Executives at Golfsmith Inc., Brown Shoe, Iconix Brand Group, and Warnaco, Inc. discuss strategy at Merrill Lynch Conference…
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Finish Line Taps Nordstrom Exec for Chief Merchant Role
The Finish Line appointed Samuel Sato as EVP and chief merchandise officer of Finish Line. Sato will be responsible for all product lines for Finish Line stores and reports to Glenn Lyon, president. Lyon had been overseeing merchandising for the retailer.
Horizon Fitness Receives ISO 9001:2000 Certification
Horizon Fitness has received ISO 9001:2000 certification. To receive ISO 9001:2000 certification, Horizon Fitness underwent an extensive auditing process by a third-party registrar company. The review process, which took more than a year to prepare for, e
Payless ShoeSource Hires Women’s Footwear Designer
Payless ShoeSource hired Bernard Figueroa, most recently head of Footwear Design for Michael Kors, as Payless' Director of Design for Women's Footwear…
Earth Committs to Ergo-Friendly Packaging/Products
Earth Inc., the maker of Earth footwear, announced a series of initiatives to devote itself to more eco-friendly packaging and products…
Golf Galaxy Rolls Out GolfWorks
Golf Galaxy, Inc., a subsidiary of Dick’s Sporting Goods, announced that all 69 of its stores have been newly built or remodeled to include The GolfWorks store-in-store department, which caters to the hobbyist and professional golf clubmaker…
Cybex Acquires Rights to Strength Product Concepts
Cybex Int'l has entered into an agreement with eNova Group Ltd. pursuant to which eNova will provide product design and development, marketing and sales concept consulting services to CYBEX. As part of this arrangement, CYBEX has acquired eNova'
Nike’s Director of Employee Communications Departs
Lee Weinstein departed from his post as director of global employee communications at Nike, Inc. Weinstein, 47, will begin a public relations consultancy, Lee Weinstein & Associates, Inc., in Portland, Oregon and the Columbia Gorge. An Oregon native, he i
Perry Ellis Q4 Sales Gains Balanced Across Divisions
Perry Ellis International, Inc. reported record fourth quarter revenues of $231.6 million, an 8.3% increase compared to $213.9 million for the same quarter last year. Fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 revenue increases were balanced across a number of the com
New Markets and Acquisitions Play Central Role in Industry Growth Plans Over Next Five Years…
At a series of investor conferences last week, most notably the Bank of America Consumer Conference, but also at the B. Riley & company 8th Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference and at Citigroup’s Small & Mid-Cap Conference, public companies gave the inves
Heelys Adds to Management Team
Heelys, Inc. has tapped three new Vice Presidents to aid in the continued growth of the company. They are: Will Albers as Vice President of Sourcing/Asia Operations, Bob Byrne as Vice President of Design and Development and Jim Peliotes as Vice President
Shoe Carnival Sees Rebounding Trends in Athletic…
Shoe Carnival, Inc. was able to leverage a fairly moderate sales increase in the fourth quarter and year into solid improvements in operating profit for both periods. While comps for the fourth quarter declined 0.9%, and net sales rose only 1.3% on a com
Golfsmith Offsets Comps Drop with New Stores…
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. used an increase in store count and in direct-to-consumer sales to offset decreased same-store sales in the fourth quarter and to create a mid-single digits top-line gain. However, this increase was not enough to off
Pacific Sunwear Posts Weak Q4; 2006 Down Too…
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. put a disappointing end to a frustrating year as it saw comparable sale decreases in both its PacSun and demo concepts fuel a steep decrease in net income for the both the fourth quarter and fiscal year. For the fourth
Obituary: Roswell Brayton, Jr.
Roswell Brayton, Jr., Woolrich’s president, passed away suddenly last week. He was 55 years old. Brayton collapsed on March 12 at Woolrich headquarters in Woolrich, Penn. He was rushed to Jersey Shore Hospital where medical personnel were unable to revive
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