Athlete’s Foot Completes Securitization

The Athlete’s Foot has successfully completed an investment grade asset-backed securitization transaction with UCC Capital Corporation (UCC), an industry leader in corporate whole company securitization backed by intellectual property. The long-term fixed

Royal Robbins Teams up with American Hiking Society

As part of its long-standing commitment to protect the environment, Royal Robbins will join with the American Hiking Society (AHS) to launch a national hangtag promotion for Spring 2004, beginning this January. One million garments will feature distinctiv

Billabong Reports Fiscal Year ’03 Results

Billabong International reported net profit for fiscal 2003 jumped 24.9% to A$76.2 million ($49.6 million) for the 2002-03 financial year. Revenue was up 24% to A$623 ($405.3) million, with approximately 75% of sales coming from outside Australia. U.S s

Rodale Releases H1 Profits

Rodale continues its strong performance trend for the first half of '03, it was announced today by Steve Murphy, President and CEO of Rodale Inc. The first half of '03 was up an additional 14 percent in terms of overall revenues compared to the

Burton Expands Sales Group and Reps

Burton Snowboards recently added horsepower to its sales management team, strengthening resources at Burton's headquarters, in the rep force and the eastern U.S. sales regions. Here are the latest additions and promotions within the Burton sales grou

Clash of the Titans VIII: The Reconciliation Begins…

The dispute between the two biggest kids on the block appears to be softening a bit as both Nike and Foot Locker find new ways to help each other achieve their respective goals without compromising the stand each took in their now nine-month old spat over

Genesco Sees Brighter Back-to-School…

Genesco is also seeing improved traffic and sales patterns at most of its retail units. The Journeys unit did see a 1.0% decline in comp store sales for Q2 while Underground Station posted a 9.0% jump in comps for the quarter on top of a 19% gain in the

Dick’s Sees Share Increase Impact EPS…

The sharp increase of the share price of DKS has led to increased exercising of employee stock options that drove total shares outstanding to an estimated 25.5 million shares for Q3, up from 23.0 million shares earlier in the year. Total year shares outs

Galyan’s Pulls the Plug on Guidance…

Galyan’s got hurt on Wall Street last week after telling analysts that it expected difficult conditions to continue and it would no longer provide guidance on earnings and gross margins. Shares were down 13.7% for the week to close at $10.82 on Friday…

Shoe Carnival Hit by Seasonal Issues…

Shoe Carnival was plagued by slower traffic in the second quarter, as slow-moving seasonal product – notably sandals – forced the retailer to increase promotional activity to liquidate the goods. The result was narrower margins and lower comp store resul

Lotto Sees Some Control Changes …and Pulls Out of Burma

The 50% shareholder of Lotto SpA stock, Enerlux S.A., has seen 45% of their shares transferred from Roberto Danieli to Andrea Tomat, Adriano Sartor and Gianni Lorenzato, who together already had a 55% control over the company…In other news, Lotto is pul

Famous Footwear Set to Pay Dividends…

Brown Shoe Co. will continue to invest heavily in the turnaround at Famous Footwear. While traffic and sales were sluggish at the company’s family footwear unit, operating profits jumped more than 88% for second quarter as gross margin improved 200 basis