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Lululemon Fourth Quarter Profits Soar; Sales Per Square Foot Reaches $1,726
Seeming to only build further momentum, Lululemon Athletica Inc. reported fiscal fourth quarter revenues surged 52.8% to $245.4 million for the 13-week period ended Jan. 30. The increase was driven by a 28% comp gain on a constant-dollar basis, bringing a
L.L. Bean Resumes Growth in Fiscal 2011 as Online Sales Overtake Brick-and-Mortar
Sales grew at L.L. Bean in fiscal 2011 for first time in three years thanks to a 29% jump in sales at the company’s online channel, which overtook brick-and-mortar to become the company’s dominant sales channel…
VF Corp. Rolls Out Five-Year Growth Plan to Add $5 Billion in Revenues
VF Corp. unveiled new five-year financial targets with a goal of adding $5 billion in revenues and $5 in earnings per share growth from 2010 levels. Not surprisingly, its Outdoor & Action Sports coalition is expected to fuel that expansion…
HR 1 Would Gut Conservation Spending
The Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, a coalition of sportsmen’s and conservation groups that includes Ducks Unlimited, the Trust for Public Land and wildlife management agencies, published its Sportsmen’s Priorities Checklist last wee
Birkenstock Expands Advertising Reach for 2011
Birkenstock USA launched its 2011 advertising campaign that will be featured in more publications than at anytime in its history. The extended reach is part of an overall program to pursue additional outdoor and specialty running accounts. The company al
Americans Bought 13.6% More Guns in February
The February 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 963,746 is an increase of 13.6% over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 848,036 from February 2010, according to a recent report…
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Net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 increased 5.3% to $179.9 million from $170.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Comparable store sales increased 4.6%…
Shoe Carnival’s Sales Up 5.3% in Q4
Shoe Carnival, Inc reported net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 increased 5.3% to $179.9 million from $170.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Comparable store sales increased 4.6%…
Jarden Corp. Raises Dividend 5%
Jarden Corporation, which owns Berkley, The Coleman Co., K2, Marmot, Penn, Rawlings, Shakespeare and Volkl brands, increased its dividend by approximately 5%.
Nike Quarterly Profit Misses View on Increased Sourcing Costs
Nike, Inc. reported earnings increased 5.2% in its third quarter ended Feb. 28, but results came in below expectations due to rising costs of oil and cotton. Revenue climbed 7.0% to $5.1 billion and were ahead 8% excluding currency changes. Nike brand fut
MLB Extends Alliance With Victoria’s Secret
Major League Baseball has expanded its exclusive alliance with Victoria's Secret's Pink brand…
TriSports.com Installs Water Harvesting System
TriSports, the triathlon retailer based in Tucson, AZ, completed their massive rainwater harvesting system on the TriSports.com building in the Butterfield Business Park…
Timberland Opens Boston Store
Timberland chose St. Patrick's Day for the grand opening of its new Boston retail location at 201 Newbury Street (at Exeter), bringing the brand's authentic outdoor footwear and apparel to one of the Northeast's premier retail neighborhoods
Sport Chalet Partners with Soles4Souls to Help Japan Quake Victims
Soles4Souls and Sport Chalet have joined forces again to bring shoes to victims of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the Pacific Rim. With more than 500,000 individuals homeless and living in shelters in Japan, the proud and prosperous
FWS to Launch Major National Survey on Hunting
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will soon be conducting the 12th National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation…
