Author: James Hartford

Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported that total sales for June 2003 were $89.6 million, an increase of 22.2% June of fiscal 2002. Company same-store sales increased 13.4% for the comparable five-week period ended July 5, 2003 with PacSun same store

Aussie Apparel Group Ltd. has signed a letter-of-intent with TSA Brand Inc. to acquire the Santa Ana, CA based company. Initial numbers provided by TSA to Aussie Apparel show sales of $1.5 million in 2002. Terms of the potential agreement were not disclo

Mossimo Inc. has apparently appealed the June 17 Arbitration Award and Judgment that was entered in Cherokee's favor by the Los Angeles Superior Court. The court reaffirmed the validity of the original finder's agreement between Cherokee Inc. a

Nordica USA has opened the doors at its new corporate headquarters in West Lebanon, NH. The inauguation day event marked the storied brand’s return to New England after a six-year absence. On hand to celebrate the June 2nd opening were Mr. Giancarlo Zan

Saks Incorporated announced that Gary Yiatchos has been named Senior Vice President of Marketing for Parisian. Yiatchos replaces Bob Ferguson, who recently retired, and reports to George Jones, President and CEO of Saks Department Store Group…

VF Corporation has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Nautica Enterprises, Inc. VF will pay Nautica shareholders $17.00 per share in cash. VF will also pay approximately $14.6 million, net of tax, to cash out employee stock options, for a

Delta Apparel, Inc. announced Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase all of the outstanding capital stock of M. J. Soffe Company, Inc. The transaction is valued at up to $72 million, consisting of $52 million of cash including retir

Fenway Partners, Inc., a private equity firm that invests in and builds branded goods companies, announced Monday that it has acquired controlling interest in Riddell Sports Group, Inc. A fund managed by Fenway purchased the business from Lincolnshire Ma

Outdoor Retailer is partnering with SGB’s Outdoor Business to be the official publisher of its Winter and Summer Market show handbooks and on site show dailies, effective with the 2004 markets. This new partnership re-establishes a strong and consistent

The Warnaco Group, Inc. announced that it has elected Sheila A. Hopkins to its Board of Directors, effective July 7, 2003. Ms. Hopkins, 47, currently serves as Vice President and General Manager of U.S. Personal Care at Colgate-Palmolive Company…

The 5th annual SGMA International Baseball/Softball Industry Meeting will be held October 2-4, 2003 at the Marriott DFW North Hotel in Irving, Texas. Sponsored by the SGMA Baseball/Softball Participation…

Billabong has appointed Royce Cansler to director of specialty retailer relations, a newly created position.
As a 35-year veteran of the surf industry, Cansler comes to this position with a solid knowledge in the specialty surf retail arena, and has been