<p>Shawn Neville will join Stride Rite Corporation as president of Keds, effective July 7, 2004. Most recently, Neville was president & CEO of Footstar's athletic division, including the management of Footaction, USA and Just for Feet. Previously, he w</p>
<p>Retail Ventures, Inc. announced net sales for the first quarter ended May 1, 2004 increased 9.8% to $646.3 million from $588.5 million for the 2003. Comparable store sales for the thirteen-week period increased 4.2% when compared to the same period last </p>
<p>Sportcraft Ltd, in coorperation with the CPSC, is voluntarily recalling 320 units of the Tredex 10.0 treadmill. The product was said to have been sold primarily through Dick's Sporting Goods from January 2004 through March 2004 for between $500 and </p>
<p>The Fédération Française de Football (FFF) and adidas announced that they have extended their partnership agreement until 2010. The French Football Federation currently holds the second place in the FIFA World Ranking and is the defending European Champio</p>
<p>Cabela's Inc. on Monday set the range for its pending IPO at an estimated price between $15 and $17 per share. The company plans to offer 9.375 million shares, netting the company between $93.75 million and $106.25 million. Selling shareholders wil</p>
<p>Cobblestones Activewear has named Michael Seegmiller vice president of Sales and Marketing, it was announced by Mark Osborn, general manager. Seegmiller comes to Cobblestone with more than 25 years experience in managing national and key accounts, includi</p>
<p>Much of the issues that impacted the general sporting goods industry results in the first quarter – both positively and negatively – were also the key influencers for the Bicycle, Outdoor, and SnowSports specialty markets covered in The B.O.S.S. Report ea</p>
<p>The American Society of Testing and Materials and Outlast have collaborated with Dr. Douglass Hittle, the Director of Solar Energy Applications at Colorado State University, to develop a textile test for phase change materials…</p>
<p>DuPont has signed a joint venture agreement with Tate & Lyle PLC, a U.K.-based carbohydrate processing company, to develop and build a production facility for a bio-based nylon and polyester alternative. The joint venture will use a proprietary fermentati</p>
<p>Full Speed Ahead and its subsidiary VisionTech will be raising their wholesale 5% to 15% mainly due to rising costs of raw materials and the overheating Chinese economy. As previously reported in BOSS (BOSS_0413), shortages in steel and aluminum in China</p>
<p>Forzani started the year off on shaky ground on the sales front, thanks in large part to heavy price competition and a declining sporting goods market north of the border, but shook off the tougher market and posted a 38% increase in net income for the pe</p>
<p>At the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Conference in Atlanta, Dudley Mendenhall, K2 Inc.’s SVP Finance, outlined his company’s performance and future strategy for investors. Mendenhall said K2 now represents about $1 billion of the $50 billion U.S. wholesale </p>
<p>Kellwood’s American Recreation division, which houses the Sierra Designs, Kelty, and Slumberjack brands, is grouped into the ‘other soft goods’ category in company financial statements. The category posted a 19.2% decline in sales to $120.0 million compar</p>
<p>The SGMA has teamed up with Americans Saving American Places to launch a 140 day campaign, between earth day and Labor Day, to persuade President Bush to keep his promise to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The “Sign it This Summer” campai</p>
<p>Outdoor Retailer has announced that exhibiting space for the 2004 Summer Market to be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, has officially sold out, with a waiting list of over 120 outdoor-related companies. The total number o</p>
