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Zumiez Shows Benefits of Balanced Growth and Monthly Consistency…
Zumiez Inc. strung together three consecutive months of strong comparable store sales gains during the third quarter to average out to a 9.8% overall comp sales increase on top of a 9.0% gain in the year-ago quarter. Management was predictably excited ab
New Stores, Comp Gains Help Golfsmith Q3 Sales…
Golfsmith International saw the addition of six new stores and a weak Q3 last year, combine to create a 15.7% jump in sales revenues for the third quarter of 2005. These revenue gains trickled down to more than double the company’s net income, though off
Orange 21 Hits Q3 Sales Target; Misses Earnings…
Orange 21 Inc.'s net sales for the third quarter climbed 8.4% to $10.8 million compared to $10.0 million in 2004, but net income for the quarter fell to $192,000, compared to net income of $517,000 in 2004. Earnings per diluted share were two cents c
Patagonia Lands Deal with MEC
Patagonia inked a deal with Mountain Equipment Co-op that will make Patagonia the largest apparel supplier to the Canadian retailer by fall 2006. The two companies have been in discussions for years, but before now, Patagonia was not featured in MEC store
Citi Trends Posts 52% Q3 Sales Increase
Citi Trends, Inc. reported total net sales increased 51.8% to $69.9 million for the quarter ended October 29, 2005, compared with $46.0 million for the year-ago period. Same-store sales increased 25.0% on top of a 3.0% increase in the prior-year quarter.
MTRiP: Mountain Resorts Seeing Strong Start to Season
Advance reservations for “room nights” at mountain resort destinations are up 4% compared to the same time last year according to data collected by the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) as of Oct. 31, 2005. The research also revealed that while mor
Fischer Hires New Controller and Customer Service Rep
Fischer hired two new staff members with David Kuhman in place as Controller, and Victoria Burke as a member of the Customer Service group. Kuhman is a licensed CPA with 13 years of management experience. Most recently he was Senior Audit Manager for Ber
Sierra Club Launches New TV Series
The Sierra Club plans to launch a new television series with award winning filmmaker Robert Greenwald, the creative talent behind “Outfoxed” and “Wal-mart: The High Cost of Low Price.” Sierra Club Chronicles will capture the dramatic efforts of committed
Puma Supports 11 World Cup Teams
Puma announced that the company will be the Official Technical Supplier of on-field, sideline, training, and representation apparel, as well as equipment to 11 national teams at the upcoming 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany…
Exel Appoints New VP of Sales for North America
Seeking to take advantage of recent momentum in its winter business, as well as expand its leadership position in Nordic Walking and other Nordic sports, Exel Sports of Finland appointed Chris Griffin to the newly created position of Vice President, Sales
Podium Distribution Establishes Asian Subsidiary
Podium Distribution, designer, marketing and distributing arm of DVS Shoe Company, Matix Clothing, and Lakai Limited Footwear, announced its most recently established subsidiary office located in Guangzhou, China, to be named Podium Asia. This new subsidi
Patagonia Becomes MEC’s Largest Apparel Vendor
Patagonia, Inc announced that Mountain Equipment Co-op, will feature the Patagonia product line as part of its offering to its members. Patagonia’s products will be featured in all MEC sales channels including retail stores, catalog and website. With this
Claiborne Completes prAna Acquisition
Liz Claiborne Inc. completed the purchase of all of the equity of Skylark Sport Marketing Corporation, doing business as prAna.
Coleman Focuses on Chain and Specialty Retailers
The Coleman Company is launching initiatives to strengthen its mass store sales organization, while refocusing the sales force mandate to better support its enhanced specialty store sales initiatives. The move is part of a global strategy to strengthen th
Johnson Outdoors Narrows Q4 Loss on 2% Sales Increase
Johnson Outdoors fiscal fourth quarter sales were $77.1 million, an increase of 2% compared to $75.6 million for the prior year quarter. Net earnings for the quarter improved to a net loss of $3.4 million or 39 cents per diluted share versus a net loss of
