<p>Next Inc. has announced that its significant stockholders (representing approximately 63% of total shares of common stock outstanding as of July 22, 2003) have entered into lock-up agreements with each other and the Company restricting their ability to se</p>
<p>The Coleman Company, Inc. said that it stands by its announcement Monday that its licensing agreement with Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. has been terminated, and disagrees with Fleetwood's position expressed in a company press release late Monday…</p>
<p>Kohl's Department Stores announced that Wesley McDonald is joining the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer. McDonald comes to Kohl's from Abercrombie and Fitch, where he has served as chief financial officer since 20</p>
<p>Nordica USA has named one of its current sales reps to head up the ski product development for the USA. In his new role as Ski Product Manager, Jon Rucker will be responsible for working with Nordica Spa and the dealers in the USA to dramatically grow the</p>
<p>We speculated just a few weeks ago (SEW 0325) about the effect the apparent climb in Q1 retail inventories would have on results for the vendors as we moved into the calendar second quarter. After reviewing the first of the vendor Q2 reports released this</p>
<p>Cherokee Inc., a marketer, licensor and manager of a variety of brands it owns and represents announced that Carrefour S.A. has elected to extend its agreement for the Cherokee brand for an additional three years…</p>
<p>VANS shares jumped more than 7% on Friday, recovering a bit to show a 5.2% decline for the week after the company announced fiscal 2003 fourth quarter results that included a $10.5 million pre-tax charge for the termination of a number of skatepark leases</p>
<p>At the Fleet Feet National Retail conference held in Boston last week, George Hirsch, founder of Runner's World Magazine, was awarded the Fleet Feet Lifetime Commitment to Running Award…</p>
<p>Timberland matched analysts’ estimates for the second quarter, helped by strong sales of hiking boots and outdoor apparel, but sounded a cautionary tone about the company’s second half prospects…</p>
<p>Huffy Corporation chairman and CEO Don Graber pointed to the Gen-X acquisition and new customers in its service business as the key drivers for the sales and earnings growth for the second quarter. That left little positive for the company’s bike and tea</p>
<p>CEO Jim Jannard on the conference call with analysts following the company’s release of second quarter results as he read weather-related newspaper headline after newspaper headline from around the country…</p>
<p>Callaway Golf easily beat Wall Street earnings estimates for the second quarter as profits declined 8.0% and sales dipped 4.1% for the period ended June 30, 2003. Analysts challenged the company’s management on how they might provide better guidance afte</p>
<p>Callaway CEO Ron Drapeau said Thursday that the Top-Flite acquisition is the “preferred solution to help eliminate the losses in the ELY ball business, but “not the only option”. He may have to look at those other options if adidas is able to convince th</p>
<p>The proposed adidas-Salomon acquisition of Top-Flite will do little to further the intentions spelled out by the company’s CEO, Herbert Hainer, in comments to the German magazine, Der Spiegel…</p>
<p>The Allegheny Trail Company will be Blair Corp.’s newest brand, targeting the outdoor apparel wholesale market. The Warren, PA-based company says that ATC will offer an entry-level line of apparel basics, including polo’s, tanks, cargo pants, and fleece </p>
