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Pronto Sports to Distribute Fila In-Line Skates

July 16, 2007 SGB Update

Pronto Sports, Inc. was appointed sole North American distributor for the Italian-based Fila in-line skate brand…

R.G. Barry Names Superga President

July 16, 2007 SGB Update

R.G. Barry Corporation , the Dearfoams company, has named Juliana J. Prather brand president for its recently licensed Superga canvas/active fashion footwear business. Prather most recently worked at Neofocus Strategy Consulting, a global strategic consul

DiPietrantonio becomes Jones Apparel COO

July 16, 2007 SGB Update

Jones Apparel Group Inc. named Cynthia DiPietrantonio as chief operations officer, succeeding Wesley Card, who served as COO and chief financial officer before being promoted to president and CEO last week.

Gander Mountain to Acquire Reeds Outdoor’s Baxter Location

July 13, 2007 SGB Update

Gander Mountain Company and Reeds Family Outdoor Outfitters, a well known regional outdoor retailer based in Walker, Minnesota, announced that Gander Mountain will acquire the inventory and certain assets of the Reeds Outdoor Super Store located in Baxter

Collectible Concepts Looks to Acquire Sports Licensing Companies

July 13, 2007 SGB Update

Collectible Concepts Group, Inc. announced that it intends to initiate a search for the acquisition of companies in the sports marketing or licensed products industries…

Everlast Signs International Boxing License

July 13, 2007 SGB Update

Everlast Worldwide Inc. signed a worldwide license agreement with The International Boxing Association (AIBA) to be an official licensee for competition gloves and headgear. This four year agreement will allow Everlast gloves and headgear to be used aroun

Everlast Investor Criticizes Bid Process

July 13, 2007 SGB Update

Aquamarine Capital Management LLC, a shareholder of Everlast Worldwide Inc., asked the boxing equipment maker to reconsider a buyout offer from New York-based Hidary Group. Aquamarine said Everlast's refusal to negotiate with Hidary may represent a b

Lululemon Shrinks IPO Offering

July 13, 2007 SGB Update

Lululemon Athletica Inc. said in a filing on Friday that it is shrinking the size of its initial public offering by nearly 10 percent, to 16.4 million shares from 18.2 million. The investors plan to sell 14.1 million shares, down from an earlier plan for

Gottschalks Comps Drop 4.3%

July 12, 2007 SGB Executive

Gottschalks Inc. reported same store sales for the month of June decreased 4.3%. Total sales for the month fell 5.8% to $57.5 million. The department store operator now expects a second quarter loss and full year earnings to come in below prior year'

Dillard’s Comps Slip 1% for June

July 12, 2007 SGB Executive

Dillard's, Inc.'s comparable stores decreased 1% iin June. Sales for the five weeks ended July 7, were $620.7 million compared $622.8 ,810,000. Total sales were unchanged on a percentage basis for the five-week period…

Big 5 Cuts Guidance on First Quarterly Comp Decrease in Over Eleven Years

July 12, 2007 SGB Executive

Big 5 Sporting Goods same store sales declined 0.2% for the fiscal 2007 second quarter, representing its first quarterly comps decrease in over eleven years. Net sales increased 2.9%, to $217.8 million from $211.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal

Target’s June Comps Climb 3.3%

July 12, 2007 SGB Update

Target Corp reported that its net retail sales for the five weeks ended July 7, 2007 increased 7.6% to $5,479 million from $5,093 million for the five-week period ended July 1, 2006. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 3.3%. In the prior