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Ecco USA’s President and CEO to Retire

March 4, 2010 SGB Update

Ecco USA's President and CEO Tom Nelson will retire, effective June 1. Current COO Dave Quel will assume the role of acting president…

Escalade’s Sporting Good Revenues Slid 11.3% in Q4

March 4, 2010 SGB Update

Escalade, Inc. earned $1.1 million, or 9 cents a share, in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 26, compared with a loss of $4.6 million a year ago. Revenues declined 11.8% to $29 million from $32.9 million.Sporting Goods net revenues for the quarter ended Dec.

Canada Goose Opens Third Intuit Resource Center in Canada

March 4, 2010 SGB Update

Canada Goose, the maker of down-insulated outerwear, is establishing a third Canada Goose Resource Center at Larga Baffin Ltd. in Ottawa, Ontario. Canada Goose also announced that Tilley Endurables, the maker of hats and travel clothing, will be providing

Adidas’ Q4 Profit Slides 65%, Sales Down 4.5%

March 3, 2010 SGB Update

Adidas AG reported fourth-quarter earnings tumbled 65% as sales fell 4.5%. Currency-neutral basis sales were stable compared with a year earlier although currency-neutral sales in North America declined 7%. However, for the first time since the acquisitio

Brown Shoe Q4 Returns to the Black, Famous Footwear’s Comps Surge 9%

March 3, 2010 SGB Executive

Brown Shoe reported earnings in the fourth quarter were $5.0 million, or 12 cents a share, versus a net loss of $153.0 million, or $3.68 a share, in the year-ago quarter. On an adjusted basis, excluding charges and recoveries, earnings were $8.1 million,

Stage Stores Begins Development of eCommerce Platform, Promotes CIO

March 3, 2010 SGB Executive SGB Update

Stage Stores, Inc. announced that Steven Hunter, senior vice president, chief information officer, has been promoted to EVP, CIO. The promotion is being made in conjunction with Hunter assuming responsibility for the Company's eCommerce initiative…

Saucony Run For Good Awards Grants

March 3, 2010 SGB Executive SGB Update

The Saucony Run For Goods Foundation, established to help combat childhood obesity by providing financial support to community-based youth running programs, has announced its latest round of grant winners. The nine grant recipients include organizations..

Merrell Launches “Park Ranger for a Day” Contest

March 3, 2010 SGB Executive

Merrell and National Park Foundation kicked off the third annual Junior Ranger Essay Contest asking kids: If you were a National Park Ranger for a day, how would you describe the national parks to someone who's never been before?…

KEEN Hybrid.Care Partners with 88bikes

March 3, 2010 SGB Executive SGB Update

88bikes Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to providing bikes to young people in developing countries and a KEEN Hybrid.Care partner, just completed their fourth project with the gift of 300 bikes to orphans and children rescued from human trafficking in

Zumiez’s Comps Jump 11.2%

March 3, 2010 SGB Executive

Zumiez Inc. announced that total net sales for the four-week period ended Feb. 27, 2010 increased 19.6% to $27.6 million, compared to $23.1 million a year earlier. Comparable store sales increased 11.2% for the four-week period, versus a comp decrease of

Foot Locker Returns to 4Q Profit, Comps Inch Up 0.6%

March 3, 2010 SGB Executive

Foot Locker, Inc. returned to profitability in the fourth quarter after hefty charges weighed down results in 2008. Excluding special charges, earnings reached to $39 million, or 24 cents per share in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 30, even with $39 millio