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Retail sales of sporting goods, which reached $45.8
billion in 2002, are expected to grow 2% in 2003, according to the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA). For 2003, sales of athletic and sports equipment, shoes and clothing are forecast to reach $

Federated Department Stores has decided to broaden the use of the venerable Macy’s nameplate throughout the company’s multitude of department store brands. Initially slated for Atlanta and the merger of the Rich’s and Macy’s group there, the largest depa

Foot Locker, Inc. reported income from continuing operations for the first quarter increased to $39 million, or $0.27 per share, compared with $38 million, or $0.26 per share, last year. Sales increased 3.5% to $1.13 bn this year compared with sales of $

Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. has signed a letter of intent to acquire H.S. Trask & Co., a Montana-based designer of men's casual boots and shoes. The transaction consideration consists of cash and Phoenix Footwear stock. Under the terms of the tran

Fila has extended its endorsement agreement with baseball star Barry Bonds through 2006. The deal extends the company’s relationship with the future Hall of Famer through 2006 and supports it continued commitment to the cross training category…

As K2 and Russell push back from the table to digest their recent acquisitions, the consolidation wave in sporting goods continues unabated as Escalade Sports moved last week to acquire the assets of North American Archery Group LLC out of bankruptcy cour

The Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame made its inductee presentations Tuesday morning at the 39th Annual NSGA Management Conference and 5th Annual Team Dealer Summit in Phoenix. Gertrude (Gert) Boyle, Chairwoman of the board of Columbia Sportswear; Ja

Overall sales for the entire winter sports market increased by 4.1% in dollars to $2.2 bn compared to $2.1 bn in 2002 for the season according to the SIA Retail Audit. Sales at specialty ski and snowboard shops through the end of the season were up 7.1%

Chain store sales were down 5.1% for the 2002/03 winter sports season (August through March) compared to the same period in 2002. In dollars, that translates to $487.6 million in sales compared to $513.7 million in 2002. The unit sales tracked 10.5% beh

The Design World Center at the Fashion Mall in Plantation, FL announced that Jack A. Smith, founder and former C.E.O. of The Sports Authority will join their advisory board…

Head N.V. announced net sales decreased 1.7% to $73.6 million. The net loss increased 177% to $9.9 million for the three months ended 31st March, 2003. Sales in the Winter Sports division jumped 38.0%, Racquet Sports sales fell 10.1%, Diving was down 11

The Sportsman's Guide announced that Darold D. Rath has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors effective immediately. Rath is a Certified Public Accountant…

Fila has extended its endorsement agreement with baseball star Barry Bonds through 2006. The deal with Bonds represents will enable Fila to expand its cross-training business with Footaction, debuting an exclusive Bonds product launch there during the Al

Global Brand Marketing, Inc. has named David Orr as Vice President of Sales for Pony International. Mr. Orr, most recently Director of US Footwear Sales at adidas, will be responsible for all US footwear sales for Pony International and will be working o