The SportsOneSource Group announced that Kris Versteegen has re-joined the company in a new role. Versteegen, who was an original member of the editorial team at SportsNewsSource, LLC that launched the Sports Executive Weekly and The B.O.S.S. Report week
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BOSG Names Edmiston as Marketing Manager
The Boulder Outdoor Specialty Group has named Sue Edmiston as its marketing manager. Edmiston is a returning outdoor industry veteran, having built a wealth of marketing and sales experience at both Belle Baby Carriers and Mountainsmith…
Rawlings Taps Hultec to Produce Baseball Pills
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., the Official Baseball Supplier to Major League Baseball since 1977, will utilize a new supplier for the production of the “pill” for all Major League Baseballs. Hultec, an affiliate of Fort Worth, Texas based S & B T
Easton Hockey Adds to Sales Staff
Easton Hockey has added Tom Maher as VP of U.S. hockey sales, and Rob Connerty, regional sales manager of U.S. hockey sales…
TaylorMade-adidas Golf to Cut Headcount by 70
TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company reported it will make a workforce reduction of 70 employees from across all areas of the company, a move the company said is a direct response to “today's uncertain global economic climate”…
Scott Adds to Marketing Team
SCOTT USA has added Lars-Erik Johnson to its U.S. bicycle group. He will join the bike marketing department and assist in communications, web projects and coordinating media samples. Johnson has been with ScottUSA for nearly three years as a Bike and Wint
The Buckle Continues Comps Run with 13.5% December Gain
The Buckle, Inc. reported a 13.5% jump in comparable store sales for fiscal December. Net sales for the five-week fiscal month ended January 3, 2009 increased 20.8% to $131.2 million from $108.5 million for the year-ago period…
Sears Sees 12.8% Comps Drop at Domestic Stores
Sears Holdings Corporation reported that total company comparable store sales declined 7.3% for fiscal December as a 1.1% slip at Kmart stores was exacerbated by a 12.8% drop at Sears Domestic stores. Net income for the quarter ending January 31, 2009 is
WFSGI Names Sasai to International Sports Committee
The WFSGI has appointed a new member for its Committee on International Sports Organization (CISO), Yutaka Sasai, Marketing Manager of Asics, and a member of the WFSGI…
Neiman Marcus Comps Drop 27.% in December
Neiman Marcus, Inc. saw net sales for fiscal December declined 26.4% to $532 million from $723 million for the year-ago month. Comparable store revenues dropped 27.5% to $524 million from $723 million last year…
Gottschalks December Comps Slide 9.6%
Gottschalks Inc. same store sales for the month of December decreased 9.6% from the prior year. Total sales for the four-week period decreased 11.5% to $99.8 million compared to $112.8 million in the same period of fiscal 2007…
Kohl’s December Comps Slip 1.4%
Kohl’s Corporation reported today that total sales for the five-week month ended January 3, 2009 increased 3.6% over the five-week month ended January 5, 2008 to $2.77 billion. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 1.4%…
Nordstrom Comps Drop 10.6% in December
Nordstrom, Inc. net sales declined 8.0% for fiscal December to $1.13 billion from $1.22 billion for the year-ago period. Same-store sales for December decreased 10.6% compared with the same period in fiscal 2007…
Rawlings Named Official Helmet of PONY Baseball/Softball
Rawlings has been named the Official Helmet of PONY Baseball and Softball. As a result, all PONY Baseball and Softball leagues will be encouraged to wear Rawlings helmets during all game play and tournaments commencing January 2009…
Delta Apparel Adds Cochran to Board
Delta Apparel, Inc. has appointed James “Al” Cochran to its board of directors. Cochran brings more than 25 years of financial and operational leadership to the company's board…
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