Author: Teresa Hartford

Briscoe Group Limited, which includes Briscoes Homeware and Rebel Sport stores in New Zealand, announced that unaudited sales for the three months ended April 30, 2005 were NZ$74.6 million ($53.9 mm) a 10.8% increase over the NZ$67.3 million ($44.8 mm) re

Nike Inc. on Monday confirmed with Sports Executive Weekly that the company would stop selling Nike brand product to Sears this fall. The move isn’t surprising, considering the recent merger between Kmart and Sears that puts former KMRT chairman Eddie La

A letter sent by the International Olympic Committee to the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry reflects a decision by the IOC that company logos on an area larger than 20 square centimeters would not be allowed on apparel at the Olympic Games

Lacrosse posted a disappointing first quarter with sales falling 20.3% to $18.9 million compared to $23.7 million last year. The decline was due in large part to weaker military orders. Sales for the first quarter of 2004 included $4.3 million from Genera

Rocky Shoes & Boots’ acquisition of EJ Footwear caused the company’s sales to nearly triple during the first quarter of 2005 with a 181% increase to $61.5 million compared to $21.9 million last year. EJ Footwear contributed $39.9 million in revenue. Witho

Big Dog Holdings, Inc. management is looking very smart these days as they continue to benefit from the acquisition of The Walking Company as its own Big Dogs retail continues to spiral downward. Total comp store sales rose 4.4% for the first quarter end

The quarterly earnings release issued last week by Delta Apparel had some rather confusing statements regarding the effect of a future stock split on EPS performance. Some speculate that programmed trades may be the culprit for the nearly 21% drop in DLA

Gildan Activewear sales in the company’s fiscal second quarter were $165.3 million, an increase of 16.9% due to a 10.4% increase in unit shipments, higher selling prices, and more favorable product-mix. The company said that it continues to be capacity-co

In spite of a 23.2% increase in overall revenues during the first quarter, Everlast Inc. posted a net loss of $93,000 compared to a net income of $188,000 in Q1 last year. While the company did take a $72,000 write-down for discontinued operations, erodi

Phoenix Footwear saw a considerable sales gain, but income remained flat on less than expected revenue contributions from the Altama footwear business. Phoenix acquired the brand in the second half of last year with expectations of leveraging its military

Jarden Corporation, the new parent company of Coleman, more than tripled first quarter net sales to $521.3 million compared to $158.3 million for the same quarter last year. Coleman was expected to be relatively flat for the year, but the brand experience

Nautilus, Inc. has acquired its Canadian distributor in an effort to expand the reach of its Nautilus and StairMaster brands in the specialty and commercial markets, while intensifying the marketing of Bowflex and Schwinn Fitness brands through the direct

Please note that the mid-week SEW_0517.5 and the regular SEW_0518 issues contained an error regarding licensed sales for Puma. Puma contacted SEW last week to confirm that licensed sales of Footwear, Apparel, and Accessories were actually 85% of all lice

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service made an official announcement last week stating that they will be implementing a rule to “conserve roadless areas in national forests through inviting input from state governors” in order to manage invento