Adrenalina Launches Board Fight at Pacific Sunwear…

Adrenalina, which has made multiple bids to acquire Pacific Sunwear of California, has nominated a four-member slate to PacSun's board and called for the resignation of PacSun's CEO. In a letter dated Feb. 12, Ilia Lekach, chief executive of Adr

Globe International Warns of Fiscal H1 Loss

Globe International expects to report an estimated EBITDA loss from operating activities for the half year ended December 31 2008. The company said that the loss, estimated to be in the range of A$5.0 million to A$6.0 million, was based on preliminary un

Report: Online Sales Decline in Fourth Quarter

In releasing its retail e-commerce sales estimates for the fourth quarter, comScore, Inc. said that online retail spending declined 3% versus year ago, the first recorded quarter of negative growth since comScore began tracking e-commerce spending in 2001

Boa Technology Hires New Marketing Manager

Boa Technology, Inc., makers of the Boa Lacing System, has retained Backbone Media, of Carbondale, CO to manage all public relations efforts. The move follows the recent hiring of industry veteran Garett Graubins as marketing manager…

Twins ’47/Banner ’47 Strengthens Sales Force

Twins '47 headwear and Banner '47 apparel, formerly Twins Enterprise, Inc., have added two key sales representatives to oversee key territories. The new reps will cover Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin…

Cleveland Golf/Srixon Forms National Advisory Board

Cleveland Golf/Srixon has formed a new advisory board made up of some of the most influential names in the game of golf. This new advisory board’s principal role will be to offer guidance pertaining to all Cleveland Golf/Srixon brands. They will offer adv

Heelys CEO Steps Down

The board of directors of Heelys, Inc. has accepted the resignation of Donald K. Carroll, Heelys' CEO since May 20, 2008, effective today. Michael W. Hessong was named interim president and chief executive officer until the board designates a full-ti

Sport Supply Group Q2 Net Sales Slip 1.7%

Sport Supply Group, Inc. said net sales for earnings per share for its fiscal second quarter ending Dec. 31, 2008 were 4 cents per fully diluted share. Net sales for the quarter declined 1.7%. Commenting on the quarter and year-to-date Results, Adam Blume

Layoffs at Brown Shoe and Macy’s

Macy's Inc. and Brown Shoe Co. joined a number of companies announcing major layoffs to streamline operations in the face of the recession. Macy's plans to cut 7,000 jobs, or 4% of its workforce, while Brown Shoe, the parent of Famous Footwear,

Court at Odds with CPSC on Safety Act Provisions

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a one year “Stay on Enforcement” for the submission of “Testing and Certification” of compliance with the new lead and phthalates laws. The CPSC said it would not require Testing and Certification on prod