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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has elected its Board of Directors to new terms. Michel Perraudin, EVP and Executive Board member of adidas-Salomon, was elected as president of the trade association at the organization’s recent Genera

Ashworth’s acquisition of Gekko Brands, LLC has the golf apparel maker looking for new opportunities to expand its distribution channels for both its Ashworth and Callaway brand apparel lines and increase its collegiate licensed apparel business. Gekko m

When SEW looked at the circumstances surrounding the “merger” of TSA and Gart, it was quite interesting that the parties positioned the idea for the deal as almost kismet, it was meant to be. Well, the Dick’s acquisition of Galyans has turned out to be q

Many laid the blame for the Galyans collapse on Bob Mang, who reportedly had little support from employees that still yearned for the days of Pat Galyan’s leadership, but was given free reign by the Board. Many industry watchers look to Galyans’ overall

SEW reported in March (SEW_0410) that Coastcast was showing all of the signs of a slow return to profitability after several quarters in the red, and shortly thereafter the company managed to show a small profit in the first quarter of the year. Barely a

Recently, Specialized announced that Chris Smith would join their team as General Manager of Specialized USA. Mike Sinyard, the company's founder and president recently wrote a letter to his dealers stating that Chris and his family will not be maki

Switzerland’s Schoeller Textil AG will open its new sales office in the International Textile Center near Istanbul. Schoeller Turkey Ltd. guarantees a presence for the Swiss textile corporation and the ability to act quickly in Turkey, known to be one of

Gottschalks same store sales for the month of June 2004 increased 3.3% from the prior year. Total sales for the month increased 1.5% to $60.7 million from $59.9 million in June 2003. On a year-to-date basis, same store sales increased 2.0% from the same

Goody's total sales were $105.3 million for the fiscal month of June 2004, a decrease of 0.4% from total sales of $105.7 million for the fiscal month of June 2003. Comparable store sales for June 2004 decreased 3.2% from June 2003. Total sales for th