Genesco Inc. appointed Kenneth J. as president and Glenn Campbell as chief operating officer of Indianapolis-based Hat World Corporation. Kocher, who joined Hat World in 1997 as chief financial officer, will have general responsibility for all aspects of
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SEW Goes One-On-One with… David Chamberlain
David Chamberlain is chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of The Stride Rite Corporation. Mr. Chamberlain joined the company in mid-November, 1999. Prior to joining Stride Rite, he was chairman of the Board of Genesco, Inc. from 1994 to 1999, and p
Second Quarter Retail Results Get Boost from IPO’s, Mergers and Acquisitions…
The retail sector offered little excitement in the second quarter as athletic specialty and sporting goods retailers settled into their newly merged formats that produced little energy in the comparable store line. Genesco’s triumvirate of specialty name
Sporting Goods Retail Starts to Stabilize in Q1, But Specialty Sees Shake Up from New Players…
The relative calm in the retail market continued in the first quarter with no mysterious “lost” quarters, major mergers or acquisitions announced. But while making comparisons to the prior year period was a simpler task in the Sporting Goods sector in Q1
Industry Retail Continues Surge in Profit Gains…
It was relatively calm in the retail market in the fourth quarter with no major mergers, acquisitions, or IPO’s announced in the sporting goods retail sector. The radical swing in numbers seen in quarters past from those activities was noticeably missing
Planets Align to Create Nice Sneaker Upside at Retail…
After years of challenges partially attributed to retailers’ attempts to drive business through promotions, the athletic footwear business appears to be heading back to past levels of energy, sales, and profitability. Gone are the days when BOGO’s and Tw
Consolidation Again King in a Maturing Market…
At first glance the merger and acquisition deals in 2004 did not appear to be as large or as plentiful as in 2003, but it soon becomes apparent that the deals this past year may turn out to be more significant in the long run…
Industry Again Outpaces Market…
SEW has been using the S&P 500 index since 2000 as a baseline to measure performance in the sporting goods industry versus the rest of the public market. Since that time, we have seen the S&P both fall sharply and regain momentum, but the sporting goods
Third Quarter Retail Results Shine Once Again…
Retail sector profit growth again outpaced sales growth in the retail third quarter, but slowed substantially from the outstanding numbers posted in the second quarter. Acquisitions and the accompanying integration expenses had much less of a negative im
Will The Athlete’s Foot File Chapter 11 This Week?
After six months of rumors and speculation it appears that Athlete's Foot Group Inc. could be filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as early as today. Sports Executive Weekly has spoken with a number of people close to the situation and found
Retail Sector Q2 Profits Again Outpace Sales…
Industry retailers continued their momentum in building a stronger bottom line in the second quarter, again easily outpacing the growth in the sales line for the period. Even after stripping out the benefits of acquisitions and excluding the impact of in
The U.S. Sporting Goods Market Gets Wall Street’s Attention Again…
Acting in the usual Lemming-like pattern, investors on Wall Street left the sporting goods sector in droves last month after warnings by The Sports Authority and Hibbett sent analysts into a tizzy about the short-term opportunity in out little sector of t
Timberland Launches ‘Community Builders Tour’
The Timberland Company will kick off a grassroots tour of U.S. cities that is designed to unite local residents, community organizations, key corporations, and select retailers around the concept of empowering the community through service. Designed to c
Shanley and Team Leave Wells Fargo for SIG
John J. Shanley is leaving Wells Fargo Securities to join Susquehanna International Group, LLP. SIG said Shanley will join its sell-side research team, covering athletic footwear and apparel. Mr. Shanley brings more than twenty years of experience in the
Investor Conferences Shed Some Light on Future Plans…
With the first quarter earnings season behind us its that time for companies to again hit the investor conference circuit, reiterating guidance and reading from basis boilerplate presentations. There are always a few tidbits of note as some start touting