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Vapor Apparel Named Official Apparel Provider of FCC

The Family Circle Cup, one of twenty Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Premier Events, has selected Vapor Apparel to manufacture and design their 2010 apparel for this year's tournament, Lacoste has been the sponsor…

Ski Market Begins GOB Sales

Ski Market started going out of business sales on Saturday. In a bankruptcy auction in Boston held Feb. 5, Gordon Brothers Retail Partners LLC won the right to liquidate Ski Market's remaining seven stores…

Chaos Names Sam Adams Rep of 2009

Chaos Headwear announced Sam Adams of Western States Sales Marketing, (WA, OR, UT, NV, MT) the “Rep of the Year Award…

Johnson Outdoors Cuts Q1 Loss on 1% Sales Gain

Johnson Outdoor Inc. cut its losses from continuing operations by more than a third in the first quarter ended Jan. 1 on a 1% rise in net sales due to favorable currency trends. The company said declining military sales drove down its Outdoor Gear sales b

Timberland’s Q4 Earnings Soar Despite Flat Sales

The Timberland Company reported fourth-quarter earnings vaulted 69.4% to $22.3 million, or 40 cents a share, from $13.1 million, or 23 cents, a year ago. Revenue eased 0.7% to $387.8 million from $390.6 million a year ago and were down 3.9% on a constant

The Buckle Reports January Comps Slide 1.2%

The Buckle, Inc. said same-store sales for the four-week period ended January 30, 2010 decreased 1.2% from comparable store net sales for the four-week period ended January 31, 2009. Net sales for the four-week fiscal month ended January 30, 2010 increase

Macy’s January Comps Climb 3.4%

Macy's Inc. reported January same-store sales rose 3.4%. Total sales also rose 3.4%, to $1.26 billion. Macy's also said it's raising its fourth-quarter earnings target to $1.35 to $1.37 a share, excluding restructuring-related costs. The co

Amer Sports Q4 Sales Down 3% as Ball Sports Segment Weakens

Amer Sports Corporation said net sales for the fourth quarter fell 3% to €482.8 million ($713.1mm), due largely to a 14% decline in sales of ball sports. Winter and outdoor sales rose 1% to €392.2 million ($579.3mm), while fitness sales were f

Bon-Ton’s January Comps Climb 5.3%

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. reported comparable store sales increased 5.3% for the four weeks ended Jan. 30, 2010. Total sales for the four weeks increased 4.7% to $180.1 million compared with $172.0 million for the prior year period…

Dillard’s Comps Drop 5% for January

Dillard’s, Inc. reports merchandise sales for the four weeks ended January 30, 2010 were $3.5 million compared to sales for the four weeks ended Jan. 31, 2009 of $3.9 million. Total sales decreased 6%. Sales in comparable stores decreased 5% for th

Costco Sees 8% January Comp Growth

Costco Wholesale Corp reported net sales of $5.62 billion for the month of January, an increase of 10% from $5.09 billion in the same four-week period last year. Comps grew 8% with gains of 4% in the U.S. and 25% internationally…