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Amer Takes on ATEC, Dumps Tobacco…

November 24, 2003 SGB Update

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…

November 24, 2003 SGB Update

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

Carnival Held Back by Boot Weakness…

November 24, 2003 SGB Update

Although Shoe Carnival didn’t meet analysts’ (or its own) expectations for comp store sales for the third quarter, the retailer controlled expenses and saw improvement in gross margin through better inventory management to deliver results in line with the

SEW Goes One-On-One with… Jim Tompkins

November 24, 2003 SGB Executive

Jim Tompkins is President and COO of New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. Mr. Tompkins joined the company in 1984 as a product manager and moved to the U.K. in 1985 to serve as the Sales & Marketing Manager for New Balance Europe. He returned in 1988 to as

Fourth Quarter Net Income Up at Stage Stores On Lower Sales

November 20, 2003 SGB Update

Stage Stores, Inc. net income for Q3 ended November 1, 2003 was $12.9 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, compared to $10.2 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, for the prior year Q3. Total sales for the 13-week period decreased 3.2% to $197.9 million fr

The Hockey Company Acquires German Distributor

November 20, 2003 SGB Update

The Hockey Company Holdings announced the proposed acquisition of Norbert Ewald GmbH (Ewald Sport Service), a leading hockey equipment distributor in Germany, in order to better service the Central European market…

Reebok Hires New Chief Human Resources Officer

November 20, 2003 SGB Update

Reebok has appointed Bob Myers as Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Vice President of the corporation. Bob has more than twenty-two years of human resources experience, which includes leadership positions at such top global brands as PepsiCo, Targ

Vail Resorts Shuffles Their Deck

November 19, 2003 SGB Executive

Vail Resorts announced two senior officer appointments: Jeffrey W. Jones, currently SVP and CFO of Vail Resorts Development Company, will become senior vice president and chief financial officer of Vail Resorts, Inc. In this capacity, Jeff Jones will be r

Smith Taps Arnette for Surf Marketing Manager

November 19, 2003 SGB Executive

Smith Optics Surf Marketing and Promotions Manager position has been filled by Chris Drummy. Drummy will be responsible for all surf team management and marketing operations in Smith Optics’ satellite office in San Clemente, California…

Backbone Adds Bauer Sports Rack to Client Stable

November 19, 2003 SGB Executive

Bauer Industries has retained Backbone Media to manage its public relations efforts. In addition to its manufacturing division, Bauer also operates 15 retail stores, under the name of Sports Rack, in California, Colorado, Utah and Washington as well as a

Iikka Backstrom Joins Sims

November 19, 2003 SGB Executive

Sims snowboards is pleased to announce that Iikka Backstrom is now riding for Sims. Iikka will one of three riders that will be endorsing the new Protocol series. At 18 Iikka is one of the most well-known and marketed riders across the globe…

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