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It was déjà vu all over again at retail in May as unseasonably chilly spring weather and higher gas prices were again blamed for keeping growth in check in most channels. Once again, it was the luxury retailers and teen retailers that fared best for the

The deal announced last week that saw The Stride Rite Corporation acquire Saucony, Inc. brings to close a twelve-month period that saw a frenetic pace of consolidation in the athletic footwear sector, highlighted by VF Corp’s acquisition of Vans and Reef

The Stride Rite Corporation and Saucony, Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement under which Stride Rite has agreed to acquire Saucony. Stride Rite will pay $23 in cash for each share of Class A and Class B common stock of Saucony. Based on the num

Payless ShoeSource, Inc. reported that same-store sales increased 4.1% during May. Company sales totaled $240.2 million, a 2.4% increase from $234.5 million during fiscal May of last year. For the year-to-date period, sales increased 0.9% to $935.4 millio

Outdoor Industry Association announced the availability of its most recent “Top Line Retail Sales Report Detailed Findings” which is published bi-annually for OIA members. According to this study, 2004 dollar sales of outdoor recreation products through

Genesco is starting to give the market an idea just how important the Hat World acquisition was for the company as they work on new formats to develop locations that pair a Lids store with an Underground Station store while continuing to expand the concep

Freshly minted Deckers president and CEO Angel Martinez will assume the day-to-day duties for the Teva brand following the departure last week of Teva brand president Bob Orlando. Orlando was appointed president of Teva in January 2003 and was credited wi

Lapierre Ultimate Cycles, a member of Accell Group, has officially opened a branch office in North America, and plans on distributing a complete line of road and mountain bikes starting in October 2005 at Interbike. Gilles Lapierre, Managing Director, off

OGIO executive vice president Harlan Gardiner announced that Tom Gocke joined Utah-based OGIO's golf division as its national sales manager / Western Region. Gocke, the director of golf for Bite Footwear for the past eight years, will oversee Ogio sa