Kappa Parent Reports H1 Sales Up Slightly, EBITDA Down

Kappa parent, BasicNet, reported that combined sales of all brands increased 1.2% to €106 million ($136.4 mm) and direct revenues rose 5.5% to €41.7 million ($53.6 mm) for the first half ended June 30, 2005. Sizeable investments have been made in communic

CenterStone Tech Adds Dale of Norway to Client List

CenterStone Technologies, Inc., an internationally recognized developer of Web-based sales order management software for manufacturers of sporting goods, recreation products, apparel and footwear selling through specialty retailers, announced that Dale of

Fischer Hires SouthEast Sales Rep

Fischer has announced the appointment of Brett Birkmire as sales representative for the South Eastern US. Birkmire has worked for 7 years at Princeton Sports in Baltimore, MD. Most recently, he held the title of general manager, overseeing the daily opera

NRF: Thank Goodness, No National Retail Sales Tax

The National Retail Federation welcomed the decision by the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform to reject proposals to replace the federal income tax system with a controversial National Retail Sales Tax. Chairman Connie Mack said that panel

All:Sports Cuts Jobs, Still Looking to Sell

After their appointment as joint administrators of Allsports Limited, partners of BDO Stoy Hayward commenced an ongoing review of the business of the company. The administrators announced redundancies at both the companies Head Office in Bredbury, Englan

Superfeet Names New Product Manager

Superfeet announced the appointment of Ward Collins as the company's product manager. In this role, Collins will be responsible for the coordination and management of the complete life-cycle of all new and existing Superfeet products. In addition, he

Play-It-Again Parent Sees Q3 Income Slide 8.8%

Winmark Corporation reported net income for the third quarter ended September 24, 2005 of $926,100, or 14 cents per share diluted, down 8.8% compared to net income of $1,015,300, or 15 cents per share diluted, in the third quarter of 2004. Total revenues

DC Unveils First Snowboard Video

DC Shoes has released its first snowboarding video, The Mtn. Lab Video. The video's packaging includes a 120-page full color book with photos and stories gathered throughout the Lab's existence, since the DC Mtn. Lab, DC's private snowboard

SGMA: Athletic Footwear Running Strong in 2005

SGMA reported that, based on NPD Group data, a strong turnaround in the men’s category caused consumer spending for athletic footwear to rise 10% during the first half of 2005. Total spending for athletic footwear rose to $8.7 billion for the 2005 period,