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SGMA Board Elects Cove EVP; Will Succeed Riddle

The SGMA board has elected Tom Cove as Executive Vice President for the association, a new post within SGMA management's structure. Cove will subsequently assume the presidency of SGMA International on February 1, 2005. The move is part of a succes

Schutt Sports Back on Base with the SEC

Schutt Sports, the Official Base Supplier of Major League Baseball, is partnering with the Southeastern Conference for their 2004 baseball and softball tournaments. Now in its sixth year of involvement with the SEC, Schutt supplies on-field products for

Accell Group Acquires a Third Parts Distributor

Accell Group N.V. has signed a letter of intent for the acquisition of F. van Buuren & Co. B.V., a company trading in bicycle parts and accessories. Following the recent acquisition of Juncker B.V., this new acquisition further strengthens the position of

SIA Wins Five Awards for snowlinkjr.com

The SIA was recently awarded five different awards for its newly-launched consumer site, snowlinkjr.com. Both the website and the game, Icebox Maniacs, garnered top recognition nationally and in the Denver area. SIA developed snowlinkjr.com with the Fac

Oakley and Ducati Extend Licensing Agreement

Oakley has extended for an additional three years its existing licensing agreement with Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. and has expanded the scope of the agreement to include five exclusive models of Oakley eyewear. All products covered by the agreement featu

Golfsmith Pares Q1 Loss as Comps Jump Almost 24%

Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. increased net revenues 44% to $65.8 million for the fiscal 2004 first quarter ended April 3 compared with net revenues of $45.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. Same-store sales increased 23.9% in the qu

OR Summer Market Seminars are Confirmed

Outdoor Retailer recently confirmed the list of speakers and seminar topics for the upcoming Summer Market 2004. As in the past, OR has enlisted experts in their field to head-up panel discussions, seminars and workshops targeting issues specific to today

Urban Outfitters Q1 Comps Jump 32%

Urban Outfitters sales for the first quarter climbed by 59% over the same period last year, to $170.3 million and easily set a new Company first quarter record. This sharp increase was driven by a 32% jump in total Company comparable store sales, a 24% in

Shoe Carnival April Comp Store Sales Down 4.6%

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended May 1, 2004 increased 3.8% to $48.6 million from sales of $46.8 million for the four-week period ended May 3, 2003. Comparable store sales decreased 4.6% in April 2004.

Kelwood Appoints New VP of Int’l Trade Services

Wendy Wieland Martin has been appointed Kellwood vice president international trade services, according to Tom Austin, president of Operating Services Division of
Kellwood. In this new post, Wieland-Martin, most recently director trade services for Kellwo

High Gear Lands New Rocky Mtn. Reps

Clay Hardin, vice president of sales for HighGear, recently announced the appointment of Kim Miller and Jack Tackle as regional sales and marketing representatives for the company's Rocky Mountain territory. Veterans of the outdoor industry, both Mil

The Wait is Over; Footaction Sale to Go Through

Footstar announced the expiration of the waiting period required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act in connection with its proposed sale of approximately 350 Footaction stores to Foot Locker, Inc. for $225 million in cash, subject to

Smith Restructures U.S. Sales Team

Smith Optics has hired Brian Cotsonas as the company’s East Coast regional sales manager. Linda Rodney, who has worked at Smith for several years overseeing national sales, will become the Central regional sales manager and will handle a majority of Smith

West Coast Novelty Appoints New Sales Managers

West Coast Novelty Corp. is pleased to announce that Larry Burstein, CEO of the Frank Sussman Company, and Evan Burstein, National Sales Manager of the Frank Sussman Company, have joined the WCN management team. Larry Burstein will act in the capacity of