Category: Outdoor

American Recreation Parent Boosts Net Income 18.5% in Q1…

June 7, 2004 SGB Update

Kellwood’s American Recreation division, which houses the Sierra Designs, Kelty, and Slumberjack brands, is grouped into the ‘other soft goods’ category in company financial statements. The category posted a 19.2% decline in sales to $120.0 million compar

Chinook Hires Coogan for New Brand Strategy

June 7, 2004 SGB Executive SGB Update

Chinook Trading has selected Mike Coogan, former VP of global marketing at Kamik, to launch a branded division.
Coogan, who will serve as president of the newly formed branded division at Chinook Trading, is launching a unique multi-brand strategy for the

Neville Named President of Stride Rite’s Keds Division

June 7, 2004 SGB Update

Shawn Neville will join Stride Rite Corporation as president of Keds, effective July 7, 2004. Most recently, Neville was president & CEO of Footstar's athletic division, including the management of Footaction, USA and Just for Feet. Previously, he w

Kitty Bradley Joins Stonewear Designs as GM

June 7, 2004 SGB Executive SGB Update

Great Trango Holdings has hired Kitty Bradley as the Brand Manager for Stonewear Designs. Kitty joins the team to continue her career in the outdoor and apparel industries. She got her start in the Outdoor Industry as the GM of the Boulder Mountaineer fro

Sportcraft in Recall of Tredex Treadmills

June 7, 2004 SGB Update

Sportcraft Ltd, in coorperation with the CPSC, is voluntarily recalling 320 units of the Tredex 10.0 treadmill. The product was said to have been sold primarily through Dick's Sporting Goods from January 2004 through March 2004 for between $500 and

Keen’s CEO Joins TimBuk2 Board

June 7, 2004 SGB Executive SGB Update

Timbuk2 has added Angel Martinez to its Board of Directors. Mr. Martinez, the CEO of Keen Footwear and former Chief Marketing Officer of Reebok International, brings nearly three decades of consumer brand building expertise to the rapidly growing luggage

adidas Extends French Soccer Federation Partnership Deal

June 7, 2004 SGB Update

The Fédération Française de Football (FFF) and adidas announced that they have extended their partnership agreement until 2010. The French Football Federation currently holds the second place in the FIFA World Ranking and is the defending European Champio

June is Proclaimed ‘Great Outdoors Month’

June 7, 2004 SGB Executive SGB Update

President Bush has formally declared June “Great Outdoors Month.” According to the OIA, the request for this proclaimation was made by the organization's key contact in the White House. Much of the language used in the document is based on the OIA&#0

OR Summer Market is Sold Out

June 4, 2004 SGB Executive SGB Update

Outdoor Retailer has announced that exhibiting space for the 2004 Summer Market to be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, has officially sold out, with a waiting list of over 120 outdoor-related companies. The total number o

Dillard’s Reports 5% May Comp Store Sales Decline

June 3, 2004 SGB Update

Dillard's, Inc. announced that sales for May 2004 were $511.4 million compared to sales for the four weeks ended May 31, 2003 of $536.6 million. Total sales decreased 5% for the four-week period and comparable store sales decreased 5% for the four-we

Bon-Ton May Comps Increase 2.6%

June 3, 2004 SGB Update

The Bon-Ton Stores total sales for the four weeks ended May 29, 2004, increased 86.2% to $95.1 million, including $42.3 million from the acquired Elder-Beerman stores, compared to $51.1 million for the same period last year. Bon-Ton comparable store sales

May Comps Climb 2.9% at Federated

June 3, 2004 SGB Update

Federated Department Stores total sales were $1.172 billion for the four weeks ended May 29, 2004, an increase in total sales of 3.3 percent compared to total sales of $1.136 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's Ma

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