Kellogg School of Management Recognizes the Samuel C. Johnson Family
The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University has awarded the fourth annual Kellogg Award for Special Contributions to Family Business to the Samuel C. Johnson family of Racine, Wisconsin for more than a century of leadership in the field o
Sierra Club Elects Lisa Renstrom as New President
The Board of Directors of The Sierra Club elected Lisa Renstrom from Charlotte, North Carolina to serve as the organization's 51st president, a position first held by John Muir. Renstrom has held local, state and national posts with the Sierra Club
Perry Ellis Sees Q1 Revenues Jump 14%, Spurring 8% Income Increase
Perry Ellis International, Inc. reported record total revenue for the first quarter ended April 30, 2005 of $225.6 million, a 14.3% increase of $28.2 million over the $197.4 million reported for the first quarter ended April 30, 2004. Net income grew to $
Rigney Departs Franklin Resource Group
Franklin Resource Group announced the departure of Layne Rigney, Vice President and General Manager. Rigney has been responsible for the daily operations of the industry-leading retail execution provider for the past two years and has played a significan
The Hockey Company Appoints VP, Global Product Creation
The Hockey Company announced the appointment of Michel Benoît to the position of Vice-President, Global Product Creation. He was most recently with the Johnson Envinrude division of Bombardier Recreational Products and has held executive management posit
Fleet Feet Q1 Comp Store Sales Increase 10.5%
Fleet Feet, Inc. announced that its 64 stores recorded a 15.0% growth in overall retail sales for the first quarter of 2005 as compared to first quarter 2004. Total retail sales for the quarter were a record high $11 million in revenue. Comparative stores
Keen Forms Charitable Foundation
At the beginning of the year, Keen Footwear proudly announced a sudden change of corporate spending: nearly $1 million originally allocated towards a spring/summer 2005 advertising campaign would be set aside for contributions to a variety of non-profit o
Zumiez Shows Strong Comps in Q1…
Zumiez first quarter as a public company is showing some very positive signs in spite of posting a slight net loss for the period. Comparable store sales increased 12.1% during the first quarter on top of an 8.3% increase last year. Total net sales for Q1
True Temper Swims Against Golf Tide…
True Temper took a note from our salmon friends, swimming against the golf industry currents as the company posted decent gains for the quarter over last year. Net sales improved 6.3% to $32.1 million from $30.2 million in the year-ago quarter. Gross ma
National Sales Manager, Outdoor — ACR Electronics
ACR Electronics, Inc., the World Leader in Safety and Survival Technologies seeks a National Sales Manager – North America to lead the Outdoor Division of the company. The successful candidate will have knowledge of the key retail players within t
SmartWool Taps Davidson as New Marketing Director
SmartWool has hired Carol Davidson as their new Marketing Director. Davidson was formerly a Creative Director at DDB-Seattle, an award winning global advertising agency. In her new position as Marketing Director, she will be responsible for development an
Dorel Provides More Insight at Investor Meeting
At Dorel Industries annual general meeting, CEO Martin Schwartz focused on product development as one of the strengths that has created a ten-year compound annual growth rate of 22% for revenue and 33% for net income. He also said additional growth is exp
Gander Mountain Q1 Net Loss Expands on Comp Store Sales Decline
Gander Mountain Company reported sales for the first quarter ended April 30 increased 37% to $135.1 million. Comparable store sales decreased one percent after an increase of 8.7% in the first quarter of 2004. The net loss for the first quarter of fiscal
Borges Joins Royal Robbins as Marketing Manager
Royal Robbins has hired Erika Borges as its new marketing manager. Erika brings to Royal Robbins more than 12 years of marketing and advertising experience, working with major national and international brands. As marketing manager, Borges will be respo
Ritchey Hires Ming as New Sr. Marketing Manager
Ritchey Design has hired Ming Tan as Senior Marketing Manager. Tan will be working from the new Ritchey offices in San Carlos, CA. Ming spent the last four years with Veltec Sports managing the branding and direction of the Look and CicloSport brands.
