Finish Line to Focus More on Efficiencies as Comps and Top-Line Growth Moderate…
The Finish Line may have seen their best quarters of top-line growth behind them now as the athletic specialty retailer starts to settle into the reality of more moderate comparable store sales gains and focus on operational efficiencies as the main drive
Nike Q4 Earnings Up 15% on 7% FX Rate-Aided Sales Gain
Nike, Inc. reported fiscal fourth quarter revenues increased 7% to $3.7 billion from $3.5 billion for the same period last year. FX rate changess account for three percentage points of the growth. Fourth quarter net income was up 15% to $349.5 million, or
ISIS Hires Kokx and Toy for Design and Sales Teams
ISIS For Women appointed Lisbeth Kokx as technical outwear developer and Kristen Toy as national sales manager, a new position. Toy will be responsible for all aspects of ISIS domestic sales including overseeing ISIS regional sales force and dealer servic
Spalding Announces New Category Marketing Manager
Spalding announced the promotion of Brian Kelly to category marketing manager, football and soccer, for Spalding, effective June 1. Kelly, who joined Spalding in 1998, will continue to report to Llewellyn…
Cloudveil Adds Several New Faces and Promotions
Cloudveil hired several new people to further bolster areas of support and to meet demand. In Jackson, Cloudveil has added Ned Hutchinson as Product Line Coordinator, Casey Shaw as Product Line Development/Designer and Annie Putnam as the Consumer Marketi
Oakley Opens Mexico City O Store
Oakley, Inc. has announced the opening of an O Store in Mexico City, Mexico. This O Store is Oakley's eighth international licensed location and will be owned and operated by Grupo Sanborns, S.A. de C.V., a unit of Grupo Carso well-known for its reta
Callaway Confirms Consideration of Various ‘Strategic Alternatives’
Callaway Golf Company confirmed that it is continuing its previously announced search for a new chief executive officer. As part of that process, the Board of Directors is also conducting a full review of the strategic alternatives for the company, and is
G.I. Joe’s Brings in New Buyer and Makes Two Internal Promotions
G.I. Joe's created a new buyer position. Bob Leis, the current store manager of the G. I. Joe's Hayden Meadows store in Portland, OR, will move to the chain's Wilsonville Headquarters at the beginning of July. Additionally, Shannon Burley w
KUU Inks Deal with Austrian National Ski Team
KUU, the Canadian manufacturer of competition race waxes and tuning equipment, is now an “Official Supplier” to the Austrian National Ski Team. KUU inked this agreement earlier this month, which applies to both Austria’s world famous Alpine team as well a
Eldorado Wall Co. and Franklin to Sponsor USA Climbing Nationals
Eldorado Wall Company and Franklin Handholds will be the Presenting Sponsors for the 2005 USA Climbing National Championships, hosted by MetroRock in Everett, MA, July 1-3, 2005. This event will be the culmination of the Difficulty and Speed Climbing 2005
Gildan Appoints Additional Board Member
Gildan Activewear announced the appointment of Ms. Sheila O'Brien to its Board of Directors. Ms. O'Brien is currently Special Advisor on student life to the President of the University of Calgary. In this capacity, she is responsible for all asp
Access Fund Urges Action to Preserve Arizona’s Oak Flat
Arizona’s Senator Kyl and Congressman Renzi introduced identical land exchange bills into Congress, which, according to the Access Fund, move Resolution Copper Company (RCC) one step closer to destroying the publicly-owned Oak Flat area East of Phoenix re
Smartwool Advocacy Program Awards Five New Grants
SmartWool Corporation announced the first round of grant recipients from the new SmartWool Advocacy Program including The Breast Cancer Fund, Girls on the Run, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, Pacific Crest Trail Association and Big City Mountaineers…
Investment Firm Speaks Out Against Saucony Acquisition
Fairview Capital Investment Management, owner of 2.6% of the shares of Saucony, announced that it intends to vote against the proposal to sell Saucony to Stride Rite Corporation because the $23 per share sale price is inadequate…
Director of Sales — Sporting Goods
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