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PacSun, Zumiez Comps Fall, The Buckle Remains Strong
Pacific Sunwear of California reported that total PacSun sales for fiscal month of November declined 8% to $101 million versus total sales of $110.2 million in the year ago period. PacSun same-store sales decreased 10% during the same period.
Eddie Bauer, The Walking Company to Carry Ahnu
Ahnu Footwear has formed two new retail partnerships that will send the brand past the 800-retailer milestone in spring 2009. Both The Walking Company and Eddie Bauer will begin carrying Ahnu…
Puma Acquires Stake in Dobotex
Puma AG will take a majority stake in Dutch company Dobotex as of January 1, 2009. In a brief statement, the company, based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, did not indicate the size of the stake or the terms of the deal…
SRAM Cycling Fund Makes First Donation
The SRAM Cycling Fund has made a $200,000 contribution to the Safe Routes to School National Partnership. This is the first award made by SRAM's Cycling Fund that was created on Sept. 30, 2008. During the next five years, the Fund plans to award $10
Adidas Buys Sensor Company
Physic Ventures announced that adidas International, Inc. has acquired Textronics, Inc. a developer of wearable sensors for use in fitness monitoring…
Marc Ecko Looking to Buy MMA Properties
According to iguillotine.com, Marc Ecko Enterprises is the leading bidder for ProElite, Inc., which produces MMA shows and owns the EliteXC MMA brand. The article claims MEE hopes to inherit ProElite’s television contracts with both CBS and Showtime…
Bally Total Fitness Files for Chapter 11
Bally Total Fitness Corporation filed for voluntary Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Bally intends to use the Chapter 11 process to significantly reduce debt from its balance sheet while
Nau Donates 10% of Sales to Partners for Change
Nau, a subsidiary of Horny Toad, plans to donate 10% of every sale made through its website, nau.com, to its non-profit Partners For Change. Called “Gifts Of Change,” this initiative aims to raise both awareness of and funds for the work being done by the
Is This Really Christmas Spirit?
When SportsOneSource reported in late October that adidas planned to cut costs by implementing a hiring freeze and scrubbing plans for year-end parties, the brain trust at Sole Technologies, manufacturers of Etnies, Emerica and eS footwear, among other br
Gander Mountain Swings to Third Quarter Profit
Gander Mountain Company reported sales of $269.9 million for the quarter ended Nov. 1, 2008, an increase of 4% over the prior year period. Comparable store sales decreased 6.5%. Net income for the third quarter was $770,000, or 3 cents per share, compared
Johnson Outdoors Whipsawed by Tough Economy
Johnson Outdoors has suspended dividend payments and will double its cost cutting efforts to prepare for a tough 2009 in the wake of a $51.7 million fourth quarter operating loss…
Burton Relocates Brands to Vermont
Burton has begun transitioning The Program, which includes snowboard brands Forum, Special Blend and Foursquare, from its Irvine, CA offices to Burton’s Vermont headquarters. The company said the transition will be complete by early February and will allo
Flip Skateboards Shifts Distribution Partner
Flip Skateboards, Inc. has finalized a buy-out deal from a long term distribution agreement with Blitz Distribution, Inc. Effective immediately, the company has relocated the sales and distribution of its brand to NHS, Inc., in Santa Cruz, CA…
Billabong Cuts EPS Forecast on Weakening U.S. Sales
Billabong International Limited nearly halved its guidance on EPS growth for fiscal 2008-09 from 12% to 16% EPS growth down to 6% to 10% due to further deterioration in consumer sales, primarily in the U.S. The revised guidance implies full year sales gro
Long Beach Port Delays and Lowers New Container Fee
The Port of Long Beach has announced it will delay until at least July 1, 2009 a fee on 20-foot equivalent containers that was set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2009. Additionally, the port will lower the fee from $15 to $6. The Port of Los Angeles is expecte
