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Bakers Holiday Comps Decrease 5.9%
Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. saw Holiday sales decrease 5.7% to $43.1 million, compared to $45.7 million for the same period last year. Comparable store sales decreased 5.9% compared to a 16.1% decrease last year…
Jarden Vet to Head Sales at Coleman, Stearns
The Coleman Company, Inc. has named a veteran consumer goods executive from its parent company Jarden Corp. as SVP of Sales for the Americas for its Coleman and Stearns brands. Scott Henrikson will report to Interim President and CEO, Sam A. Solomon…
Stage Stores December Comps Slide 7.1%
Stage Stores, Inc. recorded a 3.8% decrease in December sales to $260.3 million from $270.5 million in the prior year period. Comparable store sales for the month decreased 7.1% versus an increase of 2.2% last year…
The Buckle Posts Strong 18.7% December Comps Jump
The Buckle, Inc. saw fiscal December sales jump 22.3% to $108.5 million from net sales of $88.8 million for the prior year period. Comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, increased 18.7%. On a same-week basis, the company said total
Pacific Sunwear Posts 2.8% December Comps Decrease
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported total company sales for fiscal December increased slightly to $234.6 million from $233.5 million last year. PacSun sales increased 4.0% to $213.6 million from $205.4 million last year. By concept, PacSun same-s
Bon-Ton Consolidated December Comps Drop 11.3%
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. reported that net sales for fiscal December decreased 13.0% to $558.2 million compared to $642.0 million for the prior year period. Bon-Ton and Carson’s combined comparable store sales for the five weeks decreased 11.3%. Carson’s
VF Corp. Increases Targets for Growth; Raises 2008 Guidance
VF Corporation is raising its long-term revenue, operating margin and earnings per share growth targets. The company said in a release that its new targets reflect the company’s confidence in its vision and strategies, which have been designed to drive s
GSI Outdoors Names New Sales Director
Rich Weight has been appointed sales director for GSI Outdoors, effective January 15. The announcement was made by Mike Glavin, sales and marketing director for the company. In this new position, Rich will manage the company’s independent sales agency ne
La Jolla Names New Executives
La Jolla Group promoted Erik Forsell to the position of vice president of brand development and Bill Gage to vice president of sales and marketing for Metal Mulisha.Forsell and Gage, who will report to CEO Toby Bost, will be based out of the La Jolla Grou
Woolsey leaves Confluence
A month after Confluence Watersports named a new CEO, the paddling company's top sales and marketing executive has resigned, SportsOneSource has confirmed. Kelley Woolsey, EVP sales and marketing at Confluence Watersports, has resigned. Confluence�
Heelys Opens Office in China
Heelys, Inc. has opened its first representative office located in Qingdao, China. The new office, Heelys’ first company operation outside of the U.S., will serve multiple sourcing functions including quality control, price negotiation, logistics and prod
Kellwood Appoints Chief Marketing Officer
Kellwood has appointed George Sokolowski as vice president of strategy and chief marketing officer. He was most recently managing partner of SkyTop Advisors, a retail marketing advisory group. He succeeds Patrick Burns, who was promoted to group president
Nike ACG Launches Duo-Film Competition
As part of its Sweetspots project, Nike ACG is launching two competitions for film makers and athletes. One offers a chance for the athlete to show off his or her skills on the slopes by submitting their own Sweetspot film; the second offers an opportunit
Vail Promotes Three; Mountain Prez Leave for Intrawest
Vail Resorts, Inc. reported that Bill Jensen, president of Mountain Division, has departed the company for a new opportunity. To replace Jensen, John Garnsey and Blaise Carrig have been promoted to lead the company's Mountain Division. Additionally,
Master Cutlery Licenses Field and Stream Name
The Field & Stream Licenses Company announced today that it has signed a license agreement with Master Cutlery, Inc. of Secaucus, NJ to produce and market a comprehensive collection of Field & Stream branded knives including fixed blade, folders, multi-to
