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Sara Lee Apparel Shrugs Off Sales Dip to Post Income Gains

For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, Sara Lee's soon-to-be-spun-off Branded Apparel division reported net sales of $1.13 billion, down 2% from last year. Operating segment income increased 57% in the fourth quarter to $98 million, compared to $62 m

Camelbak Grabs Market Share with New Bottle

With only 90 days under its belt, the CamelBak Bottle has exceeded a 10% market share in U.S. specialty retail stores, according to the company. The success of the launch has spurred retailers to place multiple reorders sooner than expected. The CamelBak

Springboost Names VP/GM; Adds to Sales Force

Springboost has expanded its sales rep force. Newly added to the team are Julie Hasson and Paul Tobin of H & T Sales, Cartledge, Jerry Panowicz, Ken Geisinger, and Keith Frank. In addition, the company added a new VP and General Manager, Kevin Johnson,

Nautilus Sees Q2 Sales Slower than Expected…

Nautilus experienced softer-than-expected consumer demand that made Q2 sound like a bit of a roller coaster ride for management. Company Chairman & CEO Gregg Hammann said, “There were days where it looked like we were going to have an unbelievable quarter

Sporting Goods Sales Detract from Everlast’s Q2 Revenues…

Everlast Worldwide Inc.’s second quarter net revenues were down 4.9% to $9.8 million from $10.3 million in the same period in 2005. Net licensing revenues for the quarter increased 3.4% to $3.0 million from $2.9 million last year. Revenues from sporting g

Berkshire Hathaway Completes Russell Corp. Deal…

At a special stockholder’s meeting on August 1, shareholders of Russell Corp. approved of the acquisition that will see Russell become a subsidiary of Fruit of the Loom, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. The $18.00 per share selling pri

The Walking Company Q2 Comps Climb 5.9%

Big Dog Holdings, Inc., for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, consolidated net sales were $53.2 million, as compared with $43.4 million in 2005, a consolidated sales increased 22%. This was primarily due to the addition of 56 new The Walking Company stores

Federated Comps Increase 3.3% in July

Federated Department Stores, Inc. total sales were $1.608 billion for the month of July, an increase of 61.3% compared to total sales of $998 million in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's sales for July were up 3.3%…

Cybex Posts 10% Q2 Sales Gain; Net Off Slightly

Cybex International, Inc. reported net sales for the second quarter 2006 of $30.0 million, an increase of 10.1% when compared to the $27.2 million posted in the same period last year. The company reported net income for the second quarter of 2006 of $16.1

WSA Sees Growth in Athletic

The WSA Show opened its doors with the biggest show in the history of the event with 1.2 million square feet of exhibits, 250 new exhibitors and participation from 90 countries. WSA sold out all 225,000 square feet of available space in the athletic and o

cuthbert Promoted at Primaloft; Rodney Lane Hired

PrimaLoft – Insulation Technology has promoted Steve Cuthbert to the newly created position of National Sales
Manager in charge of new business development and sales of PrimaLoft Yarn. Beginning August 7, 2006, Rodney Lane will replace Cuthbert as Eastern

Cabela’s Q2 Merchandise Sales Increase 17.8%

Cabela's Inc. saw total revenue for the second quarter increase 12.6% to a record $387.3 million compared to $343.9 million for the same period last year. Merchandise revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 increased 17.8% to $346.5 million com

ground Hires Hiney to Support Growth

ground increased distribution to nearly three hundred specialty retail stores and expanded its rep force. ground believes in supporting the authentic, local retailer and distributes its products through an elite group of outdoor channels. To support its g

Five Ten Hires New Nevada Rep

Five Ten has appointed Laura Sanders, former president and co-owner of Sky’s the Limit Guiding Service, as sales rep for Nevada…