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Stage Stores October Comps Dip 3.5%

Stage Stores, Inc. reported that its total sales for the four week October period ended Oct. 30, 2010 decreased 1.1% to $100 million from $101 million in the prior year four week period ended Oct. 31, 2009. Comparable store sales decreased 3.5%…

J.C. Penney’s Comps Dip 1.9%

J. C. Penney Co., Inc. reported its comparable store sales decreased 1.9% for the four-week period ended Oct. 30, 2010. Geographically, the company's best performing regions were the northeast and southwest regions, as compared to the central and nor

TJX Reports Flat Comps

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended Oct. 30, were $1.8 billion, up 5% over the $1.7 billion achieved a year ago. Consolidated comparable store sales were flat…

Orange 21 Gains Additional Financing

Orange 21 Inc., the owner of the Spy Optic eyewear brand, said that effective Nov. 1, its wholly owned subsidiary Orange 21 North America Inc. (O21NA), entered into a $1.0 million promissory note with one of Orange 21 Inc.'s shareholders, Costa Brava

ACE Publishes Annual Fitness Survey

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) announced the top ten fitness trends for 2011. With over 2,700 responses, the findings conclude that consumers have a more positive outlook on the future economy and also realize the importance of taking care of them

West Marine Earnings Fall Short in Third Quarter

West Marine third quarter revenues were up 2.6% to $172.5 million versus $168.2 million in the prior-year quarter. Despite the uptick in revenues, earnings slid 14.5% to $7.4 million, or 32 cents a share, from $8.5 million, or 38 cents, in Q3 last year…

Strong Winter and Outdoor Sales Spur Jarden’s Q3 Sales

Jarden Corp. said sales at its Outdoor Solutions segment, which owns Coleman, Campingaz, K2, Marmot, Penn, Rawlings, Shakespeare, Stearns, Volkl and Zoot reached $604.7 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, up 6.9% from the same period a year ago,

Luxottica Sees Positive Q3 Gains in Wholesale and Retail

Luxottica reported that third quarter net profit rose 34.5% to €101.9 million ($132 mm) from €75.8 million ($98 mm) in the year-ago period. Sales rose 19.7% at to €1.47 billion ($1.90 bn), up 8.6% in constant-currency terms…

Blacks Leisure Cuts H1 Loss; Takeover Talks Ensue

Blacks Leisure, the owner of the Blacks and Millets outdoor chains in the U.K., said takeover talks with several parties are continuing while reporting that its first half losses narrowed…

European Trade Groups to Monitor Regulatory Climate

The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) will begin advising the European Outdoor Group’s (EGO) Sustainability Working Group Standards and Regulation Committee under an agreement worked out by the two trade organizations…

Lorpen Expands Canadian Sales Force

Lorpen is expanding its Canadian sales force with the addition of three associates. The new hires include: Patrick Wilson covering south central Ontario, Dave Frick in the Alberta and East Kootenay region, and Doug Ballou in British Columbia…

Pinnacle Selects New Midwest Rep Group

Silstar Corporation of America, parent company of Pinnacle Fishing, has appointed Proactive Sales & Marketing, LLC as its new sales rep group for the Midwestern U.S. Proactive Sales and Marketing will service existing accounts and develop new business thr

Crocs Launches First Toning Product

With its Nov. 1 launch of the new Crocs Tone collection, Crocs has entered the fast-growing toning footwear category. The Crocs Tone collection, which is available at Dick's Sporting Goods and via the company's online retail site, utilizes a thr