SGB Update

Billabong to License Skate Brand Plan B

Billabong International Limited today announced it has entered an exclusive 10-year agreement to license the California-based skateboard brand Plan B…
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Cornell Activists Protest Nike over Plant Closings

Cornell University's Chapter of Students Against Sweatshops (CSAS) launched a new campaign dubbed, 'Just Pay It,' to protest events surrounding the closing of two factories in Honduras that had been operated by Nike subcontractors. As repor

Spyder Creates Corprorate Division

Spyder announced the creation of a new corporate division that will focus on resort and race business independently yet within the Spyder infrastructure…

Genesco Sees 6% Q4 Profit Gain on Flat Comps

Genesco Inc. reported fourth-quarter sales increased 6% to $479 million from $452 million a year ago. Comparable store sales were flat. Comp's at Hat World Group increased by 6%, the Journeys Group decreased by 3%, Underground Station decreased by 2%

February Comps Inch Up 0.5% at Bon-Ton

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. said comparable store sales for the four weeks ended Feb. 27, 2010 increased 0.5%. Total sales for the four weeks decreased 0.1% to $199.9 million compared with $200.2 million for the prior year period…

Leupold Promotes Mundy to Communications Manager

Leupold & Stevens, Inc. has promoted Pat Mundy to communications manager. Mundy oversees a staff of six in developing and implementing advertising, public relations, interactive and other marketing communications…

Winter Weather Cut into February Apparel Sales

After January's increase of 0.6%, U.S. apparel sales fell 1.8% in February 2010 on a year-over-year basis as severe winter weather depressed sales in many areas of the country, according to MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse. Overall online sale

TJX Reports February Comps Up 10% on 16% Sales Growth

The TJX Companies, Inc. February 2010 sales results. Sales for the four-week period ended Feb. 27, 2010, were $1.4 billion, up 16% over the $1.2 billion achieved during the four-week period ended February 28, 2009…

Brownells Expands Warehouse

Brownells confirmed in a recent release that a 37,000 square foot expansion of their Montezuma, IA warehouse is well underway…

Dillard’s Posts Strong February; Comps Up 2%

Dillard’s, Inc. announced the company's merchandise sales for the four weeks ended Feb. 27, 2010 were $499,191,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended Feb. 28, 2009 of $497,680,000. On a percentage basis, total sales remained unchanged w