Johnson Promoted to CFO at Johnson Outdoors

Johnson Outdoors Inc. promoted David W. Johnson to the position of Vice President – Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Johnson has served as interim chief financial officer since August 2005 during which time the Company conducted an extensive executive search

Hartman Resigns Foot Locker CFO Post; McHugh Steps Up

Foot Locker, Inc. announced Monday that Robert W. McHugh has been named SVP and CFO. Mr. McHugh, presently the company's VP and chief accounting officer, succeeds Bruce L. Hartman who has resigned from Foot Locker, Inc. and has accepted a position at

Foot Locker Still Sees Europe Drain; U.S. Pleases…

Foot Locker, Inc. looked to strong growth in the Champs and Footaction businesses in the U.S. and hints of a turnaround in the Europe business as positive long-term indicators for the company. But a decline in gross margins attributed to a promotional st

Shoe Carnival Continues to Grab Women’s Business…

Shoe Carnival, Inc. posted its highest quarterly earnings in its history in the fiscal third quarter ended October 29, thanks in large part to a whopping 21.2% comparable store increase in the month of October that lifted the quarterly top-line and increa

Orange 21 Hits Q3 Sales Target; Misses Earnings…

Orange 21 Inc.'s net sales for the third quarter climbed 8.4% to $10.8 million compared to $10.0 million in 2004, but net income for the quarter fell to $192,000, compared to net income of $517,000 in 2004. Earnings per diluted share were two cents c

Puma Supports 11 World Cup Teams

Puma announced that the company will be the Official Technical Supplier of on-field, sideline, training, and representation apparel, as well as equipment to 11 national teams at the upcoming 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany…

Johnson Outdoors Narrows Q4 Loss on 2% Sales Increase

Johnson Outdoors fiscal fourth quarter sales were $77.1 million, an increase of 2% compared to $75.6 million for the prior year quarter. Net earnings for the quarter improved to a net loss of $3.4 million or 39 cents per diluted share versus a net loss of

Kona Inks Deal with Velo Bella

The Kona Bicycle Company announced a new two-year partnership with the fabulous women of Velo Bella – the California-based collective of professional bicycle racing teams and clubs. The new Team Velo Bella-Kona partnership will encompass Velo Bella’s prof

Gander Signs Leases for Three New Stores

Gander Mountain Company signed leases for three new outdoor lifestyle specialty stores to open in the spring of 2006. All of the new stores will be built for Gander Mountain with approximately 65,000 square feet plus outside selling space. Each will inclu

Feehan Replaced as Confluence Chef Executive…

Confluence Holdings issued a statement last week regarding changes to the company's executive team. Effective Thursday, November 3, 2005, Robert Sharp, Chairman of the Board of Confluence Holdings Corp., has assumed operational responsibilities of Co

OIA: Equipment Sales Shift to e-Commerce…

The overall retail environment is changing quite dramatically, according to OIA’s most recent Top-Line Retail Audit, but these changes do not appear to effect specialty retailers in any negative way. The most profound changes are clearly driven by two pr