Author: James Hartford

SGAA Rep News

April 10, 2003 SGB Update

Gary Niland, President of the SGAA, has announced that Mike Higgins of Higgins & Associates is the new Western Director of the 69-year old trade organization. Other rep news from SGAA includes Jack Rusher, NESGAA Retailer of the Yea

SGAA Mourns Passing of Al Nicholas

April 10, 2003 SGB Update

Al Nicholas, former SGAA 1993 Lifetime Sales Achievement Award recipient, passed away March 27, 2003, after a long illness. Nicholas, 74, had been in the sporting business since 1969 and opened his rep agency, Nicholas Associates in 1985.

THC to Fold into New Canadian Public Entity

April 9, 2003 SGB Update

The Hockey Company Holdings Inc. announced that it has filed a preliminary prospectus for an initial public offering in Canada. The offering will consist of the issuance of common shares, which the company has applied to list on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Tare 7 Appoints Category Managers

April 9, 2003 SGB Update

TARE7 (T7), holding company of airwalk, genetic airwalk skateboarding, andy mac Footwear, and ALPHANUMERIC Footwear brands has appointed Andrew Shaddy Category Manager of ALPHANUMERIC Footwear and andy mac Footwear and Phil Shettig as Category Manager for

SGMA Outlines Top 30 U.S. Participation Activities

April 9, 2003 SGB Update

Fitness activities and outdoor pursuits. Those two categories are now attracting the highest level of interest among sports participants in the U.S. based on analysis of the Sports Participation Topline Report (2003 edition) by SGMA Internation

SGMA Releases U.S. Athletic Footwear Report

April 9, 2003 SGB Update

More and more Americans are pounding the pavement… with their sneakers. That's the underlying message of SGMA International's 2003 edition of The U.S. Athletic Footwear Market Today prepared in conjunction with The NP

American SG and Icon Fitness Nab ShopKo Vendor Awards

April 8, 2003 SGB Update

ShopKo Stores, Inc. announced thirty-four companies have been selected to receive ShopKo's 2003 Vendor of the Year awards. Two awards were presented in the sports-related area, with American Sporting Goods receiving the award for “Active Shoes” and

Nautilus Issues Caution for Q1, Full Year 2003

April 8, 2003 SGB Update

Based on preliminary information for the first quarter of 2003, The Nautilus Group, Inc. announced that it expects to report net sales in the range of $124 to $129 million with corresponding earnings per share range of $0.39 to $0.42. These estimates are

Wal-Mart April Same-Store Sales Rise 4.6%

April 8, 2003 SGB Update

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ending May 2, 2003, of $18.562 billion, an increase of 12.2 percent over the $16.538 billion in the similar period in the prior year…

Kohl’s Announces CFO Departure

April 7, 2003 SGB Update

Kohl's Corporation announced that Patti Johnson has resigned her position as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Johnson indicated that for family reasons, she has decided to return to California. On an interim basis, the financial organ

Nautica Transitions European Ops to Licensee

April 7, 2003 SGB Update

Nautica Enterprises, Inc. announced its decision to transition its Nautica business in Europe to licensing or other arrangements through Nautica Apparel, Inc., the Company's global brand licensing subsidiary. The Nautica Europe business today repres

Phoenix Footwear Group in 2-for-1 Stock Split

April 7, 2003 SGB Update

Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared a 2-for-1 stock split of the Company's common stock. Shareholders of record at the close of business on the company's 2003 Annual Shareholder Meeting date will recei

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