Author: James Hartford

Sport Brands International, the new holding company that recently completed the purchase of Fila and all of its subsidiaries worldwide, announced today that it has formed a multi-year strategic partnership with Watford-based Proline in the United Kingdom.

Students at Akron's Margaret Park Elementary School enjoyed the thrill of a lifetime as NBA player and local Akron resident, LeBron James joined U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona to launch a new NikeGO initiative called PE2GO. The team of suppo

The Timberland Company has appointed Joseph B. Dzialo to Senior Vice President, General Manager of the U.S. Dzialo will report to COO KEn Pucker and will be responsible for Timberland's North American wholesale footwear and apparel sales as well as

Value City Department Stores, Inc. saw net sales for the second quarter increase 6.2% to $604.6 million from $569.1 million for the quarter ended August 3, 2002. Comparable store sales increased 1.6% versus the year-ago period. The net loss for the quar

Wilson is the # 1 brand in racquets, strings and footwear according to the latest TIA/Sports Marketing Surveys Specialty Store Retail Audit for second quarter 2003.
Wilson leads the racquet industry with 29.7% share of units sold overall and 29% dollar sh

Nike Golf said it sustained its third straight month with increased golf ball market share and a No. 3 ranking in the golf ball category based upon figures provided by industry standard Golf Datatech for green grass, golf
specialty and sporting goods reta

Kohl's Corporation announced Beryl Buley, executive vice president/director of stores, has resigned to pursue other interests. On an interim basis, the store operations group will report to Larry Montgomery, chairman and CEO…

Escalade, Inc. announced that Mr. Terry Frandsen has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer replacing Mr. John Wilson who is retiring to spend more time with his family. Mr. Frandsen joined Escalade in October 2002 as Vice President of Fi

G-III Apparel Group reported net sales of $45.3 million and net income of $2.7 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the three-month period ended July 31, 2003 compared to net sales of $40.0 million and net income of $576,000, or $0.08 per diluted shar

The Nautilus Group, Inc. announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted ICON Health and Fitness, Inc. a Stay of the Preliminary Injunction originally ordered by the Federal District Court for the Western District of Wash

Callaway Golf Company has prevailed in the auction to purchase substantially all of the assets of the Top-Flite Golf Company. The acquisition was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, DE on Thursday. The deal is worth $174.4 million in ca