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Escalade To Buy Back Stock…

Escalade, Inc. will purchase of up to $3 million of its common stock on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. ESCA’s Board of Directors authorized the buy-back at the company’s quarterly meeting…

LaCrosse Footwear Narrows 2002 Loss; Posts Q4 Profit

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. 2002 net sales declined to $97.8 million from $125.3 million in 2001. The full year 2002 net loss was $5.1 million, or a net loss of $0.87 per share, compared to a net loss of $7.9 million, or a net loss of $1.35 per share, in 200

Mossimo 2002 Earnings Up 24% on 19% Revenue Rise

Mossimo, Inc. reported fiscal 2002 revenue increased 19.3% to $19.9 million compared to $16.7 million in fiscal 2001. The Company reported fiscal 2002 earnings before benefit for income taxes of $7.3 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared to earnin

Deckers 2002 Earnings Flat on 8.0% Sales Gain

Deckers reported 2002 net sales increased 8% to $99.1 million versus $91.5 million in the same period last year. Net earnings before cumulative effect of accounting change for the year ended December 31, 2002 were $1,620,000, or $0.17 per diluted share,

Former Venator CEO Joins Gadzooks Board

Gadzooks, Inc. announced that Carol Greer, President of the Carol Greer Associates retail consulting firm, has joined its Board of Directors, increasing its number of Directors to seven…

Famous Footwear Helps Brown Shoe Achieve Record Profits

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported net sales for 2002 rose 4.9% to $1.8 billion. Net income for fiscal 2002 was $45.2 million, or $2.52 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $3,962,000, or 23 cents per diluted share, in fiscal 2001. Fiscal 2002

West Marine February Comps Drop 13.9%

West Marine, Inc. reported that net sales for the four weeks ended Feb. 22, 2003 were $31.1 million, a 12.6% increase from net sales of $27.6 million for the same period a year ago. Comparable store net sales for the four weeks ended Feb. 22, 2003 decreas

Pacific Sunwear Increases 2003 Store Opening Plans

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. announced that it is increasing its store opening plans to 75 net new stores for fiscal 2003, which includes at least 10 net new d.e.m.o. stores…

Court Approves Kmart Disclosure Statement

Kmart Corporation announced Wednesday that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois has approved the Disclosure Statement filed in connection with the Company's First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization…

SportsLine.Com To Produce Official NCAA Site; Dumps Gambling Sites

SportsLine.com has carved out a deal to produce the website for all of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's championship events, starting with the men's basketball tourney next month. But the deal, which runs until 2006, means that th

Kratowicz Named ShopKo Division VP

ShopKo Stores, Inc. announced the promotion of James Kratowicz to vice president of pricing, consumer information resources and e-commerce for the company's ShopKo division…

REI 2002 Net Income Surges 112% on Total Sales Decline

Recreational Equipment, Inc.(REI)declared a $38.7 million patronage refund to its active members on 2002 sales of $735 million. The cooperative also announced that, based on the 2002 results, its corporate giving commitment will increase by 80% to $1.8 mi

Oakley Tries to Diversify in Weak Economy

Oakley is known for making quality sunglasses for serious athletes. Oakley is also known for making sunglasses with $100-$300 price tags, which has hurt the Foothill Ranch company in this soft economy where consumers are looking to save a buck…