ITF Launches New Website

The ITF today relaunches its website as part of its commitment to increase the range and accessibility of tennis information available to all audiences over the internet. Building on the successes of the Official Davis Cup and Fed Cup websites, which are

Teva Signs Apparel Licensing Agreement

BHPC Global Licensing, worldwide licensing agent for the Deckers Outdoor Corporation, announced today the signing of a new Teva® license agreement with New York based, Capital Mercury; an established and successful, 40 year old company with offices worldw

Upland Sponsors McGovern and Fuentes

Upland Sports Group has selected Hollie McGovern and David Fuentes to represent Upland Sports Group in their upcoming racing seasons with Nalini's Flystorm shoes…

Pony Apparel Will Hit The Shelves Once Again

Pony International, the world's leading modern fashion performance brand, today announced it will be re-launching the apparel line with the Fall/Winter 2004 collection featuring men's and women's contemporary athletic and lifestyle product.

JM Dutton Maintains

J.M. Dutton & Associates continues its quarterly coverage of Deckers Outdoor maintaining a Buy rating. The 8-page report by J.M. Dutton senior analyst Gerald LaKarnafeaux, CFA, is available at www.jmdutton.com as well as from Bloomberg, Zacks, First Call,

LA Times Launches New Outdoors Section

Southern California is widely recognized for its diverse geography and adventurous outdoor recreation. Starting today, the Los Angeles Times is launching Outdoors, a new weekly section that will be the definitive source of journalism about nature, outdoor

Sneakers Push Back-to-School Comps to the Upside…

There was a ray of hope about the short term future of U.S. athletic footwear sales as retailers announced significantly improved Back-to-School and August Results. Although the NSGA’s consumer survey released last week confirmed our previous report (

Almost Seems Unfair at this Point…

If exclusive marquee footwear product got people in the door at The Finish Line, they loaded up on Licensed Apparel once they got in the store, with the category reportedly “white-hot” everywhere and Reebok the primary beneficiary of a fashion trend that

Apparel Retail Looks Lopsided Too…

It’s also starting to sound like a broken record over at Pacific Sunwear as the other mall darling continues to yank business away from the teen retail sector through superior merchandising and product selection in two very different formats…

Meanwhile, Off the Mall…

Shoe Carnival posted a solid August, but is still playing it safe for the balance of the year, keeping inventories lean until they see a “more robust retail environment” for a sustained period of time…Famous Footwear has been working dilig

Johnson Outdoors Files Suit Against Former Diving Chief

Mahmoud Ashour has been named in a civil suit filed by Johnson Outdoors. According to the lawsuit, Ashour was dismissed from the company earlier last week after JOUT announced they were looking for a replacement.
The company claims that their former Eur

Callaway Wins Top-Flite Bidding Fight…

Callaway Golf Company has prevailed in the auction to purchase substantially all of the assets of the Top-Flite Golf Company. The acquisition was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, DE on Thursday…

Gen “Y” Spending On the Rise, But…

The next generation is spending more each year, and saving less according to a national study. People between the ages of eight and 21 years-old earn around $211 billion each year and spend $172 billion. The income is down from Harris Interactive's