SGB Update Outdoor
Garmin Acquires MotionBased Technologies to Support Move into Fitness
Shortly after officially launching their new line of heart rate monitors at Interbike in Las Vegas, Garmin has taken a second big step into the bicycle, fitness, and outdoor markets with the acquisition of MotionBased Technologies.
MotionBased is a web-b
Vail Swings into the Black in Fiscal ‘05…
Vail Resorts managed to swing back to profitability for the fiscal 2005 year thanks to across the board increases in revenues and profitable fiscal years at all of Vail’s five mountain resorts. Total fiscal year revenues climbed 11.5% to $810.0 million. N
Conservation Alliance Sees Success with Funding and Fund-Raising…
For the most recent Conservation Alliance funding cycle, membership voted to fund eight new groups, including the Alaska Wilderness League, the Campaign for the Snake River Headwaters, the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, and the Alaska Conservation Fou
DSW Sees 13% Sales Increase; Comps Up 1.1%
DSW Inc. reported net sales of $111.9 million for the five-week fiscal September, ended October 1, 2005, a 13.0% increase over last year's net sales of $99.1 million. September comparable store sales increased 1.1% over the same period last year…
Federated Sept. Comps Up 1.3%
Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $2.580 billion for fiscal September, an increase of 89.6% when compared to total sales of $1.361 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's September sales were u
J.C. Penney Sees 1.4% September Comps Gain
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. announced that total department store sales increased 1.9%, while comparable store sales increased 1.4% for the five weeks ended October 1, 2005. Direct (catalog/Internet) sales increased 0.4%, which was also in line with guidan
Wal-Mart Same Store Sales Rise3.8% for September
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported that total company net sales for fiscal September were $28.2 billion, up 9.7% from $25.7 last year. Total company comparable store sales 3.8%…
Target Reports 2.6% Sept. Comps Gain
Target Corporation reported that net retail sales for the five weeks ended October 1, 2005 increased 11.4% to $4.306 billion from $3.866 billion for the five-week period ended October 2, 2004. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 5.6% from
Stage Stores September Comps Fall 2.6%
Stage Stores' total sales for the five-week period ended October 1, 2005 increased 0.7% to $98.5 million from $97.8 million in the prior year five-week period ended October 2, 2004. Comparable store sales decreased 2.6% versus an increase of 2.5% las
Saks Total Company Comps Up 3.2% For Sept.
Retailer Saks Incorporated announced that for the five weeks of fiscal September total company comparable store sales increased 3.2%, while total sales decreased 10.0%. By segment, comparable store sales increased 4.3% for SDSG and increased 2.0% for SFAE
ShopKo September Comps Drop 4.6%
ShopKo Stores' consolidated sales for the five weeks ended October 1, 2005 decreased 4.6% to $250.7 million from $262.9 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 4.6%…
TJX Posts Flat Sept. Comps; Names New President
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported September 2005 sales were $1.5 billion, up 6% over $1.4 billion posted last year. Comps for the month were flat with last year. TJX also announced the appointment of Carol Meyrowitz as president of The TJX Companies…
Gottschalks September Comps Down 0.5%
Gottschalks same store sales for the month of September 2005 decreased 0.5% from the prior year. Total sales for the month increased 1.7% to $57.7 million from $56.8 million in September 2004…
Easton Utilizes Nobel-Winning Technology
Easton Sports announced that Robert H. Grubbs along with two others won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for discoveries that let industry produce drugs and advanced plastics more efficiently. Easton, working under an exclusive arrangement with Materia, Inc.
Dragon Hires New Amature Surf Team Manager
Dragon Optical hired Chris Abad as Dragon's amateur surf team manager. Chris has been a sponsored professional athlete himself on the Dragon team for the past six years and is a great fit to manage an amateur surf team…
