Jarden Lays Out Plans for Transformation of Coleman…

Jarden Corporation, parent company of Coleman, last week hosted an analyst meeting, which focused primarily on the Outdoor Solutions segment and Coleman’s business strategy moving forward. Jarden acquired Coleman just over a year ago, appointing Gary Kie

adidas Sees Growing Momentum in Q3; Lifts 2005 Outlook

adidas Group reported that third quarter net sales increased 8% on a currency-neutral basis with improvements coming from brand adidas in all regions except Europe, where sales remained stable. In euro terms, sales grew 9% to €1.92 billion ($2.35 bn) in 2

Gottschalks Sees October Comps Decline 1.4%

Gottschalks Inc. reported that same-store sales for the month of October 2005 decreased 1.4% from the prior year. Total sales for the month increased 0.4% to $44.0 million from $43.8 million in October 2004. Third quarter of comps decreased 0.5%…

Wal-Mart Gets Gasoline Boost in October; Comps Up 4.3%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for October were up 10.5$ to $23.3 billion, comapred to $21.0 billion in October last year. Comp store sales were up 4.3% for the period, with Wal-Mart stores comping up 3.9% and Sam's Club posting a 6.7% gai

Kohl’s October Comps Rise 6.2%

Kohl's Corporation sales for the month of October increased 16.8% over 2004. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 6.2%. For the year-to-date 2005, total sales were up 14.8% while comparable store sales increased 3.9%…

Ashworth Appoints Outside Director to Board

Ashworth, Inc. announced the appointment of John W. Richardson, a new outside director, to the company's Board.
Mr. Richardson will stand for election at the company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled for March 2006. Mr. Richardson has e

Amer Sports Sees Less Impact from FX Rates…

With the close last week of its deal to acquire Salomon, Amer Sports is touting its own designation as the world’s number one sports equipment company, but now adds more footwear and apparel to its mix of business. Long focused on the hardgoods end of th

Cabela’s Expansion Continues Despite Slowdown…

While the Cabela’s expansion strategy managed to boost overall sales, the company still saw a heavy impact from back-to-back Gulf Coast hurricanes and the ensuing “CNN effect” that kept consumers at home watching TV and away from retail. This effect not o

Thule Posts Strong Third Quarter in North America…

Thule third quarter sales increased 18.5% globally to SEK 864 million ($112.8 mm) compared to SEK 729 mm ($97.4 mm) last year. Thule’s profitability increased with EBITA climbing 12.1% to SEK 120 ($15.7 mm) compared to SEK 107 mm ($14.3 mm) last year. Sal

Garmin Q3 Revenues Increase 30%…

Garmin continues to post strong top line growth while ASP’s for GPS units slowly decline and Garmin sees their margins erode as competition increases. Revenue for the quarter increased 29.8% to $251.3 million from $193.6 last year. The consumer segment po

Rocky Meets Lowered Outlook; EJ Boosts Sales, GM…

Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. got a nice boost in the third quarter from its January 2005 acquisition of EJ Footwear Group. Consolidated net sales for Q3 increased 88.0% to $94.1 million from $50.1 million in the year-ago period. Sale would have been up abo

Confluence Ramps up Production…

Confluence plans to significantly increase its workforce over the next four months by adding manufacturing and middle management positions. The company plans on adding between 200 and 400 employees at its Easley, S.C. facility over the next four months, p

LaCrosse Footwear Moves into New Portland Digs…

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. announced that it has signed a long-term operating lease for a new 145,000 square foot building in Portland, which will house its corporate headquarters and the distribution center for its Danner products. Construction is scheduled