Sport Chalet, Inc. reported that sales for the company's fiscal fourth quarter increased 13.3% to $89.7 million from $79.2 million for the same period last year. Sales from four new stores contributed $5.7 million, while comparable store sales for th
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Flow Promotes VP of Sales and Operations from Within
Johnny West, who until June 7th was the VP of Sales for Flow Snowboarding, has stepped down from his position to pursue other opportunities. Sam Herrbach has accepted additional responsibilities including the overseeing of Sales as well as continuing his
True Temper Picks Up Royal Precision Assets
True Temper Sports, Inc. has purchased certain assets from the former golf shaft manufacturer Royal Precision, Inc. True Temper acquired intellectual property including patents, trademarks, brand names, and design technologies, along with some related gol
Easton-Bell Shuffles Management Deck
Easton-Bell Sports Inc. named Dan Jelinek as president of the Team Sports Division including Easton Sports and Riddell Sports. Jelinek has served as Vice President of Sales at Easton Sports for the past eight years and will report to Tony Palma, chief ex
Element 21 Golf Adds Myrhum for Design and Sourcing
Mark Myrhum, President of MCM Golf Inc., has joined forces with Element 21 Golf Company to assist in club design and product sourcing activities. Mark Myrhum has been providing club design solutions to the golf industry for close to 20 years. After an 8-y
Russell Corp. Chairman Opposed Berkshire Deal; Cited Company Progress Against Plans…
Russell Corporation last week filed a proxy statement with the SEC related to its merger into a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, revealing that Jack Ward, chairman and CEO of the company, was the sole dissenting vote on the Board of Directors that approv
Quiksilver Hits Second Quarter Targets. but Q2 Hurt by Rossignol Effect…
While Quiksilver took a big hit to its bottom line due to the seasonality of the Rossignol business, the company managed to impress analysts by achieving results in-line with its guidance for the quarter for both revenues and earnings. Sales results were
Forzani Group Sees Continued Momentum in Q1…
The Forzani Group is still riding the momentum it built in the back half of last year with an extensive renovation initiative and heavy advertising spend to support the new look of its Sport Chek stores. The company has not only boosted its top-line with
NSGA: Sporting Goods Sales to Climb 3% in 2006…
According to the NSGA, retail sales of sporting goods, which reached $51.3 billion in 2005, are expected to grow 3% in 2006, to roughly $53.0 billion. Last year, in 2005, athletic and sport footwear grew 7%, reaching $15.7 billion. Clothing showed a 4% ga
adidas Sees Initial Victory…
adidas received good news this week as the British High Court granted an injunction which will allow the company to use its three-stripe product at Wimbledon, despite a ruling by the International Tennis Federation that adidas’ three stripes treatment was
Ashworth Reduces Discounts to Boost Q2 Margins…
Ashworth shifted its selling strategy during the quarter, selling more full-priced product and fewer discounts, which in turn led to a strong improvement in margins. The Ashworth brand itself experienced slight weakness in green grass accounts, but other
Acquisitions Put Hurt on G-III Q1 Bottom Line…
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. reported net sales for the first quarter of $14.4 million, an increase of 4.3% from $13.8 million for the same period last year. Gross margins decreased 180 basis points to 4.8% of net sales form 6.6% during the year-ago quarter
JJB Sports Has Swing at Golf Broadcasting…
British sporting goods retailer JJB Sports plc has acquired the UK operators of The Golf Channel and The Golf TV Pro-Shop Channel, Golf TV Limited, for a consideration of up to £3.3 million payable in cash. Included in the transaction are the company’s
Perry Ellis Shuffles Swim Deck…
With barely enough time for the ink to dry on its licensing agreement for JAG swimwear, Perry Ellis International, Inc. has reorganized parts of it swimwear business, appointing Gail Rhodes as senior vice president of sales for women's swim. Rhodes
DSW Ups Full-Year Guidance on Strong Q1; May See Fashion Athletic Slowing…
DSW Inc. saw all regions of the U.S. provide positive comp store sales results for the fiscal first quarter ended April 29, with the West and Northeast showing the most growth for the family footwear retailer. DSW is getting contribution from a number of
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