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adidas Group Q1 Earnings Decline on 9% Sales Growth
During the first quarter of 2007, adidas Group sales increased 9% on a currency-neutral basis, mainly driven by sales growth in the adidas segment. Currency-neutral sales grew in all regions except North America, which was stable. In euro terms, revenues
Kohl’s to Add More than 110 Stores in 2007
Kohl's executives discussed 2006 financial performance and outlined future growth plans at the company's annual shareholders' meeting ehld this week. Kohl's plans to open 110 to 115 stores in Fiscal 2007, including its initial entry i
Weyco Sees Q1 Earnings Growth on Florsheim, Stacy Adams Strength
Weyco Group, Inc., parent to the Florsheim, Nunn Bush, and Stacy Adams brands, reported that net earnings grew approximately 7% to $5.7 million, or 47 cents per diluted share, for the first quarter ended March 31, up from $5.3 million, 44 cents per dilute
Burton Snowboards Names Marketing Agency
Burton Snowboards has named NMA Entertainment & Marketing as its marketing agency. NMA will develop marketing strategies including entertainment outreach components, product integration opportunities, entertainment driven strategic alliance partnerships a
Payless ShoeSource Recalls Toddler Shoes
Payless ShoeSource Canada Inc. is voluntarily recalling approximately 4,200 prewalk and toddler size Airwalk(R) Compel shoes sold in Canada because of a risk that small plastic rivets that attach the back strap to the shoe can separate and detach, posing
Weyco Posts Record Quarter
Weyco Group, Inc. reported net earnings grew approximately 7% to $5.7 million, up from $5.3 million in 2006. The $5.7 million of earnings is the highest first quarter earnings ever reported by the company…
Aldila ‘s Net Drops 37%
Aldila Inc., the maker of golf shafts, said first quarter revenues rose to $20.7 million, slightly down from $20.8 million a year ago. Net income dropped to $2.7 million, or 48 cents a share, from $4.3 million, or 78 cents, a year ago. The company also sa
Spyder Strengthens Operations Team
Spyder Active Sports has hired two operations professionals to drive efficiencies within its complex worldwide supply chain and delivery infrastructure. Beverly Nestor joins Spyder as director, global supply chain and Alan Leslie has been named director,
Spenco Sponsors ITF Tennis Tournament
Spenco Medical Corporation is sponsoring the first ever Spenco ITF Championships, an international junior tennis tournament, that will be held May 5-13 at the Waco Regional Tennis & Fitness center. During the week long tournament, more than 200 high ranki
TracMe USA Taps Northwave’s Turner as GM
TracMe Beacons P/L, a manufacturer of personal location beacons, named Brent Turner as general manager for TracMe USA to lead its product launch operations in the U.S. and Canada…
Highgear Hires New Midwest Rep Agency
Highgear has hired Velocity Outdoors to represent the brand throughout the upper Midwestern region. The states included within this territory are ND, SD, MN, IA, WI, IL, MO and Eastern NE. Velocity Outdoors, a four member agency group, was recently founde
SIA: Internet Pushes SnowSports Sales Into Black
According to the SnowSports Industries Association, total sales at specialty stores and via the Internet of Snow Sports product climbed to $2.0 billion for the August through February period. For the August 2006 through February 2007 period, snowsport Int
CLC (Collegiate Licensing Co.) Sold to IMG
Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), the collegiate trademark licensing agency, has been sold to IMG, the sports, entertainment and media company. Under the agreement, CLC will operate as a freestanding unit within IMG's Sports and Entertainment Group
Walking Co. Opens a Second Milwaukee Store
The Walking Company will open a new 2,100 square-foot location in Wauwatosa, Wis. on May 4. The new store is the company's second in the metro Milwaukee area…
Mammut Hires Territory Sales Manager
Mammut Sports Group USA announced that Troy Trimmer
will join the company as territory sales manager for the Northwest. Trimmer’s is one of two in-house rep positions for the brand in the US, as the brand furthers its commitment to its dealers and the US
