SGB Update Outdoor

JC Penney May Comps Increase 3.5%

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. comparable department store sales increased 3.5% for the four weeks ended May 28, 2005. Sales reflected a continuation of recent trends and an improvement over previous guidance. Direct (catalog/Internet) sales increased 7.8%,

The Bon-Ton May Comps Fall 6.1%

The Bon-Ton Stores total sales for the four weeks ended May 28, 2005 decreased 6.5% to $89.0 million compared to $95.1 million for the same period last year. Comparable store sales decreased 6.1%…

DSW Comp Sales Inch Up 0.2% for May

Total sales for Retail Ventures, Inc. for the four weeks ended May 28, 2005, increased 3.7% to $228.7 million from $220.5 million for the four weeks ended May 29, 2004. The company's same store sales decreased 3.2% for the four week period. DSW May s

Dillards May Comps Increase 1%

Dillard's sales for the four weeks ended May 28, 2005 were $519.0 million compared to sales for the four weeks ended May 29, 2004 of $511.4 million. Sales increased 1% for the four-week period on both a total and comparable store basis.

Finish Line Q1 Comps Climb 2% on 13% Sales Increase

The Finish Line reported net sales of $291.2 million for the first quarter ended May 28, 2005, an increase of 13% over net sales of $258.0 million for Q1 last year. Comparable store net sales for Q1 increased 2% on top of a 14% increase reported for the c

American Hiking Society Kicks-Off National Trails day

The American Hiking Society is urging families to rediscover quality outdoor time by discovering their local trails on June 4th, National Trails Day, a nationwide celebration of more than 1,000 outdoor events. There are National Trails Day events for ever

Federated May Comps Are Up 0.8%

Federated Department Stores reported total sales of $1.191 billion for the four weeks ended May 28, 2005, an increase in total sales of 0.7% compared to total sales of $1.182 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's sa

TJX Sees May Comps Slip 1%

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported sales for the month of May 2005 were $1.2 billion, 5% above the $1.1 billion achieved during May LY. For the year-to-date, sales reached $4.8 billion, an 8% increase over last year's $4.5 billion. Consolidated compara

May Company Comps Decline 2.9% in May

The May Department Stores Company reported preliminary net sales of $1.12 billion for the four-week period ended May 28, 2005, a 14.5% increase from $978 million in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 2.9%. Net sales for the firs

Target Corp. May Comps Increase 5.1%

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales from continuing operations (principally Target Stores) for the four weeks ended May 28, 2005 increased 12.1%to $3.50 billion from $3.12 billion for the year-ago period. On this same basis, comparable-s

Upbin Turns Over Kellwood CEO Position to Skinner

Robert C. Skinner, Jr., has been elected chief executive
officer in addition to his current position of president and director of Kellwood Company. Former CEO, Hal Upbin will remain as chairman through January 31, 2006. Following his retirement, Upbin has

Marketing Manager — Mossy Oak

The Human Capital Group, Inc (Retained Executive Search firm) is seeking candidates for an outstanding Atlanta-based opportunity as Marketing Manager – Elements / Sportswear for the Mossy Oak Apparel division of Russell Corporation. This marketing leader

SGMA: Action Sports’ Popularity Shows Through Participants

According to SGMA International's analysis of the current Superstudy® of Sports Participation, extreme sports are so popular that they attract more “players” than some traditional team sports. Part of the reason for the popularity of extreme sports i

Mission-ITECH Announces Goalie Mask Recall

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mission-ITECH Hockey, today announced a voluntary recall of the ITECH Profile 2100, 1100 and 8.0 hockey goalie masks and ITECH RP607 and RP609 goalie mask replacement wires. The metal wire o

Pony Teams With SBI For Testing and RandD

Pony International, LLC, announced a partnership with Sports Biomechanics Inc., [SBI] one of the shoe industry’s premier experts in footwear technology. All testing with SBI will be done at Michigan State University, utilizing the university’s award winni