UVEX Names New England Sales Rep

UVEX Sports, Inc. has hired Kirsten Andreae as sales representative for UVEX Sports and Holmenkol USA race products in New England. Kirsten was most recently vice president of sales and marketing for Neofin, Inc. in Laguna, CA, and was events and promotio

Shoe Pavilion Posts 5.5% Q4 Comps Gain

Shoe Pavilion, Inc. reported comparable store net sales increased 5.5% for the fourth quarter with net sales increasing 18.9% to$29.5 million from $24.8 million during the same quarter last year. Net income was $1.3 million, or 17 cents per diluted share,

Weiss to Head Marketing of K2 Europe

K2 Sports Europe appointed long-time K2 employee Andreas Weiss as the new Marketing Manager for Brand Marketing K2 Sports Europe. In cooperation with the respective Marketing Coordinators of K2 Skis, K2 Snowboards, K2 Inline Skates, Madshus, Ride Snowboar

Wal-Mart Names Coleman Sporting Goods Supplier of the Year

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., has named The Coleman Company, Inc. as its choice for the 2005 sporting goods supplier of the year. Wal-Mart, operating more than 3,800 facilities in the U.S., annually names its top performers by category, sporting goods being one

Earth Products Makes Promotions in Sales Force

Earth Products today made several promotions in the sales force for the Planet Earth and Adio Footwear brands. For Planet Earth, Chad Crites has been promoted to the Planet Earth Sales Manager, which will positively impact the brand’s specialty retailers

FESI Remains Concerned Over Anti Dumping Measures

The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry remains deeply concerned at the impact of proposed antidumping measures on Chinese and Vietnamese leather footwear, although it welcomes the proposal to exclude special technology athletic footwear (S

Bob’s Stores a Burden to TJX in 2005

The TJX Companies, Inc. saw net sales for the fiscal year were $16.1 billion, an 8% increase over last year and consolidated comparable store sales increased 2%. Sales at Bob's Stores decreased 0.7% for the quarter to $288.5 million from $290.6 milli