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Cutter & Buck, Inc. reported that net sales for the fiscal first quarter ended July 31 declined 2.6% to $31.9 million from $32.7 million in the year-ago period. Gross margin expanded 440 basis points to 49.4% from 45.0% in fiscal Q1 last year. Net incom

Shoe Carnival, Inc. has announced several important executive promotions. W. Kerry Jackson has been promoted to EVP/CFO and Tucker Robinson has been promoted to VP/DMM, Athletics. Greg Brown has been promoted to SVP, North Division Manager and Steve Mey

Citing a true partnership for sales growth, which included a commitment to new in-store fixtures, on-time deliveries and new product introductions, Norm Daniels, President and CEO of G.I. Joe's, named Under Armour, Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland as its

Sport-Haley, Inc. announced Wednesday that Robert G. (“R.G.”) Tomlinson, Chairman of the Board of Directors, passed away Wednesday morning after an extended illness. Mr. Tomlinson had been suffering from various respiratory ailments…

Mitchell & Ness has formed a multi-year licensing agreement with the National Basketball Association. As a key partner in establishing the NBA’s Hardwood Classics line of retro merchandise, Mitchell & Ness will expand its selection of retro jerseys. For

New Balance Athletic Shoe is expanding its focus on Team Sports, with the recent hire of two associates, Larry Brady as Team Sports Sales Manager and Kent Richard as Associated Product Manager, Cleated Products. They join John Morgan in rounding out New

Implus recently hired Steve Sousa as Director of Sourcing and Product Development in order to keep pace with its almost constant stream of new product introductions. Mr. Sousa most recently served as Director of Sales and Product Development for Stylemas

Cherokee reported net revenues for the three months ended July 31, 2004 increased by $294,000 to $10.2 million, compared to net revenues of $9.9 million in the comparable period last year. Net income for the three months ended July 31, 2004 increased to $

Vail Mountain has ranked as the Number 1 ski resort in North America for the third consecutive year, according to SKI magazine’s annual readers poll. Vail Resorts' five ski resorts—Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly—once again to

The Directors of Umbro plc have signed a Distribution Agreement with Foot Locker. This unique distribution agreement formalises a trading relationship with Foot Locker, Inc in the USA which has been gaining momentum over the last 12 months for the sale an

Permanent Publishing's newest launch, Urban Climber Magazine, will debut on newsstands nationwide this week.The Magazine will be bi-monthly, and begins publication with the October/November issue…

REI plans to open a store in Marlton, N.J., in March 2005, at the southwest The 22,500 square-foot store will be about 30 miles from the REI store in Conshohocken, Penn., which opened in 1991. Both stores serve the Philadelphia market, Conshohocken to the

At the beginning of the year, VAUDE started a campaign that called on all men and women who shared their love of mountain sports to try and become the VAUDE representative to the public. Albrecht von Dewitz is convinced that, “Martina Mrak is the ideal p

PUMA AG and Ferrari Spa have signed a multi-year contract, which becomes effective on January 1st 2005. PUMA AG will become the official licensee of replica and fan merchandise as well as supplier of Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, the most successful Formula

Callaway Golf Company has signed a long-term contract with reigning Masters champion Phil Mickelson to play its golf clubs and golf ball and endorse Callaway Golf on the PGA Tour. Just last week Mickelson severed his relationship with the Acushnet Compa