SGB Update Outdoor
Zeal to Open Boulder Office
Zeal Optics wil establish a Boulder CO area sales office. The new sales office and showroom is the first step of a multi-year growth plan to support Zeal’s expanding sales and network of sport retailers in the US and Internationally…
Ashworth Posts Q1 Net Loss on Sales Decrease
Ashworth, Inc. saw net revenues for the company's fiscal first quarter ended January 31, 2007 decrease 5.8% to $38.3 million from $40.6 million. In addition, the company posted a net loss of $2.4 million, or 17 cents per diluted share, for the quarte
Costco Comps Increase 5% in Q2
Costco Wholesale Corporation net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 increased to $14.80 billion from $13.79 billion during the second quarter of fiscal 2006. Comp sales increased 5% for the quarter…
Lotto Opens Verona Store
Lotto Sport Italia opened a new Lotto Store in the heart of the Verona. The new store extends over 200 sq. m. on one single floor. The important Veronese location brings the number of Lotto stores presently trading in Italy to 33, direct or managed throug
Wal-Mart Comps Stay Flat in February
Wal-Mart February sales increased 5.6% to $17.572 billion compared to $16.639 billion last year. Comp store sales for the month increased 0.4%…
Gottchalks reports 3.6% February Comp Decline
Gottschalks Inc. announced that same store sales for the month of February 2007 decreased 3.6% compared to the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 3.8% to $42.6 million from $44.3 million in February 2006. The company operated three fewer stor
Famous Footwear Q4 Comps Increase 2.9%
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. saw fourth quarter net sales increase 6.6% to $639.3 million, from $599.6 million last year. Sales at the company's Famous Footwear concept increased 13.0% to $320.9 million for the 14 week fourth quarter, versus $284.1 milli
Cutter and Buck Q3 Income Falls on 3% Sales Decline
Cutter & Buck Inc. fiscal third quarter sales decreased 3.2% to $30.3 million compared to 31.2 million during the third quarter last year. Net income was $300,000, a decline of 40% compared to $500,000 last year. The third quarter is seasonally low for Cu
adidas Group Passes €10 Billion Mark for 2006
adidas Group sales increased 53% on a currency-neutral basis for the fiscal 2006 year, due in large part to the first-time consolidation of Reebok. In euro terms, Group revenues grew 52% to €10.08 billion ($12.7 bn) in 2006 from €6.64 billion ($8.3 bn) in
Genesco Q4 Income Climbs 14% on 17% Sales Gain
Genesco Inc. reported earnings before discontinued operations of $35.7 million, or $1.36 per diluted share, for the fiscal fourth quarter ended February 3, 2007, a 14.4% increase compared to $31.2 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, for the fourth quarte
CamelBak Inks Deal with Peregrine
CamelBak Products LLC, will partner with Peregrine
Outfitters to distribute its line of water bottles and bottle accessories. The agreement with Peregrine enables CamelBak to achieve broader distribution of its bottles…
Rocky Brands Swings to Net Loss in Q4
Rocky Brands, Inc. fourth quarter net sales fell 5.7% to $70.6 million versus net sales of $74.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2005. The company reported a net loss of $100,000, or one penny per diluted share, versus net income of $2.6 million, or 46 c
SGMA: Sporting Goods Industry Hits $66 Billion
The U.S. sporting goods industry is a $66 billion business at wholesale. Its growth rate is greater than the national average, technology is at the core of product innovation, and fitness gear continues to be the number one equipment category. Those wer
K2 Fourth Quarter Sales Climb 9.9%; Income Declines on Legal Charges
K2 Inc. net sales for the fourth quarter were $388.6 million versus $353.5 million in the prior year, an increase of 9.9%. Adjusted net income for the fourth quarter of 2006 was $13.4 million, or 25 cents adjusted diluted earnings per share, compared to A
Zumiez March Comps Jump 12.4%
Zumiez Inc. total net sales for the month of March increased 43.9% to $20.7 million, compared to $14.4 million for the four-week period ended February 25, 2006. The company's comparable store sales increased 12.4% for the four-week period, versus a c
