SGB Update Outdoor
Costco May Comps Climb 7%
Costco Wholesale Corporation net sales were $5.14 billion for the month of May, the four weeks ended June 3, 2007, an increase of 11% from $4.63 billion in the same four-week period last year. Comps increased 7% for the month…
Limited Brands Sees May Comps Rise 2%
Limited Brands, Inc. reported comparable store sales for the four weeks ended June 2, 2007 increased 2% compared to the four weeks ended June 3, 2006. The company reported net sales of $774.7 million for the four weeks ended June 2, 2007 compared to sales
Gottschalks May Comps Slip 3.8%
Gottschalks Inc. same store sales for the month of May 2007 decreased 3.8% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 5.1% to $46.4 million from $48.9 million in May 2006. On a year-to-date basis, same store sales decreased 1.5% from the sam
Crocs Inks Licensing Deal with Warner Bros. Consumer Products
Crocs, Inc. and Jibbitz, LLC ahve entered entered into a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products on behalf of Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera, and Scooby-Doo for use with their footwear and shoe charms. The new Crocs footwear designs will feat
Target’s Comps Jump 5.8% in May
Target Corp reported that sales for the four weeks ended June 2 increased 10.1% to $4.33 billion from $3.93 billion a year ago. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 5.8 percent. In the 2006 May period, comps grew 5.7%…
Ross Stores May Comps Increase 1%
Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales of $450 million for May, a 9% increase over the $412 million in sales for the four weeks ended June 3, 2006. Same store sales for the four weeks ended June 2, 2007 increased 1% compared to the four weeks ended June 3, 2006
Nautilus to Open New Outlet Location in Oregon
Nautilus, Inc. is opening a new apparel and footwear factory outlet for cycling, running and fitness enthusiasts on June 8 at the Woodburn Company Stores complex along Interstate 5 at Woodburn, Ore. The 2,400-foot factory store on the north end of the co
Federated’s Comps Slide 3.3% in May
Macy’s, Inc. reported total sales during May decreased 2.3% to $1.98 billion from $2.024 billion a year ago. On a same-store basis, Macy’s, Inc. sales were down 3.3% in May…
Saks May Comps Catapult 39.4%
Saks Inc. announced sales totaled $248.9 million for the four weeks ended June 2, compared to $178.5 million for the four weeks ended May 27, 2006, a 39.4% increase. Comparable store sales increased 37.5% for the four-week period…
Crocs Picks Up U.K. Footwear Award
Crocs, Inc. has been selected as the 2007 Footwear Brand of the Year winner at the prestigious Drapers Footwear Awards in the United Kingdom. The Drapers Footwear Awards celebrates the best in footwear retailing in the United Kingdom and Republic of Irel
Grassroots Early Show Ready to Launch
The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance will kick off its annual Early Show on June 11th. Historically, the Early Show is an invitation-only event for 30 vendors to meet with the 32 retailers in the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance. Each member
is required to meet wit
Chaco to Offset Travel to Grassroots Early Show
The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, Chaco Footwear, and Native Energy are proud to announce that travel for Grassroots
retail members, totaling 92 buyers, will be offset by Native Energy for this year's Early Show, slated for June 11th-14th at Snowbird
OR Hires New Digital Media Director
Nielsen Sports Group hired Matt Ramirez as the director of digital media for the biannual Outdoor Retailer (OR) trade shows. In this new position, Ramirez will develop and drive strategic marketing initiatives aimed at improving the overall digital exper
L.L. Bean Plans Outdoor Theme Park in Freeport
L.L. Bean plans to develop a 700-acre outdoor adventure center in Freeport, with the goal of creating a national recreation destination. The project site is about a mile from its flagship store, and will feature lodging and dining facilities…
Recall: Cannondale Carbon Cranksets
Cannondale said it is recalling about 2,900 bicycles with carbon cranksets due to fall hazard…
