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BJ’s Wholesale Club Comp Sales Slide 4.9%

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. said sales for April 2009 decreased by 3.2% to $719.0 million from $743.1 million in April 2008. On a comparable club basis, sales decreased by 4.9% for the month of April 2009, including a negative impact from sales of gasoline

April Comp Sales Down 10.8% for Nordstrom

Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $561 million for the four-week period ended May 2, 2009, a decrease of 6.5% compared with sales of $600 million for the four-week period ended May 3, 2008. Same-store sales for April decreased 10.8% compared w

Crocs Q1 Sales Drop; Net Loss Widens

Crocs, Inc. reported 2009 first quarter revenue was $134.9 million, down 32% from $198.5 million in the year ago period. The company reported a net loss of $22.4 million in the first quarter of 2009 with a diluted loss per share of 27 cents compared to a

Aldila Posts Loss

Aldila, Inc. reported net sales of $13.8 million and a net loss of $48,000, or 1 cent a share, in the first quarter ended March 31. In the comparable 2008 first quarter, the golf company had net sales of $16.7 million and net income of $458,000, or 9 cent

Martin Elected Chairman Of TRCP Board Of Directors

At its spring meeting, the board of directors of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership elected Jim Martin, a longtime TRCP board member and biologist who currently is conservation director of the Berkley Conservation Institute, to chair the orga

Crunch Health Clubs Aquired by Creditors

Crunch, a collection of health clubs based in New York City, has reached an agreement to be acquired by its senior secured lenders, New Evolution Fitness Company and certain investing affiliates of Angelo, Gordon & Co…

Zumiez April Comps Fall 13.8%; Sales Down Slightly

Zumiez Inc. reported that total net sales for the four-week period ended May 2, 2009 decreased 1.7% to $23.8 million, compared to $24.2 million for the four-week period ended May 3, 2008…

Online Sales Continue to Increase with New Consumer Demands

Outdoor specialty sales continue to grow online in nearly every category. However, the rate of growth has slowed compared to previous years and retailers are seeing new trends emerge among their customers. According to data compiled by SportScanINFO, year

OIA: March and Q1 Outdoor Sales Decline, Camping Sales Rise

March 2009 retail sales for all core outdoor stores (chain, internet, specialty) combined dropped 5% compared to last March, moving from $369.2 million to $349.8 million, according to the most recent edition of The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Outdo

Report: Eddie Bauer in Talks with Potential Buyers

Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. is in talks with potential buyers including Gordon Brothers Group and Hilco Consumer Capital LLC, sources are telling Bloomberg News. Hudson Capital Partners LLC also may consider a bid, the report said. One of the sources said P

HI-TECH Adds Alexandre Poussin to Outdoor Footwear Team

HI-TEC has added Alexandre Poussin to its Outdoor footwear team. In a three-year trek along the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, Alexandre and Sonia Poussin's goal was to symbolically retrace the passage of early man, from australopithecus to modern

K-Swiss Countersues Puma Over Trademark Infringement Charge

K-Swiss filed a trademark declaratory judgment lawsuit, at the Federal District Court in Los Angeles, against Puma. The lawsuit follows a suit by Puma on May 4 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts that accused K-Swiss of selling sn

Amer Sports Sees First Quarter Net Loss Double

Amer Sports continued to suffer through the first quarter due to the value of the U.S. dollar, challenging market conditions and dramatic drops in fitness sales. However, in spite of the heavy double-digit declines in the top line for Precor, the company