<p>Al Nicholas, former SGAA 1993 Lifetime Sales Achievement Award recipient, passed away March 27, 2003, after a long illness. Nicholas, 74, had been in the sporting business since 1969 and opened his rep agency, Nicholas Associates in 1985. </p>
<p>The Hockey Company Holdings Inc. announced that it has filed a preliminary prospectus for an initial public offering in Canada. The offering will consist of the issuance of common shares, which the company has applied to list on the Toronto Stock Exchange</p>
<p>Authentic Fitness Corp, a division of the Warnaco Group Inc. has announced that Stephen Davies was promoted to Executive Vice President – Accessories, Speedo Division…</p>
<p>TARE7 (T7), holding company of airwalk, genetic airwalk skateboarding, andy mac Footwear, and ALPHANUMERIC Footwear brands has appointed Andrew Shaddy Category Manager of ALPHANUMERIC Footwear and andy mac Footwear and Phil Shettig as Category Manager for</p>
<p>Fitness activities and outdoor pursuits. Those two categories are now attracting the highest level of interest among sports participants in the U.S. based on analysis of the <i>Sports Participation Topline Report</i> (2003 edition) by <b>SGMA Internation</p>
<p>What are you doing on April 29 and 30? Come to Washington, DC and participate in P.E.4LIFE's 3rd Annual National P.E. Day activities, presented by SGMA International. Many sports celebrities will be on hand to show their support for PE and the role</p>
<p>More and more Americans are pounding the pavement… with their sneakers. That's the underlying message of <b>SGMA International's</b> 2003 edition of <b><i> The U.S. Athletic Footwear Market Today</i></b> prepared in conjunction with <b>The NP</p>
<p>ShopKo Stores, Inc. announced thirty-four companies have been selected to receive ShopKo's 2003 Vendor of the Year awards. Two awards were presented in the sports-related area, with American Sporting Goods receiving the award for “Active Shoes” and </p>
<p>Based on preliminary information for the first quarter of 2003, The Nautilus Group, Inc. announced that it expects to report net sales in the range of $124 to $129 million with corresponding earnings per share range of $0.39 to $0.42. These estimates are </p>
<p>Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ending May 2, 2003, of $18.562 billion, an increase of 12.2 percent over the $16.538 billion in the similar period in the prior year…</p>
<p>Kohl's Corporation announced that Patti Johnson has resigned her position as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Johnson indicated that for family reasons, she has decided to return to California. On an interim basis, the financial organ</p>
<p>Nautica Enterprises, Inc. announced its decision to transition its Nautica business in Europe to licensing or other arrangements through Nautica Apparel, Inc., the Company's global brand licensing subsidiary. The Nautica Europe business today repres</p>
<p>Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared a 2-for-1 stock split of the Company's common stock. Shareholders of record at the close of business on the company's 2003 Annual Shareholder Meeting date will recei</p>
<p>Burlington Industries, Inc. reports that it is continuing its progress towards emerging from Chapter 11 reorganization this summer. The Court has extended the Company's period of exclusivity to solicit acceptances of its plan of reorganization throu</p>
<p>The MWW Group announced its MWW/Savitt division has been hired by Brooks Sports Inc. MWW/Savitt will leverage its extensive public relations and brand building savvy to create greater consumer awareness and corporate visibility of Brooks Sports through ta</p>
