlast Worldwide Inc. has partnered with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to champion a critical fundraising effort for cancer research and prevention around the world. Everlast will donate to the BCRF 5% from the sale of every pair of its pink box
Shop.org: Online Sales to Pass $200 Billion in 2006
After passing the $100-billion mark just three years ago, online sales will top $200 billion this year. According to The 2006 State of Retailing Online, the ninth annual Shop.org study conducted by Forrester Research, Inc., of 174 retailers, 2006 online s
First Quarter a Mixed Bag for Sports Retailers…
The U.S. sports retailer business was a bit of a mixed bag in the first quarter as early numbers from the public companies started to come in over the last two weeks. Dick’s Sporting Goods and Big 5 Sporting Goods both posted solid comp store sales gains
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