WSA Super Bowl Scheduling Snafu Creates Challenges…
The scheduling screw up for the February WSA show has caused a lot of concern and confusion in the athletic footwear industry. (For those of you just getting back into the country, the second day of the WSA Show is Super Bowl Sunday, one of the biggest d
The Buckle Net Up 22% on 5% Comps…
The Buckle reported a solid increase in sales and income for the fiscal third quarter. Sales grew 10.2% to $133.7 million compared to $121.3 million for fiscal 2003. Comparable store sales were up 5.1% for the quarter…
Black Diamond Restructures and Recalls…
Black Diamond is bringing several new faces on-board for engineering, design and administrative positions in an effort to re-structure to cope with the changing nature of the climbing and ski hardgoods market…
Eddie Bauer Off the Block After Parent Sees Disappointing Bids…
Eddie Bauer’s parent company, Spiegel, has reportedly taken the retail chain off of the auction block, after receiving a series of disappointing bids. Final bids for the company were received in August, and sources close to the deal said that the valuatio
Trek Signs Deal with Alliance for Private Label Credit Cards…
Trek has added one more item to its list of dealer services. Earlier this year Trek inked an exclusive deal with Catalyst marketing to provide catalog support to retailers during Trek’s annual super sale, and now the company has signed a five-year deal wi
Rebel Sport Looks to Holidays for Profit Recovery…
Briscoe Group, the parent company to New Zealand’s largest sporting goods and outdoor equipment retailer, Rebel Sport, reported un-audited sales for the three months ended October 31, 2004 were $71.6 million, a 5.0% increase over the $68.2 million reporte
180s Wins Preliminary Injunction Against JC Penney, Drew Pearson
180s announced Monday that a Federal judge in Baltimore has issued a preliminary injunction on behalf of 180s against J.C. Penney Company Inc., J.C. Penney Corporation Inc. and and Drew Pearson Marketing, Inc. 180s requested the order because of alleged
Golfsmith Q3 Net Income Falls 47% on 7.9% Comp Sales Decline
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. reported net revenues for the third quarter ended October 2 increased 3.9% to $73.9 million compared with $71.1 million in the year-ago period. Same-store sales decreased 7.9% in Q3 compared to an increase of 12.6%
Bike Buyer — Sport Chalet
Sport Chalet, Inc. is looking for a Senior Buyer with an emphasis in Bicycles or Fitness – responsibilities include assortment planning, product development, selection and promotion, vendor negotiation, gross margin and inventory control, develop s
adidas to Keep Soccer Boot Production in Germany
The Executive Board of adidas-Salomon AG has decided to maintain the production of football boots in Germany, thereby underlining its commitment to the roots of its production in its home market. The plan includes measures to further automate series prod
Brown Shoe Consolidates Wholesale Business; Forms Specialty Retail Group
Brown Shoe Company, Inc., moving to further strengthen its product design, brand building and service to department store customers, has consolidated its wholesale operations into one division: Brown Shoe Wholesale. The Company also announced the creation
adidas-Salomon Sees Healthy Q3 on Strong Apparel Business…
adidas-Salomon saw fairly balanced sales increases across all three divisions in the third quarter, but a slowdown in brand adidas order backlog in Europe is offsetting excitement over renewed energy in North America. Still, total third quarter net sales
Sportsman’s Guide Sees Golf Warehouse Push Internet Sales Even Higher…
The Sportsman's Guide, Inc. saw the Internet play an even bigger part in the sales increase for the third quarter. Internet and catalog sales grew as a percentage of base business sales, reaching 41% of sales in Q3 versus 36% in the year-ago period,
Sport Chalet Posts Strong Fiscal Q2; Will Enter Arizona Market…
Sport Chalet, Inc., the Southern California retailer that has been rapidly expanding into Northern California and the Las Vegas area, is now eyeing Arizona as the new frontier for growth with an initial opening of four locations in the Phoenix area in fis
Sporting Goods Hall of Fame Elects Five New Inductees
The Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Committee has elected five new Hall of Famers to be inducted during the 41st Annual NSGA Management Conference & 7th Annual Team Dealer Summit in May 2005. This year’s class includes Roger Atkin, formerly of NFL P
