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Columbia Sportswear is taking steps to ensure future growth at the top end of the brand pyramid as it sees increasing competition from its own retail partners and their growing concentration on private label…

The Sports Authority reported net income climbed to $52.9 million, or $1.56 a share, for the quarter ended February 1, 2003, but the increase came primarily from deferred tax credits the company was able to take after sustaining three years of profitabili

With Foot Locker CEO Matt Serra stating that “BOGO’s are getting tired” and “we're missing some product there” when talking about the loss of Nike allocations and reduced orders, the company was left focusing on a building on Europe and re-building U

Maybe the Bush Administration should enlist the help of Nike to help build a broader U.N. coalition against Iraq.
Nike has rounded up a diverse group of supporters as it goes before the U.S. Supreme Court in its first amendment fight over a California Sup

It didn’t take long to start the consolidation of Bike Athletic into the Russell Athletic division of Russell Corporation. RML acquired the venerable sporting goods brand out of bankruptcy in late January and should see full consolidation of operations b

Quiksilver looks to riding much the same wave as PacSun, but with broader appeal beyond the narrow – but deep — teen segment. The company is growing business across all age groups, genders and continents to establish a truly global lifestyle brand with

According to The Monthly Mall Merchandise Index, maintained by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), sales/square foot in mall-based Athletic Footwear stores were $41 in December, a gain of 1.5% versus December LY. Sales for 2002 declined

Pacific Sunwear has certainly turned the tide in the operations area and is now riding a wave of good fortune thanks to strong merchandising, operational efficiencies and aggressive growth. While many other mall retailers continue to suffer from weak com

Benetton Group announced last week that Chief Executive Luiggi De Puppi will step down at April's annual shareholders meeting. His decision followed the successful completion of his mandate, which included selling off Benetton's unprofitable sp

An over-reliance on softening some casual brands and the lack of a key athletic footwear component conspired to rob Genesco of the growth opportunity other retailers are experiencing in the mall. With athletic footwear now representing 28% of the Journey

The U.S. Fila team was obviously still driving to the hoop in 2002, even as the European business fell to pieces. Fila Holding posted its first yearly operating profit in recent memory on the backs of a strengthening U.S. business and the conversion of t

Gart Sports sees a near-term hit to earnings from its pending merger with The Sports Authority, but the deal may help smooth out the moguls it encountered in its fiscal 2002 fourth quarter sales…

The regional managers we spoke with last week were nearly giddy with the way business has grown since the Nike / Foot Locker spat delivered unto The Finish Line key Nike marquee product that until this last quarter resided mainly at its mall competitor’s