Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. shrugged off the impact of weather on their fourth quarter results, posting earnings in excess of previous guidance and racking up quarterly sales of more than $1 billion for the first time and passing the $3 billion mark
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One-On-One with Merrell’s Tobin Teichgraeber…
As creative director of the Merrell Apparel brand, Tobin Teichgraeber led a custom team of designers and marketers to build Merrell’s new apparel platform. His experience in strategic marketing, brand planning and launching and expanding brand categories
adidas Moves U.S. Financial Ops; Fights German Football Bid
adidas America is moving its corporate accounting and financial services division, which is currently based in Portland, Ore., to the Massachusetts headquarters of Reebok International Ltd. The move is expected to take place in April 2007, with a second p
Some Quiksilver Shareholders Get Restless
Lew Shapiro and the Cross America Investors Clubs recently sent a letter to Quiksilver demanding, as shareholders, the resignation of Mr. Bernard Mariette and any employees appointed by him. The letter also demanded that Quiksilver sell the Rossignol busi
Eddie Bauer Posts Q4 Profit
Eddie Bauer Holdings netted a profit of $63.2 million, or $2.11 per share, in the fourth quarter compared to a net loss of $12.8 million, or 43 cents, in the fourth quarter of 2005. Revenues increased 1.5% to $381.9 million from $376.4 million a year ago,
OIWC Sees Increased Support
Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition has seen a significant increase in both individual membership and corporate supporters. In just two years, OIWC has grown from 400 to 800 individual members and now serves women of the outdoor, ski, and cycling industr
Reebok Signs on as Sponsor of Peachtree
Reebok International has reached a multi-year agreement to serve as the official footwear and apparel sponsor of the world’s largest 10K, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race…
Sport Chalet Announces Retirement of Norbert Olberz
Sport Chalet Inc. announced that Norbert Olberz, founder and chairman emeritus, has retired from the board of directors. Olberz founded the Los Angeles-based chain in 1959…
Enyce Enters Juniors/Girls Footwear License
Enyce has reached an agreement in principle with Gina Group LLC to manufacture juniors and girls footwear and hosiery under the Enyce brand name.
Nordstrom to Open Another Austin Store
Nordstrom, Inc. has signed a letter of intent with Endeavor Real Estate Group to open a Nordstrom store at The Domain, a mixed use community being developed in Austin, Texas. The new two-level, 149,000 square foot Nordstrom store is scheduled to be comple
Adams Golf Sees Q4 Sales Jump
Adams Golf reported net sales increased 35.1% to $13.1 million for the fourth quarter from $9.7 million in the comparable period last year. The company used the sales gains to switch last year's net loss of $1.0 million to a net income of $4.4 millio
Foot Locker Sees Reduced Promos Boost Profits…
Foot Locker Inc. management said they took their foot off the promotional pedal during much of the month of December in the U.S. and for most of the entire fourth quarter in Europe, a move that helped the world’s-largest-athletic-specialty-retailer post s
Finish Line Continues to See Weakness in Women’s in Fiscal Fourth Quarter…
The Finish Line, Inc. saw overall net sales increase 7.5% to $429.0 million for the fourteen week fourth quarter through February from $399.2 million for last year's thirteen week quarter. Excluding the fourteenth week this year (approximately $24.2
Genesco Sees Continued Strength at Journeys Formats; Urban Formats Hurt Q4…
Genesco Inc., which has seen its Journeys format at ground zero for three of the biggest trends over the last year, may be starting to see some issues with two of its other key formats. While Journeys has been riding the fashion athletic wave from the be
Life Fitness Inks iPod Deal
Life Fitness, a division of Brunswick Corporation, said it plans to offer seamless integration with Apple Inc.’s iPod players in several of its upcoming products…
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