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Hibbett Sports Holds Margins on Modest Comp Growth
Hibbett Sports Inc. net sales increased 4.6 percent to $228.3 million in the third quarter ended Oct. 31 on a 0.6 percent increase in comparable store sales compared with the third quarter a year ago…
Retailers Spreading Out Holiday Promotions
While consumers have become accustom to Christmas decorations in stores the first week in November, they’re also now seeing earlier holiday promotions and discounts, previously reserved for Black Friday…
Duluth Trading Shares Trade Above $12 IPO Price
Shares of Duluth Holdings Inc., which priced its initial public offering at $12 per share Thursday, or $3 below its initial target, were trading above $14 Monday afternoon on their second day of trading…
Hibbett Sports Ups Guidance on Q3 Results
Hibbett Sports Inc. reported net sales increased 4.6 percent to $228.3 million in the third quarter ended Oct. 31 on a 0.6 percent increase in comparable store sales that prompted it to up its guidance for fiscal 2016…
Duluth Trading Co. IPO Prices Below Expectations
Duluth Holdings Inc. priced its IPO at $12 a share Friday morning, below the $14 to $16 range the company was targeting two weeks ago. Unlike many tech companies, however, the workwear and casual lifestyle brand got 'er done…
Sports 2000 Buying Group Expands Reach in Italy
Sport Alliance International, which buys for 265 stores in Italy, has become the newest member of Sport 2000 International GmbH, which is Europe's second largest purchasing cooperative of independent sports dealers…
Foot Locker Finds No Weather Woes
Led by running lifestyle silhouettes, Foot Locker Inc. reported that excluding a special charge related to litigation, earnings jumped 17 percent in the third quarter to $141 million, or 20 cents a share. Results easily exceeded Wall Street's consens
Trade Groups Find No Surprises in Full TPP Text
A week after the Obama Administration released the full text for the Trans Pacific Partnership, industry trade groups say they’ve discovered no surprises…
Kids Foot Locker Teams Up With Stephen Curry
Kids Foot Locker is kicking off its “Week of Greatness,” with a 30-second spot featuring NBA star Stephen Curry…
Winter Resort Bookings Rebound in October
Winter season booking pace, occupancy, and revenues at western mountain communities reversed directions during October and regained some ground according to the most recent results released yesterday by Denver-based DestiMetrics…
Hydro Flask Unveils Brand Ambassador Team
Hydro Flask unveiled the makeup of its first-ever Influencer Program, which uses a team of athletes, photographers, artists and adventurers promote the brand…
Camagnolo to Sponsor NA Handmade Bicycle Show
Campagnolo is returning as a sponsor for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) in 2016, when it will once again hold a competition for the “Best Campagnolo-Equipped Bike” as part of the NAHBS Awards…
Sportsman’s Warehouse Says Warm Weather Curbed Q3 Growth
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. reported net sales increased 9.4 percent in the quarter ended Oct. 31 as unseasonably warm weather cut into footwear and apparel sales and offset growth from new stores and continued improvement in non-hunting and
Fischer Skis U.S. Names Ryan Leach President and CEO
Fischer Skis U.S. LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of privately-held Fischer Sports GmbH of Austria, named Ryan Leach as its president and CEO…
Perry Ellis’s Golf Unit Up Despite General Retail Weakness
Perry Ellis International Inc. reported sales in its golf apparel segment rose 5 percent in the third quarter…
