VF Corporation announced record results for the fourth quarter and record earnings for the full year. Q4 earnings from continuing operations rose 52% to $.96 per share, compared with $.63 per share in 2002. Income from continuing operations was $105.6 mil
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Sport Haley Sales Up 18% in Fiscal Q2
Sport-Haley reported unaudited earnings for the fiscal quarter and six months ended December 31, 2003. Net sales for the fiscal quarter were $4.8 million, an increase of $722,000 or 18%, from net sales of $4.0 million for the same quarter in the prior fis
Fleetwood Permanently Prevented From Using Coleman TM
The Coleman Company confirmed that a Kansas District Court ruled that neither Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., nor its subsidiary, Fleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc., have any right to use the Coleman trademark or any right to prevent The Coleman Company from u
Aldila to Sell Carbon Fiber Tech.
Aldila announced that Carbon Fiber Technology LLC, a joint venture owned by it and an undisclosed partner, has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to sell selected assets, including property, plant, equipment, and know-how to an also undisclosed i
Big 5 Comps Up 3.6% for Q4
Big 5 Sporting Goods reported financial results for the fiscal 2003 fourth quarter and full year. For the 2003 Q4, net sales increased by $15.1 million, or 8.5%, to $191.8 million from $176.7 million in 2002. Same store sales increased 3.6% versus the fou
Sport Supply Group Gross Margins Fall on Flat Sales
Sport Supply Group announced results for the three and nine months ended December 26, 2003. Revenues were $14.7 million for the quarter and $59.7 million for the nine months ended December 2003, remaining relatively unchanged
from the prior year periods.
Ron Page Takes Over at North American VauDe Distributor
Bill Sweedler, President and CEO, Windsong Inc., recently appointed Ron Page as the new President of Windsong Outdoor, LLC, the exclusive distributor of the VAUDE brand of authentic outdoor apparel and gear in the United States. Page, formerly the Senior
Kewl is Moving Forward with Infrastructure
Kewl International, the U.S. marketer and distributor of KEWL hockey-based apparel, said today that it has been moving forward to create the necessary infrastructure to launch KEWL branded apparel lines in the U.S. and Europe with assistance from a variet
Skechers Appoints Schneider to Board
SKECHERS announced that Fred Schneider has been appointed to the Company's board of directors and the audit committee of the board of directors…
adidas Launches $50 million Ad Campaign
adidas starts 2004 with a year-long $50 million brand campaign that, according to the company, “…Brings to life the attitude adidas shares with athletes around the world — the desire to push yourself further, to surpass limits, to break new ground…”
January Chill Factor Warms Retail Results…
The record cold temperatures in much of the country in January, coupled with clearance sales and gift card redemptions, had a considerable warming effect on retail sales for the month as retailers posted surprisingly strong results to close out the retail
K-Swiss Diversifies Retail and Product Portfolios to Post Another Strong Year…
K-Swiss is finally seeing a diversification in its Classics business as Foot Locker starts to represent less of the overall business while Europe and other International regions are estimated to become as much as 50% of sales as they start to represent mo
Amer Group Again Hit by Stronger Euro in 2003; Winter Sports Sees Strong Q4…
Amer Group's net sales in fourth quarter inched up 0.6% to €267.6 million ($318.7 mm) from €266.1 million ($214.3 mm) in the year-ago period. Excluding foreign currency exchange fluctuations, Amer Group sales would have increased 8.1%…
Timberland Gets Lift from Colder Q4…
The Timberland Company reported that the total International business has exceeded a half billion dollars for the year to 40% of total sales and the brand drafted off of favorable winter weather in the Northeast U.S. in Q4 to post double-digit gains world
Johnson Legal is 2-0 for the ’04 Season…
Johnson Outdoors has resolved an inquiry by the European Commission into trade practices in their ScubaPro/UWATEC diving division and has also been able to secure a restraining order to keep a former employee from going to work for a competitor…