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DSW Follows Zumiez Lead…

DSW Inc. reported net sales for the first quarter increased 12.8% to $357.0 million compared with $316.5 million for the thirteen-week first quarter ended April 29, 2006. Same-store sales decreased 3.6% for the comparable thirteen-week period versus an in

Coll Pacific Fiscal Q3 Driven by Organic Growth…

Collegiate Pacific Inc. reported third quarter sales grew 6.4% to $63.2 million, primarily attributable to a 17% organic growth rate generated by its road sales force and end-of-season basketball uniform deliveries, as well as solid uniform demand from sp

Adams Golf Sees Hybrids and Drivers Set Q1 Pace…

Adams Golf rode the strength of its Hybrid irons in the first quarter as it posted double-digit sales gains which trickled down the income statement to a low-teens gain on the bottom line as well…

Golf Town First Quarter Slows…

Canadian golf specialty retailer Golf Town posted a modest increase in overall sales for the first quarter, but saw a comparable store sales slip in the low-singles foster a widened quarterly loss…

Sport-Haley Q1 Loss Expands Despite 25% Sales Jump

Sport-Haley, Inc. reported a 25% increase in net sales for the third fiscal quarter to $5.3 million from $4.2 million last year. The company did not ship any Top-Flite branded apparel during the third quarter. The net loss for the quarter was $218,000, widening by 15% from a loss of $190,000 last year. Diluted earnings […]

Athlete’s Foot Q1 Comps Slip…

The Athlete's Foot, which is part of NexCen Brands Inc., saw comparable store sales rise 7% worldwide as a 3.5% drop domestically offset a 16% gain internationally. Despite the weak comps domestically, Bob D'Loren, NexCen's president and CE

Walking Company Gains Not Enough for Big Dog…

Big Dog Holdings’ first quarter top line was again lifted by the strong sales results at The Walking Company while the Big Dog Stores were relatively stable from a gross margin dollar standpoint…

Rocky Sees Q1 Profits Decline on Lower Margins

Rocky Brands reported first quarter net sales increased 7.2% to $61.7 million versus net sales of $57.5 million as gains in Work and Hunting categories were offset by declines in the Western business, again due to weakness on the fashion side…

Gregory Parent to be Acquired by BAE Systems…

Armor Holdings, Inc., the parent company to Gregory Mountain Products since January of 2005, has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by BAE Systems, a global company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced defens

Centerstone Adds Ogio to iVendix Client List

CenterStone Technologies, Inc. reported that Ogio, of Bluffdale, Utah, is the newest client to select the company’s iVendix software application. iVendix will provide Ogio with a business-to-business (B2B) online ordering solution for more than 2,000 of t

Neiman Marcus April Comps Inch Up 1.0%

Neiman Marcus, Inc. saw net revenues increase 3.0% for the month of April to $346 million from $335 million during last year's month. Comparable store revenues totaled $339 million, increasing 1.0% from $335 million last year. For the company's

Golf Town Q1 Comps Decline Drives Widened Loss

In the first quarter of fiscal 2007, Canadian golf specialty retailer, Golf Town, saw sales grow 6.3% to CA$31.9 million ($27.3 mm) from CA$30.0 million ($26.0 mm) last year. The growth in sales was attributable to the addition of four new stores in the s

TJX Comps Slip 1.0%

The TJX Companies, Inc. April sales were $1.28 billion, up 2% over the $1.26 billion achieved during the four-week period ended May 6, 2006. For the thirteen weeks ended May 5, 2007, sales reached $4.2 billion, a 7% increase over last year's $3.9 bil