SGB Update Outdoor
Spyder Seizes Counterfeits
Continually battling against black market schemes, the Spyder scored a win against counterfeit operations when a shipment of over 1000 imitation jackets and pants was stopped at the Finnish border. In late August, the Finnish National Board of Customs not
Black Label Hires Team and Promo Manager
Black Label announced the hiring of Salman Agah as the new team and promotions manager. Agah will bring with him marketing experience from launching his 'skaterade' brand sports drink and from launching 'icelounge.com,' not to mention
Interbike Sees Most Productive Year Yet
Buyers and manufacturers rolled into Interbike a week ago in a very confident mood. Strong spring and summer sales had led to breakout years for many companies and retailers. Best of all, the growth was coming from several different categories as BMX, r
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…
Miller Sports Technologies to go Public on OTCBB
Public Company Management Corporation's subsidiary, GoPublicToday.com inked contract agreement with Miller Sports Technologies, which operates under trade name Revolution Manufacturing. Under the contract, GoPublicToday.com will assist Miller Sports
Shoe Pavilion Q3 Comp Sales Climb 7.8%
Shoe Pavilion, Inc. reported that comparable store net sales increased 7.8% for the third quarter ended October 1, 2005 from the same period last year. Net sales for the third quarter ended October 1, 2005 increased 20.1% to $24.8 million from $20.7 milli
Costco Fiscal Q4 Comps Rise 7%; Net Income Up 19.5%
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported that net sales for the 16-week fourth quarter ended August 28 increased 10% to $16.36 billion from $14.83 billion in the year-ago period. Comparable warehouse sales during the fourth quarter increased 7% versus last y
Nordstrom September Comps Increase 4.1%
Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $636.7 million for September, an increase of 6.4% compared to sales of $598.4 million for the five-week period ending October 2, 2004. Same-store sales increased 4.1%…
Nordstrom Comps Climb 4.1% in September
Nordstrom reported preliminary sales of $636.7 million for the five-week period ending October 1, 2005, an increase of 6.4% compared to sales of $598.4 million for the five-week period ending October 2, 2004. Same-store sales increased 4.1%…
Citi Trends September Comp Sales Jump 19.5%
Citi Trends, Inc. reported that total net sales for the five-week period ended October 1 increased 43.1% to $22.4 million compared with $15.7 million for the five-week period ended October 2, 2004. Comparable store sales increased 19.5% for September, com
Pacific Sunwear Posts 5.3% Comps Increase for Sept.
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported that net sales for the five weeks of fiscal September, ending October 1, 2005 were $113.7 million, an increase of 14.8% over total sales of $99.0 million during the same period last year. Total company comparab
