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Rocky Prices Secondary Offering at $8.40 per Share
Rocky Brands, Inc. priced 1.8 million shares of common stock for its upcoming public offering at $8.40 per share. The company has granted the underwriters in the offering an option to purchase up to 270,000 additional shares of common stock at the same pr
Golfsmith Launches Free Golf Month
Golfsmith is partnering with more than 70 golf courses from coast to coast to launch “Free Golf Month” in the largest golf game giveaway ever. Some 50,000 rounds of golf are being given to the retailer's customers to get more golfers back on the gree
Brooks-Range to Sponsor Checkpoint Tracker Championships
Brooks-Range Mountaineering Equipment will be the Official Map Tool of Checkpoint Tracker Adventuring Racing and the Checkpoint Tracker National Championships, a national Adventure Racing event that will culminate after 80 regional events and is set for O
Shoe Carnival Hikes Q1 Estimates
Shoe Carnival reported sales for the first quarter of 2010 increased 13.2% to $189.5 million from net sales of $167.3 million for the first quarter of 2009. Comparable store sales for the thirteen-week period ended May 1, 2010 increased 13.1%…
LifelineUSA Names Director of Product Development and Design
LifelineUSA, a manufacturer of professional-grade functional fitness products, has hired Glenn Polinsky to be the director of product development and design…
Warnaco’s Swimwear Sales Slide 8.4%
The Warnaco Group's Swimwear Group, which includes Speedo, reported sales in the first quarter fell 8.4% to $87.9 million from $96 million a year ago, primarily as a result of reduced sales to membership clubs in the quarter. In constant currency rat
California Considers Temporary Metal Bat Ban
A California legislative committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would place a two-year moratorium on the use of metal bats in high school baseball, according to a report in the Associated Press…
Stage Stores’ Comps Decline 8.3%
Stage Stores, Inc. reported that its total sales for the four week April period ended May 1, 2010 decreased 5.8% to $101 million from $108 million in the prior year four week period ended May 2, 2009. Comparable store sales decreased 8.3% this year versus
K-Swiss Widens Loss in Q1
K-Swiss Inc. increased its net loss for the first quarter to $4.7 million, or 13 cents a share, from $1.1 million, or 3 cents, a year ago. Total worldwide revenues decreased 11.0% to $65.9 million from $74 million…
Nordstrom Sees 7.5% Surge in April Same Store Sales
Nordstrom, Inc. is reporting a 7.5% increase in same-store sales for the four-week period ended May 1, 2010 compared with the four-week period ended May 2, 2009…
Sport Supply Group Acquires Assets in Two Midwest Dealers
Sport Supply Group, Inc. has recently acquired a substantial stake in Coach’s Sports Corner, a regional team sports distributor based in Sandusky, OH, as well as a certain assets of Greg Larson Sports, a national cataloger and regional team sports d
Volcom Sees Q1 Profit on Surge in Men’s Sales
While executives at Volcom are optimistic about the company’s stellar first quarter numbers, skepticism remains with regard to the overall state of the economy and how it will carry over into the second quarter — and the remainder of fiscal 2010. R
Luxottica Continues to Exceed Expectations
Citing heightened net sales from Sunglass Hut and Oakley, Luxottica Group’s first quarter US dollars experienced a 6.1% increase in the first quarter of 2010…
Nike to Increase Sales by 40% by 2015
In its first analyst meeting in three years, Nike announced plans to increase sales by 40% to $27 billion by 2015. In its full fiscal year ended May 31, 2009, its sales were $19.2 billion. Significant growth is expected to come from foreign markets, appar
West Marine Narrows Q1 Loss
West Marine, Inc. said a recovery in demand for high-ticket items like boats, motors and electronics propelled sales 8.5% to $109.6 million in the first quarter…
