SGB Update Sports & Fitness

JJB Sports Sales Decline 23% in Fiscal 2009

Citing poor retail locations and limited growth capability based on prior liabilities, JJB Sports posted retail sales of £361.1 million ($570.2 mm) for the 53 weeks ended Jan. 31, 2010. This represented a 22.6% drop from £466.6 million ($849.7 mm) in the

Pacific Market International Receives Equity Infusion

Pacific Market International (PMI), the Seattle-based owner of food and beverage brands Aladdin and Stanley, announced an equity partnership agreement with fellow Seattle-based investment company, the Joshua Green Corporation…

Report: Foot Locker Eyeing JJB Sports

Reports that Foot Locker Inc. is reviewing a possible acquisition or investment in JJB Sports sent shares of British retailer up, according to reports in British media…

Stage Stores Sees 2.9% May Comp Decline

Stage Stores, Inc. reported that sales for the four week May period ended May 29, 2010 decreased 0.6% to $116 million from $117 million in the prior year four week period ended May 30, 2009. Comparable store sales decreased 2.9% this year versus a decreas

BJ’s May Comps Up 11.3%

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. sales for May 2010 increased by 11.3% to $871.9 million, from $783.4 million in May 2009. Comparable club sales for May 2010 increased by 6.8%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 3.3%…

GSI Commerce Acquires FetchBack

GSI Commerce Inc. announced its Marketing Services division has acquired FetchBack Inc., a Tempe, Arizona-based provider of retargeting solutions for more than 500 advertisers…

Big 5 SG Hopes to Continue West Coast Storefront Growth

Following up on a promising first quarter that saw the company post its biggest quarterly same-store sales gain since 2006, management for Big 5 Sporting Goods met with investors at the B. Riley & Co. Conference to discuss growth initiatives for the upcom

Court Ruling Says Scent-Lok, Retailers Used False Advertising

A Federal District Judge has ruled that ALS Enterprises, the manufacturer of carbon-based Scent-Lok hunting apparel, is guilty of deceptive advertising over the company’s claims that its clothing implemented “odor eliminating” technology

ACI International Secures Above The Rim Footwear License

Above The Rim (ATR), a performance basketball brand managed by Collective Licensing International (CLI), entered into a five-year licensing agreement with ACI International (ACI) for the brand. ACI will work with ATR on a new collection of performance bas

Everlast Launches Faceback Campaign

Everlast has launched its philanthropic social movement campaign “What Do You Fight For?”. For each contest entry received, Everlast is donating $1 to the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation…