SGB Update Outdoor
Footstar Athletic Q3 Comps Up 1.2%
Total Footstar comparable store sales for the thirteen-week period ended September 27, 2003 declined 1.5%. Comps for the athletic segment increased 1.2% and comparable store sales at Meldisco decreased 4.3%. Total Q3 sales were down 13.7%. Total sales f
Kelty Taps Ross as Backpack Product Manager
Kelty this week tapped Gail Ross as their new Backpack Product Manager. Ross joins Kelty from her post as Director of Development for Mountainsmith and 105 Meridien, and brings nearly 20 years of relevant experience to the position. In her new role, Ross
Federated September Comps Up 3.2%
Federated Department Stores total sales were $1.352 billion for the five weeks ended October 4, 2003. This represents an increase of 3.0 % compared to total sales of $1.314 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's Sept
Kohl’s September Comps Up 5.5%
Kohl's Corporation sales for the five week fiscal period ended October 4, 2003 increased 18.0% over the five week fiscal period ended October 5, 2002. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 5.5%…
September Comps At Ross Up 5%
Ross Stores reported sales of $363 million for the five week period ended October 4, 2003, a 16% increase above the $314 million in sales for the five weeks ended October 5, 2002. Comparable store sales for the same period rose 5% on top of a 7% gain in t
TJX Comps Up 8%
TJX sales for the five-week period ended October 4, 2003, were $1,313 million, up 16% over $1,131 million during the five-week period ended October 5, 2002. For the 35 weeks ended October 4, 2003, sales were $8,206 million, a 9% increase over last year�
September Comps Up 3% At Dillard’s
Dillard's sales for the five weeks ended October 4, 2003 were $707,723,000 compared to sales for the five weeks ended October 5, 2002 of $686,970,000. Sales increased 3% for the five-week period on both a total and comparable store basis…
Wal-Mart Comps Up 6%
Wal-Mart Stores net sales for the five-week period ending October 3, 2003, of $23.390 billion, an increase of 13.0 percent over the $20.703 billion in the similar period in the prior year. Sales for the thirty-five week period were $163.510 billion, an in
Salomon Looks to Grow Apparel…
Salomon president Jean-Luc Diard said during his presentation last week that his division, which includes Mavic in Cycling, Arc’teryx in Outdoor, Bonfire in Snowboard and Cliché as their European Skateboard line, saw sales “pretty much” double since 1997.
INTERBIKE is THE Place To Be This Weekend…
The InterBike Tradeshow is shaping up to be a record-breaking event on just about every level. Preliminary attendance levels are the highest they have been since 1998 with 14,000 retailers from 3,300 bike shops pre-registered. The show has seen a 43% gro
Reebok Taps Sonny Vaccaro to Run Grassroots Basketball
Reebok International and sports marketing legend Sonny Vaccaro have entered into an agreement to create a comprehensive grassroots basketball platform designed to further connect the sports and fitness brand to the youth basketball market. Vaccaro will b
Nautilus Loses Latest Round in Suit Against ICON
A U.S. Federal District Court has granted ICON Health and Fitness, Inc.'s Motion for Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement under the Doctrine of Equivalents. Nautilus will appeal this decision to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals once the District
JC Penney September Comp Store Sales Inch Up 0.7%
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported today that comparable department store sales increased 0.7% for the five weeks ended September 27, 2003. Sales of Back-to-School merchandise continued to perform well in September, while overall sales softened during t
Cannondale Makes Some Pre-InterBike Changes To Management
Cannondale is heading into the Interbike trade show and the 2004 season with a renewed dedication and focus on the marketplace that are reflected in organizational changes to its senior management team. The new team includes previously announced hires Jo
Ashworth Opens First Resort Concept Shop
Ashworth is opening its first Resort concept shop at Parisian Riverchase Galleria on October 18th. The shop will feature the latest in multimedia and interactive technology as well as a full selection of Ashworth apparel and Callaway Golf apparel includin
