In the six months to February 2015, revenue surged 24.2 per cent, while operating profit zoomed 40.2 per cent, both from a year ago periods, at Japanese apparel marketer Fast Retailing. Fast Retailing which owns the Uniqlo brand, said ...
Tags: Fast Retailing, Uniqlo Japan, Apparel
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. reported same store sales decreased by 5.3 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with a 6.2 percent decline in the prior quarter and an 8.4 percent decline for the full year. The Utah-based retailer ...
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Spain based Inditex Group, which has notable fashion brands like Zara in its portfolio, said its sales in the twelve months to January 31, 2015, rose 8 per cent year over year. Sales in fiscal 2014 grew 8 per cent from the previous fiscal ...
Tags: fashion brands, apparel market
Net sales for the thirteen weeks ended January 30, 2015 at NYSE listed, Dollar General Corporation grew 9.9 per cent from a year earlier quarter. In a press release, Dollar General said its net sales increased 9.9 per cent to $4.94 ...
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Polished diamond prices remained under pressure in February. Sentiment improved ahead of the Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem and Pearl Show taking place from March 2 to 6 but trading volume was low and liquidity tight in the ...
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Deckers Brands reported earnings in its third quarter ended Dec. 31 rose 7.5 percent to $149.4 million, or $4.50, but missed its original guidance. Overall Ugg sales grew 6.5 percent but Ugg Classic styles declined due to a slow October and ...
Tags: casual boots, weather boots, Sporting Goods
Less than four years after acquiring GSI Commerce for $2.4 billion, eBay Inc. announced Wednesday it was studying whether to spin off the business in IPO as part of a broadening restructuring. The company disclosed the plans in its ...
Tags: broadening restructuring, box retailers, Sporting Goods
Halfords Group plc reported same-store sales by its Cycling and Travel Solutions stores increased 7.6 percent and 5.7 percent respectively in the 15 weeks and fiscal third quarter ended Jan. 9. The UK’s leading retailer of ...
Tags: Same-Store Gains, Sporting Goods
Supporting some upbeat holiday forecasts, Zumiez and Pacific Sunwear of California both raised fourth-quarter guidance after reporting healthy comps in December. A few department stores also showed above-plan performances although both ...
Tags: hard goods, footwear, Sporting Goods
Genesco Inc. announced that comparable sales, including both stores and direct sales, increased 10 percent for the quarter-to-date period ended Jan. 3, from the equivalent period last year. Same store sales increased 9 percent and sales ...
The United States is set to become an even more dominant market for the diamond industry in 2015. In a reversal of trends that have characterized the industry in the past few years, there has been a shift back from east to west as industry ...
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Net sales at women’s apparel retailer, Christopher & Banks slipped 6.35 per cent year on year for the thirteen week period ended November 1, 2014, a reflection of its store rationalisation program. Net sales for the third quarter of ...
Non-cash impairment charges of $684.0 million pushed apparel retailer, J Crew Group to post a massive loss in the third fiscal quarter of 2014 as against net income in the prior year quarter. Net loss at the apparel retailer totalled to ...
Lululemon Athletica Inc. reported net revenue increased 10 percent to $419.4 million for the third quarter ended Nov. 2, from $379.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2013. The retailer, which is fending off growing competition in the ...
Genesco Inc. said lower than planned sales and gross margin pressures at its Lids segment in the third quarter and expected continued margin pressure at the segment in the fourth quarter would cause it to lower its guidance for the full ...
Tags: gross margin, planned sales