Author: SGB Media

Late business boosts the success of Cold As Ice in their continuing effort to pioneer new ground for women’s snowboard apparel. The company found itself happily asking, “who turned on the snowboarding faucet again”? After several quarters of the sport bei

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $3.41 billion for the four weeks ended August 31, 2003, an increase of 13 % from $3.02 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year…

The planets seem to be aligned for retailers right now if the latest Retail Sector Performance Index is any indication. The latest Executive Opinion Survey conducted by National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi Ltd. (BTM) shows th

Shares of The Sports Authority hit a new 52-week high last week as the new team of the recently merged entity laid out a bit of its vision for the only national sporting goods chain. Doug Morton, the CEO and vice chairman of the new company, was clearly

The Athlete’s Foot has been able to do something that few, if any, retailers have been able to do — capitalize financially on its brand name. The retailer and global franchisor of athletic specialty stores last week announced a securitization transactio

Meanwhile, north of the border, Canada’s largest sporting goods retailer and franchisor saw the western provinces drag down sales results in the fiscal second quarter, with British Columbia and Alberta comping down “slightly over 5%” for the quarter compa

Published reports last week had adidas-Salomon making a $135 million cash bid for Top-Flite Golf Company, topping the $125 million offer made by the appointed stalking horse, Callaway Golf Company. The bids are part of the 363 asset sale required in Top-F

Ashworth, Inc. is looking to the retail and department store channel to grow its business going forward as the core green grass business continues to suffer from the weak economy and this year’s weather woes…