Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) announced today that net sales for the first quarter ended May 1, 2010 rose by 16.0% to $89.1 million from $76.8 million in the same period a year ago. Comparable store sales rose 9.1% over 2009. Despite the numbers, the co...(read all)

Mavic announced the promotion of Larry Burke to the newly created position of national sales manager for Mavic Inc. Burke will be responsible for managing both aftermarket sales for the USA and OEM sales for North America.  "Larry brings...(read all)

Hibbett Sports, Inc. reported net sales increased 17.0% to $184.5 million for the 13-week period ended May 1, compared with $157.7 million for the prior-year quarter. Comparable store sales increased 14.5% for the period. Net income for the first qua...(read all)

Nike Inc. announced a number of key promotions across the organization. Among the management changes, global brand and general management veteran Joaquin Hidalgo became vice president of emerging markets reporting to president of Nike global operatio...(read all)

Mizuno Corp. reported sales fell 8.2% in its year ended March 31 to ￥148.7 billion ($1.63bn) as revenues decreased in Japan, the Americas and Asia in local currencies. Thanks to cost cutting efforts, the Japanese sporting goods giant returned to pr...(read all)

Foot Locker, Inc. reported earnings surged 74.2% in the first quarter to $54 million, or 34 cents per share, compared with net income of $31 million, or 20 cents, a year ago. Sales increased 5.3% to $1.28 billion from $1.22 billion. First quarter com...(read all)

Target Corporation released net earnings of $671 million for the quarter ended May 1, 2010, compared with $522 million in the quarter ended May 2, 2009. Earnings per share in the first quarter increased 30% to 90 cents from 69 cents in the same perio...(read all)

Adidas is scheduled to hold the grand opening ceremony for a new 1.9 million-square-foot distribution center in Spartanburg, S.C. today at 11 am. Gov. Mark Sanford is expected to be in attendance at the event, when adidas could disclose that it pla...(read all)

Asics Corp. reported sales slid 7.3% in its year ended March 31, to ￥224.4 billion ($2.4 billion) versus a year ago. Net income declined 36.4% to ￥8.3 billion ($89.8 million). In the Americas, sales of running shoes "remained brisk" but...(read all)

Flow Sports announced today that Dale Rehberg is joining its team as the new NXTZ brand manager. According to the release: NXTZ roots stem from winter sports, namely snowboarding and skiing. However, the NXTZ Brand has increasingly gained popularit...(read all)

Puma announced it will host the 'Africa Unity Experience' in Paris from May 28-29 as the brand's kick-off for World Cup(TM). Three PUMA-sponsored African Federations-Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Ghana-will participate in a series of 'Unity' events to ge...(read all)

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. reported net income more than doubled in the first quarter ended May 1, to $26.2 million, or 22 a share, from $10.2 million, or 9 cents, a year ago. Earnings were well above previous guidance of 12 cents to 13 cents a shar...(read all)

Expedition Hanesbrands’ Mount Everest climbing team, led by international mountaineer Jamie Clarke, reached the 29,035-foot summit of the world’s highest peak this morning, celebrating a 30-month endeavor to design and test innovative app...(read all)

Sports Authority appointed Gwen Manto, former chief merchant at Dick's SG, as EVP and chief merchant to oversee all merchandising, planning, allocation, fulfillment, supply chain and product development function Manto previously served as Executive...(read all)

Nike will remain the exclusive supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories for Alabama's Crimson Tide sports teams through June 30, 2018. The deal is said to be worth nearly $30 million over seven years. The deal, which new deal takes ef...(read all)