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Coleman Parent Acquires Pure Fishing
Jarden Corporation has acquired Pure Fishing, Inc., a provider of fishing tackle, lures, rods and reels marketed under the Abu Garcia, Berkley, Mitchell, Stren, Trilene and Gulp names. Pure Fishing had 2006 revenue in excess of $250 million…
Academy Sports and Outdoors Plans Georgia D.C. to Support Southeast Growth
Academy Sports expects to break ground this year on the 750,000-square-foot distribution center in Georgia as it further plots its expansion in the southeast. The distribution center will be Academy's first distribution center outside its Katy, Tex.
Nalgene and Peregrine Part Ways
Thermo Fisher Scientific, manufacturers of Nalgene Outdoor Products, has notified Peregrine Outfitters that their 18-year distribution agreement will end March 5, 2008. Peregrine and Nalgene have worked out a strategy enabling Peregrine to continue to sto
Golf Galaxy Hosts Fourth Annual Women’s Night Event
Golf Galaxy, Inc. will host its fourth annual Women's Night event on Tuesday, April 24, designed to promote and advance the game of golf with the fastest growing segment of the golf market. Last year's event drew more than 9,000 women…
Skechers USA Suit Against Asics Corp. Dismissed
Asics Corporation, the parent company of Asics America, is reporting that Skechers USA Inc. has dropped its trade libel and unfair competition lawsuit against Asics. Based on court papers obtained by Footwear Business, the lawsuit, which was filed in lat
Escalade Sports Posts Sales and Earnings Gains in Q1
Escalade, Incorporated posted revenues in the first quarter of 2007 that were relatively unchanged in total from the same period last year. However, revenues in the Sporting Goods segment increased 3% in the first quarter compared to the same quarter last
Brine Names Brand Manager for Women’s LAX
Brine Corp named Jenny Riitano Levy as the brand manager for Women's Lacrosse and Field Hockey. In this role, Levy will oversee the brand development and marketing of both the women's lacrosse and field hockey lines. She reports directly to Br
Joe’s Officially Launches Revamped Website
Joe's, formerly G.I. Joe's, formerly unveiled its redesigned and reorganized webstore, www.joesports.com. The updated webstore, http://www.joessports.com/, was redesigned by Joe's e-commerce platform provider GSI Commerce, Inc. to reflect i
PacSun March Comps Jump 14.1%; demo Sales Remain Slow
Pacific Sunwear of California total sales for March were $140.3 million, an increase of 17.6% over total sales of $119.3 million during the same five week period last year. Total Company same-store sales increased 14.1% during the same period. Due to the
Buckle Posts 10.7% March Comps Jump
The Buckle, Inc. posted a 12.7% increase in net sales for the month of March to $49.4 million from net sales of $43.8 million for the prior year period. Comparable store net sales increased 10.7%…
J.C. Penney Posts 10.6% March Comps Jump
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. total department store sales increased 13.3% for March, and include results from seven new stores the company opened the first week of the month. Comparable department store sales increased 10.6%, compared to initial guidance fo
JJB Fiscal 2006 Sales Climb 8.7% on Replica Jerseys
JJB Sports reported that total revenue for the 2006 fiscal year was £810.3 million ($1.47 bn), 8.7% higher than the £745.2 million ($1.37 bn) reported in 2005. Total revenue from the Leisure Division increased 38.5%, which reflects in part the increase in
Dillard’s Cites Easter Shift for March Same-Store Sales Gain
Dillard's, Inc. reported that total March sales increased 7.6% to $679.6 million for the five weeks ended April 7, compared to sales of $631.9 million for the five weeks ended April 1, 2006. Sales in comparable stores increased 6% for the period. DD
Keen Expands Hybrid.Give into Japan
In January 2007, KEEN announced their new Hybrid.Give campaign to highlight the KEEN Foundation and its expanded global efforts. As part of the campaign, KEEN is working closely with their international distributors as they seek out grassroots non-profit
TJX Co.’s March Comps Increase 6%
The TJX Companies, Inc. sales for the month of March were $1.7 billion, up 11% over the $1.5 billion achieved during the same period last year. For the nine weeks ended April 7, 2007, sales reached $2.9 billion, a 9% increase over last year's $2.6 bi
