GoLite and EMS Team Up For Adventure Racing
GoLite and Eastern Mountain Sports have joined forces in the sport of adventure racing, introducing Team GoLite/EMS at the 2003 Subaru Primal QuestÒ adventure race this weekend in Lake Tahoe, California…
180s Appoints New CFO
180s, maker of innovative performance wear, has appointed Ted Galovan as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining 180s, Galovan was the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President of Business-Development for EAS, Inc…
Montbell Opens New Distribution Center
MontBell America announced that it will add a new distribution and service center in Boulder, Colorado.
The 7000 square feet facility located in Wilderness Place in Boulder will serve as a distribution and service center for its own retail operation and
Huffy Corp. Makes Leadership Changes
Huffy Corporation announced that William Smith has been named President and General Manager of Huffy Bicycle Company. Additionallu the company named James Salter to the newly created position of President, New Business Development & Acquisition Financing
American Eagle August Same Store Sales Off 10.3%
American Eagle Outfitters announced that total sales for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003 decreased 0.6% to $155.6 million, compared to $156.5 million for the four-week period ended August 31, 2002. Comparable store sales for the American Eagle
Aeropostale Reports August Comps Up 1.6%
Aeropostale announced that total net sales for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003 increased 26.3% to $87.4 million, compared to $69.2 million for the four-week period ended August 31, 2002. The company's comparable store sales increased 1.6%
Rocky Announces New Board Member
Rocky Shoes & Boots announced Harley E. Rouda, Jr., has been appointed to its Board of Directors. He is serving as a Class I Director and the term expires at the company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2005. Mike Brooks, Chairman and Chief Execut
Positive Industry Trend Continues, But Slows…
Vendors and manufacturers in the industry kept the positive trend moving ahead in the 2003 second quarter, but saw sales growth and profit growth slow a bit from the first quarter results. Much of the slower growth can be attributed to the pull-back seen
Kmart Narrows Loss; Comps Still Down…
Kmart reported a much smaller loss in the 2003 fiscal second quarter, but sales were still stuck in the doldrums as the discount retailer fights to re-build consumer traffic and sales after its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection…
Billabong Rides Surfer Girl Wave…
Billabong released year-end financials and it looks like a strong year for the Aussie Surf-wear manufacturer with sales in America and Europe leading the way…
adidas’ McCool Takes One for the Team…
Tim McCool, director of apparel sales for adidas America, has agreed to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge involving Just for Feet. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Birmingham, AL confirmed that McCool had been charged with conspiracy to submit false s
Vaccaro Tires of the No Cash Routine…
SPORTS EXECUTIVE WEEKLY has confirmed that Sonny Vaccaro, adidas’ director of basketball, has resigned from the company. The move furthers impacts the floundering adidas basketball program that has lost quite a bit of share to resurgent Reebok and
Rawlings Inks New Five Year NCAA Baseball Deal
Rawlings Sporting Goods announced that it has entered into a new five year agreement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which designates Rawlings as the official baseball of the NCAA…
Clif Bar Continues its Strong Environmental Track Record
In another significant effort to reduce its ecological footprint on the planet, Clif Bar Inc. announced today that all of the cartons (caddies) that hold its energy and nutrition bars on store shelves will be made with 100 percent recycled paperboard, of
Kmart Posts Fiscal Q2 Loss as Comps Slide 5.4%
Kmart Holding Corporation reported a net loss of $5 million, or ($0.06) per share, for the fiscal second quarter of 2003. Kmart Corporation reported a net loss of $293 million for the 13 weeks ended July 31, 2002. Net sales for the 13 weeks ended July 3
