Author: James Hartford

Kayser-Roth has restructured its design, marketing and sales teams to take advantage of strengths within both its Department and Specialty Store and its Food/Drug/Mass groups by merging the two. Julia Townsend has been promoted to EVP/GM of Kayser-Roth an

K2 Inc. has announced the appointment of Paul Ebnet to the position of President of Stearns Inc. Ebnet has over 24 years of experience at Stearns in several capacities including his most recent position as senior vice president for sales, marketing, and p

Kmart Holding Corporation that, as a result of strong inventory management and the reduction of unprofitable promotions, the Company expects a significant profit for the first two months of its fiscal fourth quarter,
November and December 2003. Income be

Collegiate Pacific has issued guidance for fiscal 2004, which runs through June 2004, showing an 80% increase in revenues to $38 million vs $21 million in the fiscla 2003 period. Net income is expected to rise to $1.8 million from $570,000 in FY2003. Th

The golf industry lost one of its most respected executives over the holiday season as Robert MacNally II, former chairman and president of the Tommy Armour Golf Company, died Dec. 29, at age 71. MacNally was president of Tommy Armour Golf from 1979-95 a

SGMA International has appointed Jon Letzler, President and Chief Operating Officer of Russell Corporation, as a member of the Board of Directors.

“The overall mission of SGMA International complements those of the Russell Corporation,” said Letzler.

Sole City, Inc. has announced that Jeffrey Bernstein has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer overseeing the company's footwear (Avirex, Troop, US Polo Assn.)and apparel (Schoold of Hard Knocks and Tradition) divisions and Tony Roselli has been p

Powered by heavy consumer traffic the week preceding and the day after Christmas, U.S. retailers are closing out their strongest holiday season in the last four years, according to a Chicago firm that follows shoppers' spending. Sales for the wee

Collegiate Pacific has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Tomark Sports of Corona, Ca. Under the terms of the merger agreement with Tomark, Collegiate Pacific, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, will acquire all of the shares of Tomark, Inc. in e

Bauer Nike Hockey, Inc. announced that Dirk Paulus has joined the company as the International Regional Business Director for its European operations. Paulus was recently the Footwear Business Director for Nike Germany. He spent 13 years with Nike where

The Spiegel Group has announced the location of 29 Eddie Bauer stores it intends to close in 2004, 16 of which involve natural lease expirations. These store closings are part of the company's ongoing efforts to improve the
productivity of its store

The New England Sporting Goods Agents Association has announced the selection of the 2004 New England Retailer of the Year. The 2004 honorees are Paul & Bunny Wiener of Sports & Marine Parafunalia in Merideth, New Hampshire. As part of the award, Paul a

Gregory Mountain Products is pleased to announce the hiring of two new rep groups. Egan & Associates LLC, comprised of David and Tracy Egan, Jackton Downard, and Jeff Busic will replace Barry Schrimsher and his The Sherpa Group in the Northwest while Jef