Skechers USA Inc.'s Chief Financial Officer David Weinberg told Dow Jones Newswires that the company expects an uptick in toning sales during the holidays without having to resort to excessive discounting. The interview came ahead of an investor meet
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Longstreth Women’s Sports Hires Field Hockey Specialist
Longstreth Women's Sports hired Christy Utter as its assistant field hockey manager and as a key member of its field hockey management team. Utter is a two-time NCAA champion and former Brown assistant head coach…
Quiksilver Sees Fourth Quarter Above Forecasts
Quiksilver, Inc., the parent of DC Shoes, said that based on preliminary data, the company estimates that revenues for its fourth quarter ended Oct. 31 were between $492 million and $497 million, compared to net revenues of $538.7 million a year ago. Pro-
Pacific Sunwear’s Comps Dip 2% on Black Friday
Pacific Sunwear said its same-store sales for Black Friday, Nov. 26, declined 2% versus Black Friday last year…
Feds Shut Down 82 Websites Selling Chinese-Made Counterfeit Goods
The Department of Justice said on Monday they had shut down 82 websites selling thousands of counterfeit and pirated goods, including sports equipment, shoes, handbags, athletic apparel and sunglasses as well as illegal copies of copyrighted DVD boxed set
Haglöfs Appoints New CEO
Haglöfs, acquired by Asics in August, appointed Nicolas Warchalowski as its new CEO. Nicolas is currently marketing and sales director at Haglofs and will take up his new position on Jan. 1…
Wilson Golf Resigns Ricky Barnes
Wilson Golf reached an agreement to re-sign PGA Tour young gun Ricky Barnes…
Adio Cuts Skate Team; Moves Offices To NYC
Adio Footwear has relocated its global headquarters from Southern California to its parent company AL&S' New York City offices, according to a statement. It has also confirmed that it eliminated its skate team in order to reallocate marketing resourc
Puma Receives German Sustainability Award
Puma received the German Sustainability Award 2010 in the category “Most Sustainable Strategy.” The jury rewarded PUMA's strategy that envisages the transition of the company's product portfolio to sustainable products…
Dick’s Sporting Goods Opens Pop-Up NHL Store
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. announced the opening of a temporary 5,000 sq. ft. store located in Pittsburgh's Strip District exclusively to sell official 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic merchandise…
Head NV Amends its 2009 Financial Statements.
Head N.V. and HTM Sport GmbH, a subsidiary of Head N.V., said it amended its 2009 financial statements. The sports equipment company said the adjustment “which is one off (non recurring) and technical in its nature has no effect on the key indicators of o
DSW’s Q3 Earnings Advance 33% on Double-Digit Comp Gain
DSW Inc. reported net income in the third quarter climbed 33.4% to $35.5 million, or 79 cents a share, from $$26.6 million, or 60 cents, a year ago. Revenues increased 10.1% to $489.3 million from $444.6 million in the year-ago quarter. Same store sales i
RECALL: Katadyn Camping Stoves
About 7,700 camping stoves and related equipment made by Katadyn North America are being recalled. Damaged fuel lines and/or O-rings may cause fuel leakage, posing a fire hazard to consumers…
Christy Sports Names Vice President of Finance
Christy Sports, one of the largest ski and snowboard retailers in the Rocky Mountain region, hired Liz Avery as vice president of finance…
Famous Footwear’s Q3 Comps Climb 10.6%
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported sales for the third quarter increased 14.5% to $716.1 million. Famous Footwear's sales increased 8.3% to $421.5 million, driven by a 10.6% same-store sales increase, with positive performances across all categories,
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