SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Quiksilver Triples Fiscal Second Quarter Profits Despite Revenue Decline
Quiksilver, Inc. continued to move forward with solid profits in the company’s fiscal second quarter ended April 30 as net income surged 235% to $9.4 million, or 6 cents per diluted share, compared to $2.8 million, or 2 cents per diluted share, in t
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…
New Hampshire Ski and Snowboard Visits Diped 2.6%This Season
Ski NH estimated a total of 2,228,571 alpine skier and snowboarder visits, down 2.6% from the winter of 2008-09, which was the third best on record for skier visits in New Hampshire…
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%…
Eastern Mountain Sports Partners with Adventureus.com
Eastern Mountain Sports has partnered with Adventureus.com to launch a new adventure travel feature (ems.adventureus.com) on ems.com…
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
Bass Pro Shops/Columbia Sportswear Support Seagrass Conservation
Bass Pro Shops has joined Columbia Sportswear Company and The Ocean Foundation in their efforts to protect and restore seagrass meadows…
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…
Senate Supplemental Appropriations Bill Includes Gulf Fisheries Assistance
The American Sportfishing Association announced its support of Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), ranking member of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, for including funding for fishery-dependent businesses harmed