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Stage Stores October Comps Inch Up 0.8 Percent
Stage Stores, Inc. reported sales for October rose 1.9 percent to $102 million from $100 million in the prior year four week period. Comparable store sales increased 0.8 percent…
Costco Boasts 10 Percent Comp Gain in October
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported sales of $7.01 billion for the month of October, an increase of 11 percent from $6.30 billion during the similar four-week period last year. Comparable-stores sales grew 10.0 percent…
Penney’s Comps Slide 2.6 Percent
J.C. Penney reported comparable store sales for the four-week period ended Oct. 29, 2011, decreased 2.6 percent. While sales overall were soft, women's apparel and accessories experienced sales gains in October. Geographically, the southeast was th
Ross’ Comps Rise 5 Percent in October
Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales increased 10 percent to $661 million for the four weeks ended Oct. 29, 2011, up from $600 million in the year-ago period. Comparable store sales for the month grew 5 percent over the prior year…
NASGW Announces Industry Award Winners
Leupold and Stevens, Birchwood Casey, Hornady Manufacturing and Sturm Ruger Company were this year’s Industry Awards recipients from The National Association Of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW)…
Teva Partners With World’s Top Female Kayaker
Teva, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, announced a partnership with top British women's kayaker Claire O'Hara…
VF Corp To Acquire Joint Venture in India
VF Corp. announced that its subsidiary, VF Mauritius, has acquired full ownership of VF Arvind Brands Private Limited, a majority-owned joint venture between VF Mauritius and Arvind Limited formed in 2006 to market VF brands in India…
Jarden Partners with Ironman to Launch Sports Wraps
Jarden Consumer Solutions (JCS) will launch a new line of pain relief products in cooperation with World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), which owns the Ironman Series. The product line will feature heated and cold sports wraps that will help athletes with p
Edwin Watts Golf Acquires Two Golf Shops
Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC announced the acquisition of two new stores in the Midwest, including one store in Kansas City, MO, and one store in Overland Park, KS, which marks the first Edwin Watts Golf Shop to open in the state…
Superfeet’s Roger LaRoche Loses Battle with Cancer
Last week Superfeet Worldwide Inc. lost of one of its longest-employed sales reps, Roger LaRoche (1949 – 2011). LaRoche was part of the Superfeet family for over 20 years, after joining the company as a Northern California rep in the mid-90s…
Mountain Hardwear Announces U.S. Field Sales Team Transition
Mountain Hardwear, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear Company, announced the transition from an agency sales model to an in-house selling organization in the Northeast and Midwest United States and the addition of three new members to
NHL and USA Hockey Launch Come Play Hockey Month
The National Hockey League (NHL) and USA Hockey announced the inaugural Come Play Hockey Month initiative, a nationwide effort designed to increase participation in the sport of ice hockey in the U.S. Come Play Hockey Month is a component of the NHL'
Orange 21’s President to Assume CEO Role
Orange 21, the parent of Spy Optic, said that effective Dec. 15, 2011, Carol Montgomery will join the company’s board of directors, making way for current President Michael Marckx to assume the additional role of CEO…
WTO Rules on China Shoe Dumping Dispute
A World Trade Organization panel largely backed China in a complaint about European Union import duties on Chinese footwear, dealing a partial victory also to European importers and retailers. In a ruling, the panel told the European Union to bring its me
Volcom’s Revenues Climb 7 Percent in Q3
Volcom recorded revenues of €82 million ($116 mm) in the third quarter of 2011, up 7 percent on a comparable basis, according to the third quarter report of its new parent, PPR. North America, which accounts for more than half of Volcom's reven
