SmartWool Taps Davidson as New Marketing Director
SmartWool has hired Carol Davidson as their new Marketing Director. Davidson was formerly a Creative Director at DDB-Seattle, an award winning global advertising agency. In her new position as Marketing Director, she will be responsible for development an
PGA Fall Expo Shifts Show Dates
The PGA Fall Expo will be held Sept. 28-29 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and significant format changes have been made to increase interaction opportunities among manufacturers and buyers. PGA Golf Exhibitions has secured an adjustment in 2005 PGA Fa
Independent Sales Reps — Teko
Teko, LLC is looking for independent reps for Southern CA and the MidEast (MI, OH, KY, IN). Teko makes high performance outdoor socks while striving to have the least environmental impact. Teko is proud to have received the 2005 Backpacker Magazi
Dick’s SG Posts Q1 Loss on Merger Costs, But Beats Estimates
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. reported net income for the first quarter ended April 30, 2005, excluding merger integration and store closing costs, of $12.2 million, or 23 cents per share, compared to proforma combined company net income of $5.0 millio
ISHA Names New Directors
The International Skiing History Association (ISHA) named six new directors to its board at its annual board meeting and benefit Gathering at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, VT in late March…
Golfsmith Reports Wider Loss For Q1
Golfsmith reported net revenues of $64.0 million, operating income of $0.8 million and a net loss of $2.0 million for the three months ended April 2, 2005 compared to net revenues of $65.8 million, operating income of $2.5 million and a net loss of $0.2 m
American Sporting Goods Acquires AND 1…
Market watchers have been waiting patiently the last few weeks as the expected acquisition of AND 1 by Skechers USA dragged on without a firm deal in place. We now know what was happening behind the scenes after Jerry Turner, chairman of American Sportin
Russell Corporation Lays Out Strategies for Brands…
Russell Corporation laid out its new reporting structure for investors last week as part of an annual presentation to review strategy for the business. During the four hour 2005 Analyst Day event, management reminded investors that RML had moved roughly
Fruit in Apparel Deal with Wilson…
Fruit of the Loom has inked a licensing deal with Wilson Sporting Goods, providing Fruit with an opportunity to develop, produce, and sell Wilson-branded athletic apparel for the mid-tier retail market. Phil Johnson, who was most recently VP sales for Ru
Genesco Gets Nice Retail Gains in Q1…
Genesco Inc. got a nicely balanced quarter across its divisions in the first quarter ended April 30 as total net sales increased approximately 26.5% to $286 million for the period, compared to $226 million last year.
Same-store sales at the company’s Jour
Head NV Narrows Q1 Loss on Charges, But All Divisions Take Revenue Hits…
The benefits that Head sees from reporting in U.S. Dollars wasn’t enough to save them in the first quarter as the company struggles with the impact of weather on their Winter Sports business and a weaker tennis market and weather conspired to impact a Rac
Speedo Brand Sales Decline Drags Down Warnaco Q1 Swim Results…
Warnaco reported that its Swimwear Group, which includes Speedo, Ocean Pacificm and a number of designer brands, held back total company consolidated growth for the first quarter as sales in the division rose just 1.4% for the period to $157.4 million, co
Roger Talermo Provides More Insight into the Amer Sports Salomon Acquistition…
When Roger Talermo joined Amer Group ten years ago he had a very clear and ambitious goal in mind for the company. He wanted it to become the largest sports equipment manufacturer, period. Shortly before Mr. Talermo took the helm as chairman and CEO, the
Pacific Sunwear Q1 Growth Stymied by Weather, Shift in Trends…
Pacific Sunwear saw some key categories at its PacSun stores go negative or slow down in April, impacting same-store and total sales for the first quarter, while the company continues to chase the trends at both of its nameplates as fashion trends shift a
Quiksilver Hawking at Kohl’s…
Kohl's Corp. and Quiksilver, Inc. jointly announced the signing of a license agreement under which Quiksilver would grant exclusive rights to the Tony Hawk clothing brand to Kohl's. The license encompasses a range of apparel and related products
