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Eggers to Serve as Interim GMM at The Athletes Foot

The Athlete's Foot has named industry-veteran Chuck Eggers as General Merchandise Manager. Eggers brings over 28 years of GMM and footwear experience to the retailer. Eggers will oversee both merchandising and marketing. He has joined the company a

Elder-Beerman Stakeholders See Merger Prices Rise

The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. has entered into an amendment to its existing merger agreement with Wright Holdings, Inc. for the sole purpose of increasing the consideration payable to Elder-Beerman shareholders from $6.00 per share in cash to $7.05 per s

Paul Adams Is TUBBS new Marketing Coordinator

Tubbs Snowshoes has named Paul Adams to the position of Marketing Program Coordinator.
Adams will oversee Tubbs event series, including the Tubbs Romp to Stomp Out Breast Cancer Event Series which has been expanded to five locations this season.

LA Times Launches New Outdoors Section

Southern California is widely recognized for its diverse geography and adventurous outdoor recreation. Starting today, the Los Angeles Times is launching Outdoors, a new weekly section that will be the definitive source of journalism about nature, outdoor

Russell Corp. Issues Profit Warning for Q3

Russell Corporation revised its earnings expectations for the 2003-third quarter and 2003-fiscal year, primarily citing difficult conditions in the Artwear channel. The company now forecasts earnings for the 2003-third quarter ending October 5, 2003 to b

Teva Signs Apparel Licensing Agreement

BHPC Global Licensing, worldwide licensing agent for the Deckers Outdoor Corporation, announced today the signing of a new Teva® license agreement with New York based, Capital Mercury; an established and successful, 40 year old company with offices worldw

ITF Launches New Website

The ITF today relaunches its website as part of its commitment to increase the range and accessibility of tennis information available to all audiences over the internet. Building on the successes of the Official Davis Cup and Fed Cup websites, which are

Accessory Brands Nets NBA Deal

Accessory Brands Inc. announced it had won the license to sell and market the National Basketball Association licensed accessory items. The company did not disclose financial details of the deal but said it covers the NBA, NBA4her, NBA Bigman, and Hardwo

Asics to Sponsor Freestyle Wresting Chamionships

ASICS will partner with USA Wrestling to be the official footwear, apparel, and accessory sponsor of the 2003 World Championships of Freestyle Wrestling to be held September 12-14, 2003 at one of the world's most famous arenas, Madison Square Garden

GoLite and EMS Team Up For Adventure Racing

GoLite and Eastern Mountain Sports have joined forces in the sport of adventure racing, introducing Team GoLite/EMS at the 2003 Subaru Primal QuestÒ adventure race this weekend in Lake Tahoe, California…

Stefan to Head Ellesse U.S. Unit

Pentland Brands plc, parent company of Ellesse International, has appointed Maria Stefan as President of Ellesse, USA. Maria will be responsible for the re-launch of the brand in the United States as a premium Italian sportswear label built on the herit

DuPont Textiles Gets a New Name

DuPont Textiles & Interiors (DTI), has announced that it will be called INVISTA(TM) effective immediately. The name change represents the company's next step toward separating from its parent company and crystallizing its distinct, independent corpor

Abercrombie and Fitch August Comps Drop 11%

Abercrombie & Fitch reported net sales of $190.4 million for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003, a 3% increase over last year's August sales of $185.2 million. August comparable store sales decreased 11% compared with the four-week period end

TJX Comps Inch Up 1% In August

The TJX Companies reported August 2003 sales for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003, were $995 million, up 8% over $920 million achieved during the same period, 2002. For the 30 weeks ended August 30, 2003, sales reached $6,893 million, an 8% incr

August Comps Inch Up 0.8% at Saks

Saks Incorporated announced that comparable store sales for the four weeks ended August 30, 2003 compared to the four weeks ended August 31, 2002 increased 0.8% on a total company basis. By segment, comparable store sales increased 0.7% for SDSG and incre