Shoe Pavilion Q4 Net Drops Despite Sales Gains

Shoe Pavilion, Inc. saw fourth quarter net sales increase 38.6% to $40.8 million from $29.5 million last year. Comparable store net sales for the quarter increased 8.6%. Sales from new and relocated stores contributed $10.9 million in the quarter. Net inc

Nike Promotes from Within

Nike has appointed David Heath as new Vice President of Global Sales and Pat Zeedick as General Manager of Equipment for the Nike brand…

Pelican Products Adds Sales Managers

Pelican Products, Inc. has hired protector case industry experts Sylvia Sepulveda and Jim Rooney as sales managers to complement its expanding sales team. The two have a combined 30 years protector case experience in diverse industries such as military,

TAG Adds Royal’s Team Sports

TAG (Team Athletic Goods) welcomed Royal's Team Sports, dba Team Sports as its newest member. Team Sports is located in Chico, California, which is the north central part of the state…

GSI Commerce Sees 38% 2006 Sales Jump

GSI Commerce Inc. saw net revenues increase 38% for the fiscal year to $609.6 million from $440.4 million last year.
Merchandise sales increased 74% to $1.2 billion from $682.0 million. Net income increased to $53.7 million or $1.10 per diluted share from

adidas Continues Partnership with Intersport…

adidas and Intersport International Corporation extended their existing strategic cooperation, which was entered into in 2003, until 2012. This deal will ensure integrated business development going forward, strengthening the sales and distribution proces

Speedo Partners with Symphony for China…

Speedo International Limited entered a partnership with Symphony Resources Ltd, a subsidiary of Symphony Holdings Ltd., granting Symphony the master license for the Speedo brand in China and Taiwan.
Speedo’s previous licensing partnership for China and T

OR Winter Mkt: Hardgoods Brands Go Green Too…

While softgoods companies have been telling the green story for over a decade, and footwear manufacturers picked up the torch in the past two years, many hardgoods manufacturers have been limited in their green message by the technologies available. This

Climbing Continues Growth…

While the rest of the winter market is already bringing out the close-out signs because of the lack of snow, the climbing category seems to be relatively healthy. Most vendors on the floor were surprised by the up-beat nature of the retailers who came by

Moosejaw Takes on New Private Equity Partner…

Moosejaw Mountaineering and Backcountry Travel, Inc. has taken on Parallel Investment Partners as a private equity partner. Robert Wolfe, Moosejaw’s founder, and his siblings will maintain significant ownership in the multi-channel retail chain and contin

Sport-Haley Sales Dip Takes Net Income into Red

Sport-Haley, Inc. saw net sales for the fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2006, of $4.2 million, decreasing 5% from $4.4 million for the same period last year. The company saw net income slip to a loss of $221,000 for the quarter from a profit of $