Sport Footwear Sees Dramatic Positive Turn in February
Retail sales of Sport Footwear bounced back in a big way to start the 2009 retail fiscal year after posting sluggish results in the 2008 fiscal fourth quarter ended January 31, 2009…
Jack Nicklaus Sportswear Adds to Sales Team
Jack Nicklaus Sportswear, the iconic golf lifestyle brand, named two new sales reps for the Carolinas region. John Kinney will cover the Eastern Carolinas. With a sales career in the golf industry spanning 22 years, Kinney has represented such brands as G
Genesco Inc. Sees ‘Choppy’ Foruth Quarter Give Way to February Strength
Genesco, Inc. described the fourth quarter as “choppy,” with the early part of the quarter described as “weak” until a few days before Christmas. Sales then reportedly accelerated through early January, then softened dramatically again. GCO ended the q
Yakima Names Hi Altitude as Rockies Rep
Yakima named Hi Altitude Sales and Consulting to represent the Yakima brand and product line in Colorado and New Mexico. The Hi Altitude sales team, with over 20 years of combined experience, specializes in fine tools, hardware and accessories for the cyc
Famous Footwear Sees Fourth Quarter Red on Heavy Markdowns
Famous Footwear logged a loss of $11.9 million in the fourth quarter as the family footwear chain ramped up promotions to retain market share and end the year with clean inventories. Sales dipped 0.5% to $312.3 million with comps sliding 3.6%…
Yakima Names Reps for Rockies
Yakima, the maker of vehicle racks for boats for bikes and sports gear, named Hi Altitude Sales and Consulting to represent the Yakima brand and product line in Colorado and New Mexico. The Hi Altitude sales team has over 20 years of combined experience,
Joe’s Sports and Outdoors Forced into Sale After Bankruptcy Filing
Joe's Sports, Outdoors & More, the Northwest retailer formerly known as G.I. Joe's, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Initial reports indicated that the retailer, which filed under G.I. Joe’s Holding Corporation and G.I. Joe’s, Inc
Lafuma Groups Selects CenterStone B2B E-Commerce Solution for Five Brands
Lafuma Group USA has selected the CenterStone Technologies, Inc.'s iVendix cloud computing application for its Lafuma, Millet, Eider, Killy and Oxbow brands. When the iVendix B2B solution goes “live” later this spring, these brands will provide a bus
K-Swiss, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter Loss, Suspends Dividend
K-Swiss, Inc. had another dismal quarter as both domestic and international sales declined in the double-digits and the only real bright spot was an 8% increase in the Performance business. Overall, the company recorded a net loss of $13.7 million, or 39
Sport Chalet Amends Credit Facility
Sport Chalet, Inc. has amended its credit facility with Bank of America. Under the terms of the amendment, Bank of America has waived the company's existing event of default and certain potential defaults and amended the borrowing base, certain finan
SGMA: Participation Steady; Sales Off
In 2008, Americans continued to participate in sports, fitness and outdoor activities at roughly the same rate as prior years, but manufacturers' shipments of sporting goods in the U.S. declined by almost 4% in wholesale dollar sales according to pre
NGF: January Rounds Played Up 8.6%
The Golf Datatech National Golf Rounds Played Report showed that in January, golf rounds played varied vastly between regions, with participation in the East North Central, New England, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic regions decreasing and participation
West Marine Closes Year With Net Loss on Comps Slide
West Marine closed out a difficult fiscal year with a tough fourth quarter. The macro economic situation has definitely not favored the retailer as the summer months spent with extremely high gas prices crimped boating and boating sales, while the slower
McDavid Sues Adidas for Patent Infringement
On February 24, 2009, McDavid Knee Guard, Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Adidas Sales Inc. In a suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, McDavid claims that Adidas infringed by importing into the U.S.
Broder Bros. Hires Strategic Advisor
In light of the current market conditions, Broder Bros., Co. is looking into its financing options and has hired a financial advisor and law firm to help with the process…
