MLB Partners with Clear Channel and Finish Line
Major League Baseball Properties announced separate partnerships with Clear Channel Entertainment Properties and The Finish Line to launch the second season of the MLB Authentic Collection integrated marketing program “Access To The Show…”
Dick’s Seems to Like the Competition…
Dick's Sporting Goods looks to be quite pleased with their entry into the Indianapolis market, the hometown of rival Galyan’s Trading Company. The retailer also continues to look south as it soon enters the former home state of its chief competitor,
Confluence Watersports Receives Patent for Kayak Seating System
In 2001, the engineers at Confluence Watersports developed the Phase3 Outfitting seating system that gives boaters infinite adjustability to their seating position for a customized and comfortable seating system. Last week the US Patent Office issued a p
Galyan’s cuts SKU’s and inventory in turnaround plan…
Galyan’s Trading Company was the lone comp sales decliner so far in our review of sporting goods retail results, but the 1.4% decrease slowed a bit from recent quarterly results, coming on top of a 6.3% comp sales decrease in Q1 last year. The comp sales
Sport-Haley Fiscal Q3 Loss Widens on Charges
Sport-Haley, Inc. reported that net sales for the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2004 declined 2.5% to $5.4 million from net sales of $5.5 million for the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. SPOR said Q3 sales were impacted by an accounting chan
Gander Mountain Sees Upside in Newer Warehouse Formats, Southern States…
Gander Mountain Company reported sales and earnings results for the first time as a public company, but the earnings picture that looked brighter at year-end just before its very strong IPO fell back into the red again as the net loss widened more than 21
Schutt Hires Softball Promotions Manager
Schutt Sports has hired of Dianne Baker as National Promotions Manager, Softball. Dianne brings over 29 years of softball coaching experience to Schutt, most recently as head coach at Texas Woman’s University. Baker has been a part of the Schutt team in
Hibbett Sets Bar Higher Again in Q1…
Hibbett Sporting Goods posted another record quarter and continues to improve upon its model that enabled the company to deliver an 8.1% return on sales for the first quarter versus its sector-leading 7.1% ROS for the 2003 full year and a 6.6% ROS in Q1 l
Rawlings Adds Zumbach as VP Marketing
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company Inc. and Worth Sports, both divisions of K2 Inc., have hired David Zumbach as Vice President of Marketing. Zumbach has nearly twenty years of experience in the sporting goods industry with companies such as Nike, Reebok an
Bill Birch Leaves Five Ten
Five Ten announced that Bill Birch, the company’s long time sales agent for the UK, will leave the company to pursue other interests and to spend more time with his family. Five Ten recognizes Bill’s outstanding job over the last ten years in helping to b
U.S. Sporting Goods Retail Starts Year with a Strong Sales Gains…
A number of U.S. sporting goods retailers reported fiscal first quarter results last week, showing as a group a 22.9% increase in sales for the period. (see chart on page 5) The four retailers join Big 5 Sporting Goods, which already reported Q1 results,
Bob’s Stores Adds Value to TJX in Q1…
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported that first quarter sales at Bob's Stores were $61.4 million and posted operating earnings of $1.25 million at the 31-door unit acquired last year after a hard bidding process with Dick's Sporting Goods and their
Famous Footwear Starts to See Traffic Gains; Q1 Operating Profit Up 17%…
Famous Footwear started to see increases in customer traffic for the first time since its new theme and strategy was put in place and the family footwear chain is now starting to see its “new target customer” discover the stores for the first time. The s
SIA Sums Up Winter Season at Retail…
Terrific ski conditions in the West, and record skier visits at many resorts were balanced out this year by bitter cold and an abundance of ice in the East. Still, the SIA retail audit for the entire 2003-2004 retail season showed some respectable growth
Epstein Avoids Jail in JFF Sentencing…
Jon Epstein, the former CEO of Fila USA and Fila’s new parent company, Sport Brands International, was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Karon O. Bowdre to 5 years probation, 6 months home detention, and a $10,000 fine in the Just for Feet fraud cas
