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Masback Leaves USATF for Nike

January 11, 2008 SGB Update

Craig Masback, CEO of USA Track & Field for the last 10 years, will become director of business affairs for Nike's Global Sports Marketing Division. Masback will make the move over the next few months…

Sierra Designs Moving to Boulder

January 11, 2008 SGB Update

Louisville-based Sierra Designs is moving its headquarters to Boulder. The new location puts Sierra Designs in same building as its sister companies Kelty Inc. and Slumberjack, which lease 11,500 square feet and 4,900 square feet respectively….

Seth Horowitz Joins Modell’s

January 11, 2008 SGB Update

Seth Horowitz, former chairman, CEO and president of Everlast, will take over as executive VP-merchandise, advertising, marketing, planning and allocation of Modell’s Sporting Goods, effective January 14. He reports to CEO and president, Mitchell Modell..

Gottschalks Comps Tumble 13.8%

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

Gottschalks Inc.'s same store sales tumbled 13.8% for December. Total sales for the month decreased 15.2% to $112.8 million compared to $133.1 million a year ago…

Nordstrom Reports 4% Comp Decline

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

Nordstrom Inc. said its same-store sales fell 4 percent in the five weeks ended Jan. 5. By concept, comps fell 6.6% at its full-line stores and rose 5.4% at Rack. Total sales for the five weeks slipped 3.8 percent to $1.22 billion from $1.27 billion in th

Saks Comps Inch up 0.8%

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

Saks Inc. reported sales grew 0.8% to $447.7 million for the five weeks ended January 5, from $444.0 million a year ago. Comparable store sales increased by the same percentage…

Kohl’s Corp. Sees 11.4% Comp Drop

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

Kohl’s Corp reported that sales during December decreased 3.4% to $2,67 billion from $2.77 billion. Comparable store sales tumbling 11.4%. Last year’s retail reporting calendar included 53 weeks. On a calendar-adjusted basis, comparable store sales decre

Kellwood Appoints Chief Marketing Officer

January 8, 2008 SGB Update

Kellwood has appointed George Sokolowski as vice president of strategy and chief marketing officer. He was most recently managing partner of SkyTop Advisors, a retail marketing advisory group. He succeeds Patrick Burns, who was promoted to group president

Claiborne to Keep Enyce

January 8, 2008 SGB Update

Liz Claiborne Inc. has decided to keep Enyce, the urban brand that had been on the selling block. The decision came as Claiborne reached an agreement to sell its C&C California and Laundry brands to Perry Ellis and close the Sigrid Olsen brand. Prana, amo

Nike ACG Launches Duo-Film Competition

January 8, 2008 SGB Update

As part of its Sweetspots project, Nike ACG is launching two competitions for film makers and athletes. One offers a chance for the athlete to show off his or her skills on the slopes by submitting their own Sweetspot film; the second offers an opportunit

Reebok-CCM to Sponsor AHL All-Star Classic

January 8, 2008 SGB Executive

Reebok-CCM has become the title sponsor for the 2008 AHL (American Hockey League) All-Star Classic. The 2008 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Reebok will take place this month at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, N.Y. The event wil

Jordan Brand Unveils ‘BECOME LEGENDARY’ Campaign

January 8, 2008 SGB Executive

Jordan Brand, a division of Nike, unveiled its new brand campaign and tagline, “BECOME LEGENDARY.” The campaign was developed to pay homage to the legacy of a brand created by Michael Jordan and to celebrate 23 years since the launch of Air Jordan. The ca

Golf Rounds Decline in November

January 8, 2008 SGB Executive

Same-store golf rounds in the U.S. were down 3.8% in November 2007 vs. November 2006, bringing the year-to-date total to level with last year, according to NGF/Allied Golf Associations. Year-to-date, the best-performing region compared to last year has be

Sport Supply Expects Q2 to Beat Plan

January 7, 2008 SGB Executive SGB Update

Sport Supply Group, Inc. said it expects it will exceed current analyst consensus revenue and EPS estimates and produce a profitable second quarter. The team sports manufacturer and distributor, based in Dallas, also announced a program to repurchase of u

Mammut Expands Sales Force in Canada and Western U.S.

January 7, 2008 SGB Executive SGB Update

Mammut Sports Group USA announced two new additions to the company’s growing sales force. Mark Freeborn will join the sales team as territory manager, with sole dedication to Mammut for all of Canada. The brand has divided its Southwest sales territory, a