Author: Teresa Hartford

Teresa Hartford
Editorial & Creative Director | SGB Media
teresa@sgbonline.com | 704.651.5741

Stein Mart Posts Flat Comps for December

January 4, 2007 SGB Executive

Stein Mart, Inc. saw sales for the month of December increase 2.1% to $216.2 million from $211.8 million during last year's month. Comparable store sales for the month were flat to last year…

Federated Sees Store Closures Hurt December Sales

January 4, 2007 SGB Executive

Federated Department Stores, Inc. saw December sales amount to$4.997 billion, a decrease of 8.5% from $5.459 billion in the same month last year. Total sales declined from December 2005 to December 2006, impacted by the closing of 78 duplicative store loc

The TJX Co.’s December Comps Up 6%

January 4, 2007 SGB Executive SGB Update

The TJX Companies, Inc. saw sales of $2.5 billion for the month of December, representing a 10% increase over the $2.3 billion achieved during the five-week period ended December 31, 2005. Consolidated comparable store sales for the five-week period ende

Lost Clothing Names Garrett as President

January 4, 2007 SGB Update

Dysfunctional Clothing, the licensee for Lost clothing, appointed Tim Garrett as President. Garrett will oversee the day-to-day operations of the brand, and will be based out of the offices in Irvine, CA. He will report directly to Toby Bost, Chief Exec

O’Neill Appoints VP of Marketing

January 4, 2007 SGB Update

O’Neill Clothing named Steve Ward as Vice President of Marketing. Ward will oversee the day-to-day operations of the marketing department and will be based out of the offices in Irvine, CA. He will report directly to Toby Bost, Chief Executive Officer of

Osprey Packs Adds to Production and Inventory Teams

January 4, 2007 SGB Update

Osprey Packs, Inc. added Chris Graham to the company as Vietnam Director of Production and John Grandt as Sales and Inventory Associate. Chris comes to Osprey from the Lowe Alpine UK division where he served as
Product Manager for four years, while John b

ForeFront Adds Devant to Stable of Accessory Brands

January 2, 2007 SGB Update

ForeFront Holdings, Inc. has acquired Devant Ltd., supplier of custom sport towels for the golf market. The acquisition occurred on December 20, 2006 with an effective date of December 3, 2006 for a purchase price of $4.6 million. Devant revenues for the

Schutt Sports Names Marketing and PR Firms

January 2, 2007 SGB Executive

Schutt Sports tapped Dan Klores Communications, a New York-based public relations and strategic marketing firm; and Carmichael Lynch, a leading advertising agency offering creative development and campaign management services, have been retained to promot

NGF: November Rounds Played Increase 1.1%

January 2, 2007 SGB Executive SGB Update

According to the National Golf Foundation, rounds played in the month of November increased 1.1% on a same-store basis over the same month one year ago. The increase did not materially affect the year-to-date figure which remained at +0.3%. In the Central

Van Heusen Licenses Bass Brand

January 2, 2007 SGB Executive

Van Heusen Corporation entered into a licensing agreement with Harbor Footwear Group, Ltd. to market men’s, women’s, and children’s footwear for the Bass brand, including the Weejun and Sunjun brands, world-wide…

Transition the Key to the Year that Was in 2006…

January 1, 2007 SGB Update

Transition and opportunity may be the key words that best describe 2006 in the sporting goods industry as the momentum of mega deals slowed and companies looked for more nuanced deals to fine tune portfolios and add a final piece to the consolidation puzz

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