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Prince Sports Launches New Customer Sat Initiatives

Prince Sports, Inc. has launched a series of customer satisfaction initiatives that include extended customer service hours, a dealer feedback line, and quicker turnaround times for order shipments, among other enhancements…

Sabo Named National Accounts Manager for Wilson

Derron Sabo, formerly Territory Manager for Wilson Golf, has been promoted to National Accounts Manager – Golf for Wilson Golf & Racquet Sports. He is now responsible for golf sales to national accounts and golf course buying groups, and share duties wit

Holcombe to Spearhead New Value Outdoor Apparel Line

Blair Corporation, a national catalog and multi-channel direct marketer of women's and men's apparel and home products, has formed Allegheny Trail Corp. to launch a wholesale business targeted primarily at outdoor sporting goods and recreational

Huffy Doubles Q2 Net Income on 25.8% Sales Gain

Huffy Corporation announced that net earnings for the second quarter of 2003 were $2.8 million or $0.18 per common share, compared to net earnings of $1.3 million or $0.12 per common share for the second quarter of 2002. Net sales for Q2 increased 25.8%

Payless Announces $200 Million Note Offering

Payless ShoeSource is proposing to offer $200 million of senior subordinated notes due 2013. Payless intends to use the proceeds of the offering, net of all fees and expenses, together with available cash, to repay all its existing indebtedness under the

Nautica Sees Fiscal Q1 Profit on 10.6% Sales Increase

Nautica reported net sales for the first quarter ended May 31, 2003 increased 10.6% to $139.2 million compared with $125.9 million in the first quarter last year. Sales in the wholesale segment grew 12.4% to $107.1 million compared with $95.3 million in t

Mossimo Appealing Cherokee Award in Target Case

Mossimo Inc. has apparently appealed the June 17 Arbitration Award and Judgment that was entered in Cherokee's favor by the Los Angeles Superior Court. The court reaffirmed the validity of the original finder's agreement between Cherokee Inc. a

Aussie Apparel To Acquire TSA Brand Inc.

Aussie Apparel Group Ltd. has signed a letter-of-intent with TSA Brand Inc. to acquire the Santa Ana, CA based company. Initial numbers provided by TSA to Aussie Apparel show sales of $1.5 million in 2002. Terms of the potential agreement were not disclo

Pacific Sunwear June Comps Up 13.4%; Company Raises Q2 Outlook

Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported that total sales for June 2003 were $89.6 million, an increase of 22.2% June of fiscal 2002. Company same-store sales increased 13.4% for the comparable five-week period ended July 5, 2003 with PacSun same store

FUBU Founders Capture Entrepreneur of Year Honors

FUBU Founders Daymond John, J. Alexander Martin, Keith Perrin and Carl Brown last week received the Ernst & Young New York Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in the apparel category. Executive Vice President, J. Alexander Martin excepted the award on behalf

Chick’s SG Vet Joins the Hartford Sales Group

Kevin Alexander, a 19-year veteran of Chick’s Sporting Goods, has joined the hartford sales group as a Sales Rep for the Greater L.A. territory. In other news, Joshua Jay was awarded the hartford sales group’s MVP award at their recent Sales Meeting. L

Former SIA Chief Doc DesRoches Passes Away

Ralph A. “Doc” DesRoches, 86, died peacefully on June 30, 2003, at his home on Clearwater Lake in Industry, ME. Doc served as executive vice president and CEO of Ski Industries America (now SnowSports Industries America)from 1963-1981…

China Issues Stymie Line Skis Binding Deliveries

Line Skis, LLC, will not be delivering its alpine binding to its customers for the 03-04 season. The action was made necessary due to the withdrawal of Victor Plastics, Line's binding manufacturer, from its China operations and the onset of the SARS

Palmer Moving Board Opps to Portland

Palmer Snowboards has moved to Portland, Oregon to work with Nemo Design. Palmer marketing director Bud Fawcett has moved operations to the states in order to get the branding up to the level of their industry leading technical products…