Other Observations at Footwear Retail…

Footlocker:  They are starting to see the first of the Nike allocations of AF1, with strong window signing for the black/black release.  Still plenty of black S. Carter and G-unit release on hand.  Nearly all Timberland styles were discounted. Most other styles were 2/$89 or had another cut price.  Most of the I3 Pressure collection […]

Amer’s Atomic Division Acquires Volant

Atomic, The Winter Sports Division of Amer Group Plc. has acquired the Volant brand from Huffy Corporation. Under the terms of the agreement signed Monday, Atomic will acquire all patents, trademarks and intellectual property as well as the manufacturing

Canari Covers Hawaii

Canari Cycle Wear is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Kern as the company's sales rep for Hawaii…

Clash of the Titans IX: The Return of Jordan…

The apparent softening of the tension between reluctant lovers Nike and Foot Locker has analysts swooning with excitement over the prospect that the industry will go back to the way it used to be. But some of the over-anxious press reports and love-struc

Dick’s Ups Guidance for the Year…

Dick's Sporting Goods beat Wall Street’s estimates for third quarter earnings and raised guidance for the full year. The analysts’ consensus estimate for DKS was 16 cents a share on revenue of $334.3 million…

Hibbett’s Focus Pays Bigger Dividends…

Hibbett Sporting Goods didn’t have as many weather-related issues in the third quarter due to a product mix focused on fewer cyclical items and weather-dependant categories like outerwear and outdoor equipment…

Airwalk Banker Gets Expedited Hearing…

Congress Financial, Airwalk International’s senior secured creditor, has been granted an expedited hearing on November 26, 2003 to press their case with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Denver. The Court had stayed the initial NY State Court order that enabl

Watercraft Sinks Johnson Outdoors…

Johnson Outdoors is taking full responsibility for their poor performance in the fourth quarter. Chairperson and CEO Helen Johnson-Leipold said repeatedly said in a conference call with analysts that the management team is “disappointed”, and “It’s time

Dwindle Opens Chop Chop Wood Shop in China for Skate Decks..

Dwindle Distribution announced this week that they will now be producing all of their skateboard decks in China. The new facility has been named the “Chop Chop Wood Shop” and is expected to allow the company to increase the number of man hours spent on ea

Amer Takes on ATEC, Dumps Tobacco…

Wilson Sporting Goods has purchased the Athletic Training Equipment Company from Sport Supply Group for a cash consideration of $10.5 million. ATEC, which manufactures pitching machines and training equipment, posted $11 million in sales last year and we

Genesco Adds Nike to Mall Mix…

Genesco is tapping into the renewed focus on athletic in the mall, deciding to add Nike to their broad breadth of footwear suppliers at Journeys and Underground Station. The company said it will add Nike to a “majority” of Underground Station stores and