SGB Update Outdoor
Backbone Media Adds More Vertibrae
Backbone Media announced a series of new hires to expand its services and to meet growing demand for PR in the outdoor, fitness and lifestyle markets. Julie Oldham, formerly the Associate Publisher at Climbing Magazine, has joined the team to lead the Med
Galyan’s Q3 Same-Store Sales Decrease 5.7%
Galyan's Trading Company, Inc. reported net sales for the third quarter were $147.7 million, representing a 13.8% increase over the same period last year. Same-store sales declined 5.7% for the quarter. Higher comparable store sales in athletic app
Urban Outfitters Q3 Comps Up 15%; Direct Biz Up 48%
Urban Outfitters, Inc. announced total company sales for the third quarter jumped 29%, as compared to the same period last year, to a record $142.3 million. The
increase was driven by a 23% increase in the number of stores in operation and a 17% increase
Ritchey to Sponsor Health Net Cycling Team
Ritchey USA has announced major sponsorship of the 2004 Health Net Cycling Team presented by Maxxis. The team will be racing on Ritchey’s WCS Bars, Stems, Seat Posts, Headsets, Brake Pads and Probiscus Time Trial Bars…
October Comps At PacSun Up 4.6%
Pacific Sunwear total sales for the four weeks of October of fiscal 2003 were $62.6 million, an increase of 14.7% over total sales of $54.6 million for the four weeks of October of fiscal 2002. Company same store sales increased 4.6% for the comparable fo
Costco October Comps Soar 11%
Costco Wholesale Corporation net sales are $3.42 billion for the four weeks ended November 2, 2003, an increase of 14 percent from $3.01 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year…
October Comps Rise 3.5% At Nordstrom
Nordstrom preliminary sales are $454.4 million for the four-week period ending November 1, 2003, an increase of 6.7 % compared to sales of $425.8 million for the four-week period ending November 2, 2002. Same-store sales increased 3.5 %…
Dillard’s October Same-Store Sales Decline 5.0%
Dillard's, Inc. announced that sales for the four weeks ended November 1, 2003 were $481,328,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended November 2, 2002 of $509,286,000.
Sales decreased 5% for the four-week period on both a total and comparable s
October Comps Down 5.8% at Gottschalks
Gottschalks announced that same store sales for the month of October 2003 decreased 5.8% from the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 8.2% to $44.9 million from $48.9 million in October 2002…
Federated October Comps Down 2.0%
Federated Department Stores total sales were $1.058 billion for the four weeks ended November 1, 2003, a decrease of 2.1 percent compared to total sales of $1.081 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's October sales
The Hockey Company YTD Sales Up 13.1%
The Hockey Company announced financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2003. Net sales were $171.2 million, an increase of 13.1% compared with last year. Gross margin grew by $9.8 million or 14.6% to $76.9 million or 44.9% of sales compare
The Conservation Alliance Announces Annual Grants
The Conservation Alliance, a coalition of outdoor industry businesses working to fund conservation and recreation causes, announced its latest round of funding, six grants totaling $160,000 to organizations working to protect lands for habitat and recreat
adidas-Salomon Q3 Earnings Jump 14.5% as North America Backlog Plummets
adidas-Salomon saw third quarter net sales dip 0.8% to €1.85 billion ($2.1 bn) from €1.87 billion ($1.84 bn) in the year-ago quarter. However, currency-neutral sales for the Group grew 6% in the third quarter. Group gross margin increased 120 basis poin
Lotto Named Technical Sponsor Of WTA Tour
Following its strategic partnership with the Women's Tennis Association Tour, Lotto Sport Italia announces a significant agreement with Octagon/Anschutz Entertainment Group which recognizes the Italian company as Technical Sponsor of the WTA Tour Cha
Gildan Joins Fair Labor Association
Gildan Activewear is the first Canadian company and the
first manufacturer catering to the wholesale imprinted activewear industry to become a Participating Company of the Fair Labor Association…
