On July 18, Fila launched Settantatre—or ‘73 in Italian— to a capacity crowd in a series of limited edition, vintage tennis apparel pieces, representative of the archive clothing worn by the greats, like Bjorn Borg, in their illustrious and often dramatic
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Eagle Creek Brings ‘Gimme Shelter’ to OR
During Outdoor Retailer’s Summer Market, Eagle Creek will offer a “super-pro-deal” price to attendees who bring in previously owned wheeled luggage to exchange. The purpose: Exchanged items will be donated to local homeless and women’s shelters in Salt L
Everlast Signs on for Second Season of Contender
Everlast Worldwide Inc. is continuing its strategic merchandise, licensing, and equity alliance and agreement with Contender Partners LLC into the second season of the boxing-based reality show, “The Contender 2.” As part of the agreement, Everlast will b
Global Surf Industries Partners with Stoked Mentoring
Global Surf Industries (GSI) has announced a partnership with Stoked Mentoring, an action sports organization whose mission is to bring together “at-risk” youth with professional adults to learn a new, non traditional sport. Stoked Mentoring is a unique
We Have Met the Enemy and It is Us…
There is an interesting dynamic at play in athletic footwear, which has the potential to alter the retail and wholesale landscape for some time to come. The retail business for athletic footwear has gone from hot to cold over the last few months, a shift
Foot Locker Shares Up on Buy-Out Rumors…
Foot Locker, Inc. shares jumped on Monday last week, closing the day up just under 10% over Friday’s closing price at $27.32 per share. The stock’s improvement over the course of the day was spurred by reports out of Women’s Wear Daily that named Kohlberg
Gildan to Shift Production…
Gildan Activewear told employees at its textile facilities at Valleyfield, near Montreal, and Bombay, N.Y. that operations at these facilities will be reduced to a five-day work week, starting in August 2006. Gildan is currently ramping up a state-of-the
SEW Goes One-On-One with… Puma’s Jay Piccola
Sports Executive Weekly sat down last week with Jay Piccola, General Manager of Puma USA, after the brand scored a significant marketing victory as Italy, a Puma-sponsored team, won the World Cup on penalty kicks versus France…
Brunswick Warns on 2006 Earnings Miss…
Brunswick Corporation fired off a warning flare this week, letting The Street know that it expects to miss its previously issued full-year guidance. The company said that 2006 earnings from continuing operations are expected to be in the range of $2.40 t
Rick White Takes Reins at Imperial Headwear…
Imperial Headwear celebrated its 90th anniversary earlier this year. September will mark another anniversary for the company, the beginning of the second year under ownership by MCG Global. The firm is a group of private investors that together purchase
Rocky Brands Shares Plummet After Sales and Earnings Warning…
RCKY shares fell nearly 43% on Friday after Rocky Brands, Inc. revealed that it expects to report net sales of approximately $57 million for the second quarter versus net sales of $65.5 million in the second quarter of 2005. The company noted that the s
Fortune Brands Sheds More Light on Golf Business…
In a filing with the SEC last week, Fortune Brands reported that its Acushnet golf division netted $1.3 billion in sales in 2005, with 70% of the total originating in the U.S. market. Sales of Titleist and Pinnacle golf balls accounted for roughly 40% of
Johnson Outdoors Sees Ups and Downs…
Johnson Outdoors reported that an initial inspection indicates that damage and losses related to the flooding and temporary closure of its Binghamton, New York plant and administrative offices will exceed $1.2 million, the loss level at which the company
Wolverine Ups Guidance on Strong Backlog, Q2…
Wolverine World Wide reported strong growth in North America, led by double-digit growth in the Merrell business and gains in most international markets in the second quarter ended June 18, but Europe came in “somewhat” weaker than the year-ago period. Th
RECALL: Kite Tubes
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Sportsstuff, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska is voluntarily recalling about 19,000 Wego Kite Tubes.
CPSC staff is aware of 39 injury incidents with 29 of those resulting in medical treatment. Thos
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