Johnson Family Extends $18 Per Share Offer

Johnson Outdoors announced that Helen Johnson-Leipold, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Samuel C. Johnson, majority shareholder and director of Johnson Outdoors, are extending their non-binding proposal to acquire the outstanding public shares of

Shave and a Haircut for BackCountryStore.com

BackcountryStore.com has changed its name to Backcountry.com and re-launched with a new fresher look. Other than the name change, it is business as usual at the Heber City, Utah based online retailer. For the past seven years Backcountry.com has been post

Cramer Jumps into P.E. Business with Both Feet…

Cramer Products had to make the decision to either build or sell when it came to its PE products business, but the company’s decision to pursue the latter actually led to an acquisition that supports the first option. Cramer will definitely grow its PE b

Goody’s April Comps Rise 1.8%

Goody's Family Clothing reported total sales for the month of April climbed 5.3% to $100.1 million. Comparable store sales rose 1.8%. First quarter sales increased 7.0% from $283.0 mllion last year to $302.9 million this year. First quarter comps cli

Same Store Sales Decline 0.8% in April at Gottschalks

Gottschalks same store sales for the month of April 2004 decreased 0.8% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 2.0% to $42.1 million from $43.0 million in April 2003. On a year-to-date basis, same store sales increased 4.8 % from the s

April Comps Climb 10.0% at Nordstrom

Nordstrom reported preliminary sales of $491.7 million for the four-week period ending May 1, 2004, an increase of 12.4% compared to sales of $437.5 million for the four-week period ending May 3, 2003. Same-store sales increased 10.0%…

SNL Adds Boeckermann as Newest Account Exec.

SNL Communications has hired Dawn Boeckermann as the company’s newest Account Executive. Boeckermann’s primary focus will be on the action sports market, developing new business and working with existing clients to build and execute strategic public relat

Nike Realigns Regional Managment Teams

Nike is realigning the company's regional management, effective immediately. Eunan McLaughlin, currently vice president of Nike's Asia Pacific region, will become vice president of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, succeeding Frits van

Chain Store SnowSports Sales Up 2.9% for 2004 STD

Overall sales at chain stores were up 2.9% in dollars to $451.8 million for August 2003 through February 2004 as compared to $439.2 million for the same period last season. “This increase in sales can be attributed to healthy gains in apparel accessories