SGB Update

Cabela’s Appoints Mark and Gottschalk to Board of Directors

Cabela's has appointed Reuben Mark and John Gottschalk to the company's Board of Directors. In addition to the other duties and committee assignments in their capacity as Directors, it is anticipated that Mr. Mark will serve as Chair of the Nomi

GSI Commerce Revenues Climb 28%; Bottom Line Still in the Red

GSI Commerce increased its net revenues 28% to $64.7 million and reported a net loss of $3.1 million, or 8 cents per share, decreasing the company's net loss by $631,000, or 2 cents per share, compared to last year's second fiscal quarter. Net m

Aldila Sales Jump 44.4% in Q2

ALDILA net sales were $14.3 million and net income of $2.2 million, or 42 cents fully diluted per share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004. This is a 44.4% increase in sales when compared to the comparable
2003 second quarter, when the Company ha

Johnson Outdoors Closes Two Watercraft Facilities

Johnson Outdoors plans to outsource manufacturing at its Grand Rapids, Michigan facility, and to shift production from Mansonville, Canada to its Old Town, Maine operation, as part of the Company’s on-going efforts to increase efficiency and improve prof

LEKI wins ISPO Outdoor Award

LEKI recently won first place at the 2005 Summer ISPO Outdoor Awards. LEKI's new, patented Nordic Walking model, the Pacer Vario, won in the outdoor sector, hardware category. The Pacer Vario poles are adjustable, in order to fit each walker. It is a

Luxottica Earnings Jump 17% on 14% Sales Gain

Luxottica Reported that consolidated net sales for the second quarter improved by 13.7% to €803.5 million. Consolidated operating income for the quarter improved year-over-year by 24.3% to €139.1 million. Consequently, consolidated operating margin for th

Davis Sentenced in JFF Case; Ruttenberg Postponed

Steven C. Davis, a former executive of Just for Feet, Inc., was sentenced Tuesday to 2 months home detention, 24 months probation and ordered to pay a fine of $5,000.00 in the ongoing Just for Feet fraud investigation. On April 22, 2004 Davis had entered

PUMA Sees Q2 Profits Jump Nearly 49%; Backlog Up 21.9%

PUMA reported that second quarter consolidated sales increased by 17.1% to €352.3 million ($424.3 mm). The Apparel segment realized the strongest growth of 26.3% to €98.7 million ($118.9 mm). Footwear was up 13.3% to €229.0 million ($275.8 mm) and Accesso

Rocky Earnings Increase 32% on 25% Top Line Growth

Rocky Shoes & Boots reported the eighth consecutive quarter that diluted EPS increased. Net income rose 32.1% to $1.4 million for the second quarter of 2004 from $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2003. Net income per diluted share increased 16.0% to

Stage Stores Appoints New EVP, GMM

Stage Stores has appointed Cynthia “Cinny” Murray to the position of EVP, General Merchandise Manager. Ms. Murray will report to Jim Scarborough, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and will oversee the misses sportswear, junior sportswear, s

Rocky Opens New Branded Retail Store

Green Bay, Wisconsin, will soon be home to a ruggedly unique shopping experience when the first-ever ROCKY Outdoor Gear of Green Bay store opens its doors. This new store will allow consumers to experience the complete spectrum of Rocky products. Matt Ols

Q2 Retail Warnings Do Damage Across the Board…

Earnings season quickly turned to warnings season last week as a couple of retailers sounded warning bells on second quarter performance based a few issues that should not come as much of a surprise to anyone…

Oakley Sees H2 Backlog Gains as Q2 Earnings Suffer…

After revising its second quarter sales and income guidance downward the previous week (BOSS_0429), Oakley reported last week that net income for the quarter fell 12.1% to $16.0 million, or 23 cents per diluted share, compared with $18.2 million, or 27 ce

Deckers Running on All Cylinders…

Deckers beat all analyst expectations in the second quarter of 2004, exceeding the upper end of previously issued guidance by roughly 17%, while diluted earnings per share were 26.5% above company expectations…