SGB Update Footwear

Climbing Continues Growth…

While the rest of the winter market is already bringing out the close-out signs because of the lack of snow, the climbing category seems to be relatively healthy. Most vendors on the floor were surprised by the up-beat nature of the retailers who came by

Sport-Haley Sales Dip Takes Net Income into Red

Sport-Haley, Inc. saw net sales for the fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2006, of $4.2 million, decreasing 5% from $4.4 million for the same period last year. The company saw net income slip to a loss of $221,000 for the quarter from a profit of $

Buck Knives Consolidates in Idaho, Names VPs

When Buck Knives opened their new manufacturing plant in Post Falls, Idaho, two years ago, they maintained their sales and marketing offices in El Cajon, Calif., for continuity. Now, the transition has been completed as all offices are under one roof in I

WSA Attendance Increases in 2007

On the heels of the close of The WSA Show and The Collections at WSA, the company announced participation rose 8% from 34,515 to 37,279. Exhibit space increased 3% from 1,080,500 net square feet to 1,112,000 square feet. The show attracted more than 85%

Eddie Bauer Shareholders Reject Private Equity Bid

Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. announced that, at a special meeting of stockholders, an insufficient number of shares were voted in favor of approving the Company's proposed sale to Eddie B Holding Corp., a company owned by affiliates of Sun Capital Part

Raynor Inducted Into Running USA Hall of Champions

Tom Raynor, chairman and CEO of Fleet Feet, Incorporated, was inducted into the Running USA Hall of Champions at their annual awards dinner in San Diego on Tuesday evening. Raynor was recognized for his leadership, innovation and outstanding contributions

Converse Ends Council of Presidents Lawsuit with License

Converse and representatives from the Council of Presidents, which comprises the leadership of nine historic African-American Fraternities and Sororities, ended a trademark infringement suit filed by the Council in 2003 by entering a into a licensing agre

Retail Ventures Reports 2.8% January Comps Slump

Retail Ventures, Inc. reported sales for the fiscal month of January increased 6.5% to $874.0 million from $820.5 million last year. The company's same store sales decreased 2.8% for the comparative thirteen week period…

Foot Locker Fourth Quarter Sales Slip 0.6%

Foot Locker, Inc. posted a 0.6% decrease in 13-week fourth quarter sales to $1,553 million from $1,564 million in the comparable period last year. For this same 13-week period, comparable store sales decreased 3.4%. For the 52-week period ended January 27

Costco January Comps Climb 2%

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $5.57 billion for the month of January, the five weeks ended February 4, 2007, an increase of 7 percent from $5.21 billion in the same five-week period last year. Comps increased 2% for the month…

Target Four-Week January Comps Increase 5.1%

Target Corporation saw net retail sales for the five weeks ended February 3, 2007 increase 37.3% to $4.896 billion from $3.566 billion for the four-week period last year. For the fiscal year 2006 (comprised of 53 weeks), comparable-store sales increased 3

Saks January Comps Increase 11.4%

Saks Incorporated January 2007 comparable store sales increased 11.4% over the prior year. Comparing four-week January periods sales were $182.8 million compared to $161.5 million, a 13.2% increase…

Kohl’s January Four-Week Comps Increase 8.7%

Kohl's Corporation saw net sales for the five-week fiscal January increase 46.6% to $991.6 million from $676.4 million in the four-week period last year. On a comparable four-week basis, comparable store sales increased 8.7%…

Ross Stores January Comps Increase 2%

Ross Stores, Inc. saw five-week fiscal January net sales grow 38% to $399 million from $289 million in sales for the four-week period last year. The fifth week of the month added approximately $88 million in sales. Same store sales for the copmarable four

Neiman Marcus January Comps Jump 9.8%

Neiman Marcus, Inc. announced preliminary Company-wide revenues for January 2007. In the four-week January period, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodman, increased 9.8%. Total