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Reports from the Office for National Statistics in the U.K. reflect a retail environment mirroring the sluggish U.S. retail trend. April sales gained a meager 0.3% against the previous month. The U.K. is experiencing its slowest annual rate since May 19

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Council voted 12-5 on Thursday to allow the use of aluminum bats in regular-season games next year. The MIAC is the rule making body of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association…

Federated Department Stores has decided to broaden the use of the venerable Macy’s nameplate throughout the company’s multitude of department store brands. Initially slated for Atlanta and the merger of the Rich’s and Macy’s group there, the largest depa

On the heels of its recent move to acquire 73% of apparel manufacturer Pro Kingtex Industrial Co Ltd, footwear-maker Yue Yuen is now reportedly close to a deal with Taiwanese sportswear maker Quang Viet Enterprise Co…

After Pacific Sunwear anmed them as one of their top three vendors in both juniors and young men’s apparel, O'Neill Clothing has seized the opportunity to expand the traditional surf brand into the swimwear and girls 7-14 to its juniors line…

Looks like L.L. Bean is getting serious about a possible Eddie Bauer acquisition. The idea first surfaced a few weeks ago after Bauer parent Spiegel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and started closing EB stores and terminating employees…

Based on “developments” in the ongoing negotiations between Life Fitness and Precor over a lawsuit related to patent rights held by Precor for its cross trainer design, Life Fitness parent Brunswick Corp. will establish a $25 million reserve related to th

It appears that Oaktree Capital and management at the former Spalding Sports Worldwide have made the decision to stay in the golf ball business. The new Top-Flite Golf Company takes the name of the remaining company’s number one brand in revenues and pro

Sport-Haley, Inc. rode the success of its Ben Hogan apparel brand to a 26% increase in sales for the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2003, while narrowing its quarterly loss by 75% in the process…

The man that some called the most influential man in sports over the last half century succumbed Friday, four months after suffering a heart attack…

It feels good to report positive news in the golf business even if it does not spell long-term relief for the beleaguered sector. The better news is that of a U.S. company capitalizing on increased exports to build sales.
True Temper Sports shook off the

Columbia Sportswear reported on Friday that 2,900 imitation Columbia Sportswear jackets were destroyed in Holland after a lengthy legal process in Dutch courts. The jackets were originally seized in November at the Port of Rotterdam enroute to Germany fr

Kellwood Company will be developing an urban athletic line of apparel for Run Athletics, LLC, a brand created and owned by Reverend Run, founder of Run DMC, and his brother, entrepreneur Russell Simmons…

Quiksilver, Inc. upped its estimates for the second quarter 2003, now expecting sales to range between $257 million and $259 million, compared to $187 million for the same period last year…