Columbia’s Footwear D.C. to Land in Kentucky
Columbia Sportswear Company announced its intention to construct a new footwear distribution center in Henderson County, Kentucky. This will be Columbia's second U.S.-based distribution center. The Company expects the construction of the distribution
Prince Appoints New CFO
Prince Sports, Inc. announced the appointment of Dave Evins as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, reporting directly to George Napier, CEO. In addition to being a key part of the senior management team, Evins' scope of responsibili
U.S. Ski Areas Break Visits Record in Latest Season
According to the recently-released final 2002/03 Kottke End-of-Season Survey, U.S. ski areas tallied a record 57.6 million skier/snowboarder visits last season. The results post a 0.45% increase over the previous 57.3 million-visit record set in the 2000
Stein Mart July Comps Down 6.2%
Stein Mart announced net sales and comparable store sales.Total sales for the four-week July period were $80.5 million, a 2.2 % decrease from the $82.3 million in sales for the same period in 2002. Comparable store sales for July decreased 6.2 % from 2002
North America, Exchange Rates Hurt adidas-Salomon H1
adidas-Salomon reported that second quarter net sales grew 3.0% on a currency-neutral basis with a positive performance at all brands. However, reported Group sales actually decreased 8% from €1.5($1.7) billion in 2002 to €1.4 ($1.6) billion in 2003. Cur
Accell Group Completes Purchase of Tunturi
Accell Group N.V. announces that the company finalized the earlier announced acquisition of the Finnish Tunturi. The transaction involved the acquisition of all issued shares, and is financed out of Accell Group's own reserves. Accell Group has now g
Amer Group Q2 Profits Narrow on Slower Racquet and Golf Businesses
Amer Group is reporting that net sales for the second quarter of 2003 decreased 4.2% to €251.8 ($286.3) million compared to €262.8 ($241.7) million in the year-ago period. Sales of golf equipment in particular were slower than expected. Foreign exchange
Marmot Receives 2003 AMGA Award
Marmot Mountain Ltd. is the 2003 recipient of the American Mountain Guides Association's Industry Award. AMGA Executive Director Mike Alkaitis will present the award to Tom Fritz of Marmot at this year's Summer Market Outdoor Retailer Show…
Marmot Mountain Acquires Marker Apparel Licensee
Marmot Mountain, Ltd. announced the acquisition of Marker, Ltd. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Marker, Ltd. is the international apparel licensee of the well-known binding manufacturer, Marker International, GmbH, of Zug, Switzerland and wa
Jantzen Taps KraftWorks for Branding Campaign
KraftWorks has been named agency of record for Jantzen Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Perry Ellis International Inc. Jantzen has tapped the agency to create a branding campaign for the company that will reposition the label as the casual lifestyle br
Liquidmetal Q2 Loss Widens as Sales Triple
Liquidmetal(R) Technologies, Inc. reported revenues for the second quarter increased 199% to $6.4 million from revenues of $2.1 million for the second quarter of 2002. Due to restructuring efforts, the loss from continuing operations in the second quarte
Finish Line Opens 500th Store
The Finish Line will open its 500th retail store at the Mall of America on Friday, August 1, 2003. To celebrate the grand opening, Finish Line will give away 500 pairs of shoes to the first 500 customers in line…
Nugent Tapped to Head Ex Officio Merchandising
Ex Officio carved out a new senior management position focusing on merchandising and design. Pat Nugent will head up the overall product and inventory strategy, including management of product development, agent relationships, manufacturing strategy, and
GloTech Sponsors Courier Championship
GloTech Industries announced that it will sponsor the North American Cycle Courier Championships in Washington DC on August 1-3, 2003.
Russell Promotes Flowers to Human Resource SVP
The Board of Directors of Russell Corporation announced that Ed Flowers has been elected senior vice president of human resources. Flowers, who joined Russell earlier this month, will be responsible for the overall human resources function for the Corpor
