SGB Update Outdoor
Target Comps Jump 10% in April
Target Corporation net retail sales for the month ended April 29, 2006 increased 17.3% to $3.974 billion from $3.387 billion for the four-week period ended April 30, 2005. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 10.4% from fiscal April 2005.
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%…
Ross Comps Jump 9% in April
Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales of $422 million for the month ended April 29, 2006, an 18% increase above the $357 million in sales for the four weeks ended April 30, 2005. Comparable store sales for the month increased 9% over the prior year…
Foot Locker First Quarter Comps Increase 0.5% on U.S. Market Strength
Foot Locker, Inc. sales for the first quarter were $1.364 billion, versus $1.377 billion in the comparable period last year, a decrease of 0.9%. Comparable store sales increased 0.5%. Excluding the effect of foreign currency fluctuations, total sales for
Black’s Leisure Sales Comp Down 3.3% for Year
Blacks Leisure Group plc saw total sales for the year ended 28 February 2006 increase by 1.1% to £297.2 million ($532.2 mm) from £294.0 million ($540.8 mm) last year. Same-store sales decreased by 3.3%. Operating profit for the Group was up by 7% to £22.4
Cabela’s Q1 Retail Revenue Jumps 49.6%; Comps Slip 0.3%
Cabela's Incorporated reported total revenue for the first quarter increased 15.5% to $404.8 million, a record for the company, from $350.6 million for the same quarter last year. First quarter net income increased 16.7% to $9.1 million, or 14 cents
Soffe Inks Accessory License with Vital
M.J. Soffe Co. has signed a licensing agreement with Vital Apparel to produce a line of sports-themed and fashion coordinated accessories for young junior girls under the Soffe brand…
Nike Looks to World Cup for Soccer Opportunities
Nike will outfit the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team in its national team uniforms this year. According to Nike, the brand has shown dramatic growth in soccer in just over a decade, from roughly a $40 million business in 1994 to “approaching” $1.5 bi
Johnson Outdoors Fiscal Q2 Earnings Slip on Military and Diving Weakness
Johnson Outdoors Inc. net sales were $107.4 million for the fiscal second quarter ended March 31, 2006, an increase of 1% compared to $106.2 million for the prior year quarter. Net earnings were 46 cents per diluted share compared to 54 cents per diluted
Garmin Q1 Earnings Out-Pace 67% Revenue Growth
Garmin Ltd. first quarter total revenue was $322.3 million, up 67% from $192.7 million in first quarter 2005. Earnings per share increased 86% to 80 cents from 43 cents in 2005; excluding foreign exchange, EPS increased 65% to 86 cents from 52 cents in 2
Golf Galaxy to Sell Additional Shares
Golf Galaxy, Inc. filed a registration statement with the SEC for an underwritten public offering of 3,130,000 shares of the company's common stock. The offering will consist of 307,584 shares offered by the company and 2,822,416 shares offered by ce
Malone Auto Racks Goes Live with CenterStone’s iVendix Solution
CenterStone Technologies, Inc., an internationally recognized developer of Web-based sales order management software for manufacturers of apparel, footwear, equipment and accessories, serving the outdoor recreation, snow sports, sporting goods, surf and a
IASC Submits Letter of Support for Skateboarding as HRA Activity
California Senate Bill 1179, if enacted as written, would amend Section 813.7 of the Government Code to permanently add skateboarding to the list of “hazardous recreational activities” giving skateboarding the same protection as other sports such hang gli
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
