Author: James Hartford

Federated Department Stores, Inc. said it is exploring the possible acquisition of the Marshall Field's department store group from Target Corporation. Target announced last month that it intended to review alternatives for the 62-store division, inc

Fitness is ‘king’ once again – as twelve of the top 30 sports/activity categories are fitness related. That’s the conclusion of SGMA International’s analysis of the 2004 edition of the annual

Unifi, Inc. has ceased joint venture discussions with the Guangdong Kaiping Polyester Enterprises Group and Guangdong Kaiping Chunhui Co. Ltd. in Kaiping, Guangdong, P.R. China. The Company announced in December 2003 that it had extended discussions relat

Columbia Sportswear Company joined forces with local authorities in three simultaneous raids last week of Malaysian Factory Outlet Stores selling counterfeit Columbia Sportswear apparel. The recent raids resulted in the seizure of more than 1,400 pieces

Winmark Corporation, the parent company of Play it Again Sports, reported that net income for the quarter ended March 27, 2004 of $1.36 million, or 21 cents per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.12 million, or 18 cents per diluted share, in the

Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. has hired Thomas Kennedy to be division president of its PacSun unit, effective May 10, 2004. Kennedy will be responsible for all merchandising, design and marketing of the PacSun division. Most recently, Kennedy worked

Four unions representing over three million workers in the U.S. and Canada have called on the United Nations to review Nike's affiliation with the UN Global Compact because, the unions contend, Nike systematically violates workers' rights. The

ICON Health & Fitness reported that net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 decreased 4.7%, to $328.0 million from $344.0 million in the comparable period in 2003. Net income declined 10.3% to $18.2 million for the quarter, compared to net income

Columbia Sportswear Company has signed a license agreement with C.O. Lynch Enterprises for the design, manufacture and marketing of a new line of hunting and fishing waders, as well as ankle-fit rubber boots. The collection will debut in select specialty

Foot Locker, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement with Footstar, Inc. to purchase approximately 350 of its Footaction athletic footwear and apparel stores for $160 million in cash. The proposed agreement is subject to certain closing adjustments. The a

Head N.V. reported that net revenues for the three months ended 31 March 2004 increased by 28.3% to $94.4 million compared to $76.6 million in the year-ago quarter. The company's net loss increased 46% to $14.4 million from a net loss of $9.9 millio