The Kellwood Board of Directors meeting elected Stephen L. Ruzow and Donna B. Weaver corporate vice presidents. Ruzow joined Kellwood as president of Kellwood Womenswear in 2001. Donna B. Weaver was named vice president corporate communications in 2002..
Category: Outdoor
Costco Fiscal Q2 Profit Shrinks on 8% Sales Gain
Costco Wholesale Corporation announced net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 increased 8% to $9.92 billion from $9.21 billion during the second quarter of fiscal 2002. Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 decreased 5% to $182.1 milli
NSGA Report Shows Female Sneaker Purchase Decline
Although females continue to lead males as purchasers
of sports footwear, their lead decreased in 2002, according to data released by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA). For 2002, females purchased 53.1% of all sport footwear compared to 54.7%
TARE7 Appoints Nilson to Head Skateboard Division Sales
TARE7, owner of genetic airwalk skateboarding announced the appointment of Steve “Stix” Nilsen as the national sales manager of the genetic airwalk skateboarding division…
SGMA: Spending for Athletic Footwear Rose 2.5% in 2002
U.S. consumers purchased nearly 7% more pairs of athletic footwear in 2002 than in 2001, but the average price paid per pair fell by 4.2%. The result was that total spending rose only 2.5%, according to research by The NPD Group…
Coastcast 2002 Loss Expands 352% as Sales Drop 46%
Coastcast Corporation reported sales for the year ended December 31, 2002 were $62.4 million vs. $115.5 million in 2001. The 2002 net loss was $10.4 million vs. a loss of $2.3 million in the prior year. Diluted loss per share was ($1.36) vs. ($0.30).
PacSun February Comps Grow 14.8%
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported that same store sales increased 14.8% for the comparable four-week period ended March 1, 2003 with PacSun same store sales up 10% and d.e.m.o. same store sales up 49%…
Mountain Equipment Co-op Launches OutdoorGearSwap.com
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), Canada's leading supplier of outdoor gear, just launched a full-featured on-line gearswap called OutdoorGearSwap.com…
Nike Rounds Up Support in Free Speech Fight
The Bush Administration, the ACLU, the AFL-CIO, European entities, and dozens of media organizations have joined forces in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reaffirm the First Amendment right to free and open debate and to overturn an unprecedented Califor
Puma Grows U.S. Business 70% in Q4…
Puma shares rose just 1.3% for the week after another extraordinary report on fourth quarter and full-year 2002 sales and profits. The limited rise in price was due no doubt to the fact that the stock rose 91% last year and the benefit this last week was
Nike Renews Monitoring Group Deal…
Nike’s plan to renew its funding for a group that is charged with monitoring its factory policies and conditions raises a number of questions about how independent – and effective – such groups can be in their pursuit of fair treatment for millions of fac
Brown Shoe Sees IMPACT of Initiatives…
Brown Shoe Company announced dramatically higher earnings for fiscal 2002 as a direct result of management’s turnaround initiatives. With the effects of nonrecurring gains and nonrecurring losses factored out, the company's earnings rose 56% for the
Creditor Takes Lead in Cannondale Bid…
Cannondale’s creditors weren’t happy with bankruptcy proceedings on Friday that saw the appointment of one the company’s largest creditors, Pegasus Partners II, as the “stalking horse” in auction proceedings scheduled for March 20, 2003 Company assets…
Deckers Positions Brands for Growth
DECK shares were off 5.3% for the week to close at $4.60 on Friday even as the company surpassed analyst’s earnings estimates. Net earnings for the quarter nearly tripled to $1.36 million, compared to $506,000 in the previous year's quarter…
Buffett Walks on Burlington Deal…
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. has cancelled its $579 million cash offer to acquire Burlington Industries, Inc. out of bankruptcy court. The deal, initially announced February 11, 2003, was terminated by Warren Buffett’s BRK after a Delaware bankruptcy judge b