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Ashworth Appoints Two Knightspoint Group Member to Board
Ashworth, Inc. and The Knightspoint Group have reached an agreement relating to Ashworth's upcoming 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the Company has appointed two of Knightspoint's proposed candid
Gildan Fiscal Q2 Earnings Jump 40% on 11% Sales Increase
Gildan Activewear Inc. reported second quarter net earnings of $31.0 million and diluted E.P.S. of 51 cents, up respectively 40.3% and 37.8% from adjusted net earnings of $22.1 million and 37 cents per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2005. Sales in
Gottschalks April Comps Inch-Up 0.3%
Gottschalks Inc. same store sales for the month of April 2006 increased 0.3% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 0.4% to $43.3 million from $43.4 million in April 2005…
Cosco April Comps Climb 7%
Costco Wholesale Corporation net sales were $4.39 billion for the month ended April 30, 2006, an increase of 11% from $3.94 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year. Comparable store sales increased 7% during the same period.
DSW Q1 Comps Increase 4.2%
DSW Inc. saw comparable store sales increase 4.2% for the first quarter compared to the same period last year. Net sales for the quarter increased 12.3% to $316.5 million from $281.8 million for the same period last year…
Kohl’s Comps Jump 13.4% in April
Kohl's Corporation posted a 21.1% sales increase for April this year over last to $1136.4 million. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 13.4%…
Payless Comps Inch Up 0.4% for April
Payless ShoeSource, Inc. posted a comparable store sales increase of 0.4% during the first quarter. Total sales for the first quarter were $694.8 million, a 0.1% decrease from $695.2 million during the first quarter of 2005…
Coleman Nearly Doubles Income on 25% Sales Increase
Jarden Corporation's first quarter ended March 31, 2006, net sales increased 52% to $792 million compared to $521 million for the same period in the previous year. Net income was $5.7 million, or 9 cents per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $
Nike Sponsors Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse
Nike has partnered with the Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse organization, an agreement that will expand Nike's lacrosse business by providing the Iroquois Nationals with footwear and apparel, including team uniforms, warm ups and casual sports apparel…
etnies Girl Launches ‘Girls Get on Board
etnies Girl has launched etnies Girls Get on Board (GGOB), a series of all-girls action sports instructional clinics. etnies Girl has partnered with CosmoGIRL! Magazine and Shark Energy Drink to produce the series, which will hit at least 11 locati
Sports Authority Officially Private
The Sports Authority, Inc. has completed the going-private transaction approved yesterday at a special meeting of Sports Authority's stockholders. As a result of the transaction, each issued and outstanding share of The Sports Authority, Inc. common
Nautilus First Quarter Earnings Fall on 18% Sales Increase
Nautilus, Inc. net sales for the first quarter of 2006, were $185.0 million, compared to $156.4 million for the corresponding period last year, up 18.3 percent. Net income for the quarter was $5.2 million, or 16 cents per diluted share including about 1.5
Zumiez Comps Jump 19.3% in April
Zumiez Inc. saw total net sales for the month of April increase 42.8% to $15.0 million, compared to $10.5 million for the four-week period ended April 30, 2005. The company's comparable store sales increased 19.3% for the four week period, versus a c
Puma Ups Guidance on Stronger Futures Outlook…
PUMA AG reported another quarter of strong double-digit growth, with all of the gain coming from the conversion of distributor businesses into direct sales organizations and continued gains in the Americas, particularly in the U.S. Profit growth has sta
Under Armour Turns Click-Clack into Cha-Ching…
Under Armour, Inc. saw shares increase nearly 12% for the week to close at $36.78 on Friday after moving past the $40 mark for the first time since January of this year. The gain on Wall Street is a reflection of increased guidance provided by the compan
