Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. announced the filing of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of 2,600,000 shares of common stock, which consists of 2,000,000 shares offered by the company and 600,00
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GBMI Appoints Serna to VP of Design
Global Brand Marketing, Inc. appointed Ralph Serna to vice president of design. Mr. Serna will oversee all aspects of product design for GBMI’s portfolio of brands including Pony International LLC, Dry-shoD, FunFlopps of Santa Barbara, and for its license
Timberland Named One of ‘100 Best’ for Working Moms
The Timberland Company has been named to the list of “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” by Working Mother magazine for the second year in a row. Companies are selected for the list based on information about their corporate culture, flexibility and
Mainland Headwear Sees H1 Profit and Turnover Fall
During the six months ended June 30, 2005, Mainland Headwear recorded a turnover of HK$233,746,000 ($30.0mm), representing a decrease of 12.4% when compared with the corresponding period last year. Profit attributable to shareholders was HK$35,967,000 ($4
Play It Again Parent Names VP of HR
Winmark Corporation, parent company to Play It Again Sports announced the appointment of Leah A. Goff to the position of vice president of human resources. Goff joined Winmark in 1995 and assumed full responsibility for Human
Resources in 1997…
Sports Authority Promotes Campisi to President
The Sports Authority, Inc. announced that it had promoted David Campisi to president of the company. Campisi joined Sports Authority in November 2004 as the president of merchandising. In his new position he will continue to be responsible for all merchan
Busy ASR Shows Strength of Action Sports Market
The Action Sports Retailer Show in San Diego wrapped up with exhausted retailers smiling as they headed back to stores around the world. With organizers predicting a 10% increase in retail attendance and placing 200 additional booths compared to September
Matix Clothing Names New Skate Team Manager
Matix Clothing introduced newest member of the Podium family, Tony Evjenth. Tony will be handling the Matix skate program as skate team manager…
G-III Appoints CFO, Adds to Board
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. announced that it had promoted Neal Nackman to the position of CFO and elected Laura Pomerantz to its board of directors. Nackman has been the company's vice president, finance since joining G-III in December 2003. Pomerantz
NRF: August Sales Up 7.9% Over Year-Ago
According to NRF, retail industry sales for August (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) rose a strong 7.9% unadjusted over last year and increased 0.5% seasonally adjusted from July. The gains, compared to a relatively weak August la
Softgoods Vendors See Profit Growth Slow in Q2…
Acquisitions played less of a role in the sales and earnings growth in the second quarter as a number of Sporting Goods companies focus on integrating their acquisitions to position themselves for improved operating upside down the road. There is also so
Quiksilver Sees Mixed Results in Fiscal Q3; Will Move Rossignol to Park City…
Quiksilver reported a very solid fiscal third quarter with sales climbing in the low double digits and income outpacing sales by more than a two to one margin. The company stated that its back to school business has been solid in its core market and doing
Cutter and Buck Takes Hit in Fiscal Q1 on “Stale” Product Line…
Cutter & Buck still sees the current fiscal year as a transitional one as they work to reverse a downward trend in the business through investments in marketing, product, IT, and “improving the price-value relationship” of its products. But the biggest is
G-III Shows Bottom Line Improvement in Second Quarter…
G-III’s recent acquisition of Marvin Richards and Winlit helped to boost both the top and bottom line during the second quarter. Apart from the contributions from acquisitions, the increase in net sales was said to be driven by stronger men’s and women’s
Collegiate Pacific Bottom Line Suffers in Q4; Will Merge with Sport Supply…
While the added sales volume of recently acquired businesses helped the bottom line at Collegiate Pacific for much of the year, the seasonality of many came home to roost in the company’s fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30. Even though sales increased b
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