The SportsOneSource Group Sees Sport Footwear Growth Moderating Again in 2007…
After posting solid increases in the first half of 2006 sport footwear saw much of the gains slip away as the year progressed, finally settling into a 3.5% increase for the year, according to analysis conducted by The SportsOneSource Group. SOS estimates
Snow Sports Sales Declines Level-off in January…
The slow start to the ’06-’07 winter season continued into the New Year, but specialty retailers managed to gain some ground back from the losses experienced in December. At the end of December, overall Snow Sports sales were down 4% to roughly $1.1 billi
Forzani Shares Reach Three-Year High on Continued Upside from Repositioning…
The Forzani Group continued to see improvements to its bottom line from the repositioning it initiated last year. Even with relatively low sales increases and expanding G&A and operating expenses in the fourth quarter, the company’s significant growth in
Companies Offer up More Insight at Merrill Lynch Conf…
Executives at Golfsmith Inc., Brown Shoe, Iconix Brand Group, and Warnaco, Inc. discuss strategy at Merrill Lynch Conference…
Finish Line Taps Nordstrom Exec for Chief Merchant Role
The Finish Line appointed Samuel Sato as EVP and chief merchandise officer of Finish Line. Sato will be responsible for all product lines for Finish Line stores and reports to Glenn Lyon, president. Lyon had been overseeing merchandising for the retailer.
Horizon Fitness Receives ISO 9001:2000 Certification
Horizon Fitness has received ISO 9001:2000 certification. To receive ISO 9001:2000 certification, Horizon Fitness underwent an extensive auditing process by a third-party registrar company. The review process, which took more than a year to prepare for, e
Payless ShoeSource Hires Women’s Footwear Designer
Payless ShoeSource hired Bernard Figueroa, most recently head of Footwear Design for Michael Kors, as Payless' Director of Design for Women's Footwear…
Earth Committs to Ergo-Friendly Packaging/Products
Earth Inc., the maker of Earth footwear, announced a series of initiatives to devote itself to more eco-friendly packaging and products…
Golf Galaxy Rolls Out GolfWorks
Golf Galaxy, Inc., a subsidiary of Dick’s Sporting Goods, announced that all 69 of its stores have been newly built or remodeled to include The GolfWorks store-in-store department, which caters to the hobbyist and professional golf clubmaker…
Cybex Acquires Rights to Strength Product Concepts
Cybex Int'l has entered into an agreement with eNova Group Ltd. pursuant to which eNova will provide product design and development, marketing and sales concept consulting services to CYBEX. As part of this arrangement, CYBEX has acquired eNova'
Nike’s Director of Employee Communications Departs
Lee Weinstein departed from his post as director of global employee communications at Nike, Inc. Weinstein, 47, will begin a public relations consultancy, Lee Weinstein & Associates, Inc., in Portland, Oregon and the Columbia Gorge. An Oregon native, he i
Perry Ellis Q4 Sales Gains Balanced Across Divisions
Perry Ellis International, Inc. reported record fourth quarter revenues of $231.6 million, an 8.3% increase compared to $213.9 million for the same quarter last year. Fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 revenue increases were balanced across a number of the com
New Markets and Acquisitions Play Central Role in Industry Growth Plans Over Next Five Years…
At a series of investor conferences last week, most notably the Bank of America Consumer Conference, but also at the B. Riley & company 8th Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference and at Citigroup’s Small & Mid-Cap Conference, public companies gave the inves
Heelys Adds to Management Team
Heelys, Inc. has tapped three new Vice Presidents to aid in the continued growth of the company. They are: Will Albers as Vice President of Sourcing/Asia Operations, Bob Byrne as Vice President of Design and Development and Jim Peliotes as Vice President
Shoe Carnival Sees Rebounding Trends in Athletic…
Shoe Carnival, Inc. was able to leverage a fairly moderate sales increase in the fourth quarter and year into solid improvements in operating profit for both periods. While comps for the fourth quarter declined 0.9%, and net sales rose only 1.3% on a com
