Dick’s Closes Galyans Deal; Plans More Stores…
Dick's Sporting Goods completed its $362 million acquisition of Galyan's on Thursday via a deal structured as a merger. With the 48 Galyans doors, Dick’s now has 221 stores in 32 states and had combined sales of about $2.2 billion in the last f
Cabela’s Sees New Store Drive Top-Line; Earnings Hurt by Finance Unit…
Cabela’s saw a securitization transaction involving their credit card receivables impact their Financial Services segment’s' securitization income by roughly $2.0 million after tax, or three cents per diluted share, in the second quarter ended July 3
Cabela’s Sees New Store Drive Top-Line; Earnings Hurt by Finance Unit…
Cabela’s saw a securitization transaction involving their credit card receivables impact their Financial Services segment’s' securitization income by roughly $2.0 million after tax, or three cents per diluted share, in the second quarter ended July 3
Russell Corp. Back to Their Winning Ways in Q2; Profits Jump More than 50%…
As anticipated, Russell Corporation got a nice lift in Q2 from the sale of its minority position in Marmot Mountain, adding about $4 million, or roughly 8.5 cents per share, to the bottom line in the quarter. Excluding the gain, RML would have still seen
Gravis Expands Management Team…
Gravis footwear has added three new Director-level employees as part of a new emphasis by the Burton senior management team on the division. Anne-Marie Dacyshyn is the new Director of Product Marketing, Jason Heffron is the new Director of Marketing Commu
Escalade Sports Drives Quarter Growth…
Escalade, Inc. relied heavily on its sporting goods division to help post a sales gain in the second quarter, but the net income increase produced by Escalade Sports in Q2 wasn’t enough to keep the company in the black…
Rocky Q2 Boosted by Military; Sees New Focus on Retail…
Rocky Shoes & Boots benefited not only from their latest military deal, but also from the company’s focused expansion of products in footwear, apparel and Gates gloves throughout the quarter. Overall, Rocky posted a 25.5% sales increase to $27.4 million
Aldila Rides Golf Surge to Q2 Profits…
Despite concerns about the health of the golf business, particularly with Callaway’s recent revelations, Aldila experienced a breakout quarter in Q2 as net sales jumped 44.4% to $14.3 million versus $9.9 million in the year-ago period. The increase was c
Supply Shortages Slow Garmin in Q2…
Garmin boosted their sales by 32.2% during the second quarter to $189.7 million. The consumer division accounted for 78% of Garmin’s sales for the quarter, and reported $148.5 million in revenue, a 30% increase compared to the second quarter of 2003. Mos
Golf Rounds Increase Slow in Q2…
The National Golf Foundation is reporting that total golf rounds played in the U.S. were up 2.5% for the first six months of the year when compared to the YTD period last year, but increased just 0.9% in the second quarter after a nice start in April…
Johnson Outdoors Gets Military Lift; Makes Watercraft Operations Changes…
Johnson Outdoors continued its reliance on military and Marine Electronics through the third quarter, although some important new programs are being implemented to bring the rest of the company back to higher levels of performance…
Gildan Continues Efforts with FLA…
After announcing that it would be closing its El Progreso, Honduras, sewing facility (see SEW_0430), Gildan Activewear has responded to the Fair Labor Association’s independent audit of the facility. The audit brought up several deficiencies, but did not
Rossignol Global Sales are down; N.A. Holds Steady…
The Rossignol Group is reporting that first quarter sales were down 5.3% to €37.0 million ($45.4 million) compared to €39.1 million ($43.2 million) for the company’s fiscal first quarter last year. The Ski division, which made up roughly 80% of the group’
GSI Commerce Slows Cash Burn Rate…
GSI Commerce increased second quarter net revenues 28% to $64.7 million compared to net revenues of $50.3 million in the year-ago period. Gross margin improved 500 basis points to 38.8% of sales versus 33.8% in Q2 last year. GSIC narrowed its net loss f
The Search is Over at Malden…
The four-year search for a new CEO has been concluded at Malden Mills. Michael Spillane, the former president for Children’s Apparel & Men’s Underwear and Loungewear at Tommy Hilfiger U.S.A, has been named the president and chief executive officer…









