Kohl’s Sees May Sales up 4.1%; Comps Down Slightly
Kohl’s Corporation reported total sales for the four-week month ended May 30, 2009 increased 4.1% from the four-week month ended May 31, 2008. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 0.4%…
Bakers Footwear’s Comps Rise in May
Bakers Footwear Group Inc. said its same-store sales rose 3.1% in May. Overall for the four-week period ended May 30 rose slightly to $15.4 million from $15.1 million during the same period a year ago…
RECALL: REI Bicycles
After two reports of bicycle breakdowns causing a fractured clavicle, broken teeth, facial damage and head injuries, Recreational Equipment Inc. and the Consumer Products Safety Commission recalled the 2005 model Novara Trionfo bike today…
LaCrosse Footwear Closes on END Footwear Acquisition
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. has closed its acquisition of
certain assets of performance footwear company Environmentally Neutral Design Outdoor, Inc. (END). Through the Agreement, LFI acquires substantially all the assets comprising END’s footwear business,
Jarden Team Sports Adds Business Director
Jarden Team Sports, maker of Rawlings, Worth, Miken, JT Sports, deBeer and Gait, announced today that Ren Pettinelli will join the deBeer/Gait lacrosse team as the Business Director. Pettinelli will report to David Zumbach, Vice-President, Marketing, Jard
Turfer Athletic Sponsors World TeamTennis (WTT)
World TeamTennis and Turfer Athletic announced a multi- year agreement making Turfer Athletic the official apparel supplier of both the Advanta WTT Professional and Recreational Leagues…
Beretta Names New Rep Group
Beretta USA recently selected Maschmedt & Associates as their new sales representative group covering the Western sales territory…
Dorel Recreational/Leisure Segment Names New Agency
The Recreational/Leisure segment of Dorel Industries, Inc. manufacturers and marketers of the Cannondale, Schwinn, GT and Mongoose cycling brands and SUGOI Apparel, has named Cossette New York as its agency of record…
Life Fitness VP of EMEA Joins European Health and Fitness Association
Frank van de Ven, vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for Life Fitness, has been chosen as a board member for the European Health & Fitness Association (EHFA). Van de Ven will join fellow EHFA leaders in the industry to govern and incr
Boathouse Sports Partners with Inner-City Lacrosse Program
Boathouse Sports, a Philadelphia-based manufacturer of custom team athletic apparel, will partner with professional lacrosse players John Christmas (Boston Cannons) and Eric Gregg (Philadelphia Barrage) on its LEAPS (Lacrosse, Education, Attitude, Perseve
Stromgren Reiterates Legality of Girdles with Thigh Pads
In response to questions concerning the legality of thigh pads in an integrated football compression girdle following an April article in SGD TEAM Business magazine, Stromgren Athletics, a leader in football compression clothing and protective performance
Former Nike Chief Elected to Campbell’s Board
Campbell Soup Company's Board of Directors has elected William Perez, former CEO of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and President and CEO of Nike, Inc., to the Board…
Timex Group Appoints SVP, Human Resources
Timex Group B.V. has appointed David Gilbert as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Gilbert joined the company June 1 and reports directly to Timex Group President and CEO, Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard…
Columbia Sportswear to Open London Store
Columbia Sportswear Company signed a lease for a new Columbia-branded store to be located in the heart of London's retail district on Kensington High Street. The new store, which will occupy 292 square meters, is expected to open in September 2009..
DSW Inc. Sees Q1 Net Fall on Slip in Comps
DSW Inc.'s first quarter same-store sales fell 4.7%, due primarily to a drop in units per transaction. Traffic and conversion were relatively flat. Overall sales increased 5.3% due to 34 new stores over last year and the June 2008 launch of e-commer
