Shoe Carnival Ups Q2 Guidance on 7.1% Comp Sales Increase
Shoe Carnival sales for the four-week period ended May 28, 2005 increased 11.5% to $48.0 million from sales of $43.1 million for the four-week period ended May 29, 2004. Comparable store sales increased 7.1% in May. Based on the strength of May sales, the
Yakima Sponsors 2005 Pro Cycling Tour
Yakima is sponsoring the 2005 Pro Cycling Tour, which hosts some of the nation's largest most respected cycling events in the United States and features the world's top professional cyclists including Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and
The Stride Rite Corp. Acquires Saucony Inc.
The Stride Rite Corporation and Saucony, Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement under which Stride Rite has agreed to acquire Saucony. Stride Rite will pay $23 in cash for each share of Class A and Class B common stock of Saucony. Based on the num
American Hiking Society Kicks-Off National Trails day
The American Hiking Society is urging families to rediscover quality outdoor time by discovering their local trails on June 4th, National Trails Day, a nationwide celebration of more than 1,000 outdoor events. There are National Trails Day events for ever
The Buckle’s May Comps Climb 8.6%
The Buckle announced that sales for the four-week period ended May 28, 2005 increased 12.7% to $30.8 million from sales of $27.3 million in the corresponding four-week period ended May 29, 2004. Comparable store sales, for stores open at least one year, f
Federated May Comps Are Up 0.8%
Federated Department Stores reported total sales of $1.191 billion for the four weeks ended May 28, 2005, an increase in total sales of 0.7% compared to total sales of $1.182 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's sa
SGMA: Action Sports’ Popularity Shows Through Participants
According to SGMA International's analysis of the current Superstudy® of Sports Participation, extreme sports are so popular that they attract more “players” than some traditional team sports. Part of the reason for the popularity of extreme sports i
Mission-ITECH Announces Goalie Mask Recall
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mission-ITECH Hockey, today announced a voluntary recall of the ITECH Profile 2100, 1100 and 8.0 hockey goalie masks and ITECH RP607 and RP609 goalie mask replacement wires. The metal wire o
Pony Teams With SBI For Testing and RandD
Pony International, LLC, announced a partnership with Sports Biomechanics Inc., [SBI] one of the shoe industry’s premier experts in footwear technology. All testing with SBI will be done at Michigan State University, utilizing the university’s award winni
Teko Takes Merino Wool One Step Further
Teko is claiming to be the first to make socks using truly sustainable wool. Beginning in Fall 2005 Teko will be adding EcoMerino wool to their line of wool socks. The EcoMerino wool is a perfect fit with Teko’s “No Compromise” commitment to sustainabil
Kinetic Sports Declines Etonic License
Dan Werremeyer, president of Kinetic Sports Inc., has announced that the board of Kinetic Sports will not renew their license agreement for walking and running shoes with Etonic Worldwide of Waltham, Mass., at the end of 2005. Kinetic originally acquired
Osborne Named Regional Vice President at Prince Sports USA
Doug Fonte, president of Prince Sports, USA announced that Charles Osborn has joined the Prince team as the new regional vice president, Northeast Division of Prince Sports, USA. After nearly 20 years at Wilson Sporting Goods, Osborn has joined Prince Spo
Zumiez May Comps Jump 10.2%
Zumiez total net sales for May, 2005 increased 31.3% to $10.7 million, compared to $8.2 million for the four-week period last year. The company's comparable store sales increased 10.2% for the past month, versus a comparable store sales increase of 6
Big 5 Reports on Delisting Status
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation received a notice on May 25, 2005 of a determination by Nasdaq's Listing Qualifications Staff that it fails to comply with Nasdaq listing standards due to the delayed filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for th
Gottschalks May Comps increase 4.2%
Gottschalks same store sales for the month of May 2005 increased 4.2% from the prior year. Total sales for the month increased 3.7% to $47.4 million from $45.7 million in May 2004. On a year-to-date basis, same store sales increased 0.6% from the same per
