HEAD Racquet Sports Provides Relief for Florida Retailers
In light of the devastation caused by Hurricanes Charley and Frances and the potential result of Hurricane Ivan, HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports has announced it will provide its Florida retailers with relief on credit terms and interest charges. No interest wi
SIA and VERB Announce National Kid’s SnowSports Day
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) and VERB™, a national government funded kid’s marketing campaign, have created the first-ever VERB SnowSports Day on December 4, 2004. The event will take place in retail stores nationwide and will serve as a catalyst
NRF: August Saw Mixed Results at Retail
According to the National Retail Federation, August retail sales in the GAFS category, which includes most geneal merchandise sales, rose 2.0% over last year but dipped 0.4% over July. Sales at sporting goods, book, hobby, and music stores rose 1.4% adju
Saucony Moves to Tie Up Senior Management
Saucony Inc. filed papers on Tuesday indicating the company has entered into retention agreements with several officers as incentives to work through any possible change in ownership of the company. The agreements cover Michael Umana, COO/EVP/CFO; Micha
Lotto Worldwide Sales Increase 3% Led by Germany and France
Worldwide sales of Lotto products in the first six months of 2004 totaled €135.1 million ($166.0 mm), versus the €131.1 million ($144.9 mm) registered in 2003 (+3%).
Consolidated direct sales totaled €95.4 million ($116.1 mm), a 1% rise from 2003, while l
Foot Locker Inks Deal with Everlast
Foot Locker has inked a partnership with Everlast as the official retailer for the upcoming NBC series, “The Contender,” a new unscripted drama created by Mark Burnett Productions and DreamWorks…
Cabot Hosiery Mills launches ‘Darn Tough’ andHires Mkting Mgr.
Cabot Hosiery Mills has created the Darn Tough Vermont brand of All Weather Performance Socks. Cabot Hosiery Mills, with manufacturing facilities and offices located in Northern Vermont, is a family owned business that has over three generations of sock m
B.O.S.S. Has an EYE ON: Outdoor Divas…
In November of 2002 Kim Walker and Mike Callas took the final step after years of preparation and opened a new outdoor store on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, CO. Downtown Boulder already sported over a dozen sporting goods and outdoor stores, but just
Former Industry Execs Indicted in China Kickback Scheme…
A former Vans executive, Scott Brabson, and a Former Columbia Sportswear executive who was consulting for Vans, Jay Rosendahl, are facing a 13-count federal indictment for bribery, money laundering, and mail & wire fraud. The pair allegedly worked togethe
…As Dick’s Offers a Closer Look at the Galyan’s Deal…
Ed Stack, chairman and CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods, also spent some time with investors at the Goldman Sachs conference, again reiterating that the retailer will continue its goal of achieving 15% of total sales coming from private label. Stack sees the
Columbia Reiterates Key Strategies…
Tim Boyle, president and CEO of Columbia Sportswear, presented his company’s business plan and future strategies at the 11th Annual Goldman Sachs Global Retail Conference held in New York City. Boyle opened with a bit of a history lesson, explaining the e
Forzani Sees Flat Q2 Operating Earnings on Flat Sales; Gen-X Helps Margins…
The Forzani Group Ltd. saw flat operating earnings for the fiscal second quarter ended August 1 on lower sales and improved margins resulting from cleaner inventories, more closeout sales, and sales from private label products…
Colorado Groups Ask for Roadless Protection…
Representatives from the National Wildlife Federation, Colorado Government, The Central Wilderness Coalition and Outdoor Industry Association all gathered in Denver this past week to voice concerns about the changes in the roadless policies in federal for
Manzer Leads EMS Management Team in Buyout…
For years Eastern Mountain Sports has been quietly doing business through its 84 stores in the Northeast and Colorado, in fact some would argue, almost too quietly. Over the past few years EMS has been described as “lacking oomph,” or “aimless” without a
Dick’s Provides a Closer Look at Galyan’s Deal at Investor Conference…
Ed Stack, chairman and CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods, also spent some time with investors at the Goldman Sachs conference, again reiterating that the retailer will continue its goal of achieving 15% of total sales coming from private label. Stack see
