Exel to Shutter N.A. Ops; Inks Distribution Deal with Alpina…
Alpina Sports Corp will take over distribution of all Exel products in North America Effective January 1, 2008. Exel Sports will be closing down their company run North American distribution centers effective January 2009, while concurrently ASC will be t
Johnson Outdoors Swings to Profit in Q4
Johnson Outdoors Inc. saw increased net sales and earnings for the 2007 fiscal fourth quarter. Net sales for the seasonally slow fourth quarter ended September 28, 2007 were $87.7 million, an increase of 9% compared to $80.3 million for the prior year qua
Brazil National Soccer Team Unveils New Kits
Set against the backdrop of the Granja Comary, the official training facility of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), all 22 members of the Brazilian National Football Team appeared together to debut their new National Team Kit that will be worn du
Genesco CEO Denies ‘Defrauding UBS’
Hal N. Pennington, chairman and CEO of Genesco Inc., responded to the filing of a counterclaim by UBS against Genesco. “For 46 years, I have been privileged to work with a wonderful group of people, in a business that I love, for the benefit of our shareh
Osprey Completes HQ Expansion
Osprey Packs completed their headquarters expansion project and incorporated elements of LEED and sustainable building standards into the project. The project converted an underutilized storage area into a 3,200-square-foot office space and conference roo
Hockey Experts Opens New Ontario Location
Hockey Experts, a corporate banner of The Forzani Group Ltd. will open its newest store in Scarborough, ON. Hockey Experts is based on The Forzani Group Ltd.'s franchise model in Quebec. Scarborough opens as the third corporate store in the Toronto a
Sun Capital Renews Bid for Kellwood; Kellwood Again Rejects
Sun Capital Securities Group, has sent a letter to the Board of Directors of Kellwood Company reaffirming its proposal to acquire 100% of the capital stock of Kellwood for $21.00 per share in cash. Following the proposal from Sun Capital, Kellwood issued
Eddie Bauer Adds Three Key Executives
Eddie Bauer Holdings has named three new executives to important operational positions in its senior management team with the addition of Marv Toland as SVP, CFO; Freya R. Brier as SVP, general counsel and secretary; and Ronn Hall as SVP, sourcing and sup
lucy activewear Opens New Connecticut Store
lucy activewear is expanding their presence in Connecticut with a new store, located on Greenwich Avenue that will open on December 7th. ‘The Avenue’ is the main center for shopping in Greenwich. lucy will join such retailers as JCrew, Tiffany & Co., Rest
Johnson Outdoors Acquires Geonav
Johnson Outdoors has reached agreement to acquire Geonav, one of Europe’s premier marine electronics companies. The Geonav chartplotter and marine accessories brand and assets were acquired in a stock purchase from Navionics of Viareggio, Italy. Managemen
Fila In Exclusive Apparel Deal with Kohl’s
Fila has entered an exclusive arrangement to sell the Fila Sport brand to Kohl’s. Kohl’s will license and develop apparel product under the Fila Sport label, while Fila will make Fila Sport footwear exclusively to Kohl’s. Said Jon Epstein, CEO of Fila,
Brooks Receives Top Honors in Independent Survey
According to the recently released Sports Marketing Surveys USA’s Running Specialty Store Sales Survey, Brooks Sports sets the pace with was ranked first-place in Dealer Confidence standing in the specialty running industry. Additionally, the fall 2007 su
Bob’s Stores Sees 2% Q3 Comps Decrease
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported a 6% increase in net sales from continuing operations for the third quarter to $4.7 billion, while consolidated comparable store sales increased 3%. Net income increased 8.2% to $249 million for the quarter. Comparable sto
CenterStone Adds SIGG USA to iVendix Client List
CenterStone Technologies, Inc. has added SIGG USA of Stamford to the list of clients utilizing the company’s iVendix software application. iVendix will provide SIGG with a business-to-business (B2B) online ordering solution for their retail dealers and sa
Phoenix Footwear Sees Q3 Profit on Sale of Royal Robbins
Phoenix Footwear Group Net sales from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 decreased 5.0% to $26.0 million, compared to $27.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The decline was primarily attributable to a 25% decrease in t
