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Heely’s Rolls Through First Quarter in Public Eye…
Heely's, Inc. ended its first quarter as a public company at the same time as it ended its first fiscal year, all the while reporting triple-digit growth for sales and earnings for both periods. Sales grew both within the U.S. and without, with domes
Franklin Sports Underwrites SGMA Show Fees
Access to SGMA Spring Market is extended free of charge to all attendees registering through March 31, thanks to Franklin Sports, which is underwriting this month’s attendee registration fees – a savings of $50 per attendee…
NBA Sees Record All-Star Sales
The NBA said that on-site retail merchandise sales during All-Star 2007 in Las Vegas increased by 54% versus the prior sales record set in Los Angeles in 2004…
Finish Line Continues to See Weakness in Women’s in Fiscal Fourth Quarter…
The Finish Line, Inc. saw overall net sales increase 7.5% to $429.0 million for the fourteen week fourth quarter through February from $399.2 million for last year's thirteen week quarter. Excluding the fourteenth week this year (approximately $24.2
Life Fitness Inks iPod Deal
Life Fitness, a division of Brunswick Corporation, said it plans to offer seamless integration with Apple Inc.’s iPod players in several of its upcoming products…
Nau Open For Business
Nau Inc., an environmentally friendly outdoor apparel company from Portland, is finally open for business. After years of preparation and development, the outdoor company launched its e-commerce Web site last week, and announced plans to open four retail
G-III Apparel Group Prices Secondary Offering
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd., an outerwear and sportswear manufacturer, priced an offering of 4,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $20 per share. Of these shares, 1,621,000 shares will be sold by the company and 2,879,000 shares w
Golf Town Sees 15% Annual Sales Increase
Golf Town saw 2006 sales increase 14.8% to CA$220.1 million ($194.1 mm) from CA$191.7 million ($158.4 mm) last year. The increase was due to the addition of three new stores in 2005 and four new stores in 2006 for a total of 28 as at December 31, 2006 as
Umbro’s U.S. Business Disappoints
Umbro said its U.S. business has underperformed significantly in 2006 due to weakness at Foot Locker. Overall, sales in the U.S. were down 63.1%…
LL Bean Tops $1.5 Billion in Fiscal 2006
L.L.Bean reported record annual net sales of $1.54 billion for the 2006 fiscal year ending February 25, 2007, a 4.6% increase over 2005. E-commerce grew almost 10% and emerged as the company's dominant sales channel for the year. The company also an
The Buckle February Comps Climb 4.5%
The Buckle, Inc. net sales for the four-week fiscal month ended March 3, 2007 increased 10.4% to $37.7 million from net sales of $34.1 million for the prior year four-week fiscal month ended February 25, 2006. Comparable store net sales, for stores open a
Gottschalks February Comps Down 3.6%
Gottschalks Inc. saw February comparable store sales decrease 3.6% compared to the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 3.8% to $42.6 million from $44.3 million in February 2006. The company operated three fewer stores than in the comparable pe
Nordstron Februalry Comps Increase 9.1%
Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $546.6 million for the four-week month ending March 3, 2007, an increase of 9.5% compared to sales of $499.1 million for the four-week period ending February 25, 2006. Same-store sales increased 9.1%…
Gottchalks reports 3.6% February Comp Decline
Gottschalks Inc. announced that same store sales for the month of February 2007 decreased 3.6% compared to the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 3.8% to $42.6 million from $44.3 million in February 2006. The company operated three fewer stor
J. C. Penney DS Comps Slip 0.2% in February
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. department store sales increased 1.6% for the four weeks ended March 3, 2007. Comparable department store sales decreased 0.2%, compared with most recent guidance for sales to be down low-single digits. Comparable department sto
