Everlast Appoints Seth Horowitz COO

Everlast Worldwide appointed Seth Horowitz as president and chief operating officer effective immediately. Mr. Horowitz, who served as executive vice president of the company since 2001, has also been nominated by the Corporate Governance and Nomination C

Footstar and Kmart Move to Resolve Shoemart Dispute

Footstar has entered into a settlement agreement with Kmart Corporation to resolve ongoing litigation regarding the Master Agreement under which Footstar's Shoemart division operates the footwear departments in Kmart stores. The agreement is subject

Hibbett Hires Priddy as President

Hibbett Sporting Goods has hired Brian Priddy as President of the Company. Mr. Priddy will join Hibbett on August 1. Mr. Priddy was most recently Executive Vice President of Operations at Bombay Company since 2001, having served as Chairman of the Interim

Johnny West Joins Flow as VP of Sales

Flow, the San Clemente based distributor of snowboard bindings, boots, and boards, has tapped Johnny West as the new Vice President of Sales. In his new position, West will be the driving force behind sales for the US distributorship of all Flow products.

Nordica Taps Matt Schiller for Sales and Service

Nordica USA appointed Matt Schiller to the Nordica
Racing Sales and Service Team. Schiller will assume the position of Western Race Coordinator positioned in the Western United States covering CO, UT, WY, MT, ID, and CA.
Schiller brings a great deal of We

NSGA: $855 Million in Used Sporting Goods Equipment Sold in U.S.

Consumers purchased $855 million in used sporting goods equipment in 2004, according to a newly released report by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA). This is the seventh study done by the Association on the used equipment market and reflects

PacSun June Comps Increase 4.5%

Pacific Sunwear of California reported that total sales for the five weeks of fiscal June ending July 2, 2005, were $120.6 million, an increase of 14.5% over total sales of $105.3 million during the same period last year. Total company same-store sales in

June Comps Are Flat at Dillard’s

Dillard's sales for the five weeks ended July 2, 2005 were $630,340,000 compared to sales for the five weeks ended July 3, 2004 of $630,271,000. Sales for the five-week period were flat on a percentage basis for both total and comparable stores…

TJX Companies’ Comps Increase 3% in June

The TJX Companies reported June 2005 sales were $1.4 billion, up 9% over $1.3 billion achieved during the five-week period ended July 3, 2004. For the 22 weeks ended July 2, 2005, sales reached $6.2 billion, an 8% increase over last year's $5.8 billi

DeFeet Inks Distribution Deal with QBP

Quality Bicycle Products will begin distributing DeFeet socks and cycling accessories beginning in September 2005. Based in Bloomington, Minnesota, QBP is the largest parts and accessories distributor in the cycling industry. The DeFeet/QBP partnership al

Saks June Comps Climb 6%

Saks Incorporated, for the five weeks ended July 2, 2005 compared to the five weeks ended July 3, 2004, total sales increased 5.0% and comparable store sales increased 6.0% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales increased 5.3% for SD

June Comps Climb 6% at Ross Stores

Ross Stores reported sales of $440 million for the five weeks ended July 2, 2005, a 15% increase above the $381 million in sales for the five weeks ended July 3, 2004. Comparable store sales for the month of June increased 6% over the prior year…

BJ’s Wholesale Comps Climb 4.3% in June

BJ's Wholesale Club sales for June 2005 increased by 8.9% to $796.1 million from $730.9 million in June 2004. On a comparable club basis, sales increased by 4.3% in June, including a negative impact from sales of gasoline of approximately 30 basis po