LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. elected William H. Williams to its Board of Directors. Mr. Williams is president and CEO of Harry & David Holdings, Inc., a leading multi-channel specialty retailer and producer of branded, gift-quality fruit, gourmet food products
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NGF: November Rounds Played Up 13.1%
According to the National Golf Foundation, same-store rounds played in the U.S. were up 13.1% for the month of November over the same month last year, bringing the year-to-date figure to a 0.2% gain. November data was reported by 1,791 golf facility opera
Nikita Clothing Opens U.S. Office in San Fran
Nikita Clothing announced the opening of their first U.S. based office, located at 1714 Stockton St, in San Francisco’s historic North Beach district. The new office will include full-time sales and marketing staff from Deep Distribution, Nikita’s former
Palmer Sees Strong Early Season Sales
The residual effects of last winter’s spotty snowfall and lukewarm industry results led to light pre-booking by retailers this year. However, record amounts of snowfall in some regions of the US coupled with anticipation for the upcoming Winter Olympics h
Sea to Summit Hires Secrest as Inventory and Logistics Manager
Sea to Summit USA, distributor of Sea to Summit, the Australian brand of lightweight backpacking and adventure travel gear hired Ryan Secrest to manage inventory and logistics. In this key position, Secrest will direct and coordinate demand planning, fore
Tennis Growing According to USTA
The USTA and the Tennis Industry Association announced that according to the findings of its annual participation research study 24.7 million Americans are playing tennis, the most since 1992 and a significant increase over last year. The study, conducte
SGMA Thankful for Repeal of ‘Byrd Law’
As Congress prepared to head home for the holidays, one final act of 2005 was to repeal an anti-dumping law previously ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA), or 'Byrd Law,' was
comScore: Sports and Fitness Fastest Growing Online Category for Holiday
comScore Networks reports that online sales of Sports and Fitness products were the fastest growing category this holiday season, posting a 49% gain over the same period last year. Online sales of Event Tickets and Apparel & Accessories were not far behin
Skechers Promotes Weinberg to COO, Appoints CFO
Skechers USA announced that its CFO David Weinberg has been promoted to the position of COO and that Fred Schneider, who has been a member of the company's Board of Directors and Chairman of its Audit Committee, has been appointed as its CFO. In addi
Sporting Goods Market Closes 2005 with Strong Momentum…
Simply Amazing. Is there any other way to describe 2005 in the sporting goods industry? Back in the Sports Executive Weekly review of 2004, we made the statement that the blockbuster deals of the previous two years would be harder to find down the road.
Diversification Was Also a Top Priority…
While the “big get bigger” deals had everyone talking in 2005, the second tier of acquisitions and mergers during the year will provide a more subtle approach to growing the business…
Reef Imports South African Foam for Local Shapers
In an effort to help alleviate some of the pains felt as a result of the recent foam shortage, Reef has arranged for a 40’ container of South African blanks to arrive at their San Diego headquarters sometime during late March. Reef is subsidizing the purc
Nike Inc. Posts Another Solid Quarter, But Sees Challenges in Japan and Western Europe…
The battle for dominance in the athletic footwear and apparel market is starting to take shape as a global game as adidas Group and NIKE, Inc. start to battle it out for market share on a region-by-region, country-by-country basis. While Nike is still sh
The Finish Line Looks to Diversify Mall Presence…
The Finish Line, Inc. is slowing expansion of its base retail concept, opting instead to focus more energy on expansion in its Man Alive and Paiva nameplates for next year. The mall retailer had a nice run during the Nike/Foot Locker spat, but has seen g
Billabong Acquires Nixon Inc…
Billabong International expanded its accessories reach this week through Nixon Inc. Billabong announced the reaching of an agreement to acquire the California-based premium watch and accessories manufacturer. Nixon was founded by Andy Laats and Chad DiNen
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