Rocky Announces New Board Member

Rocky Shoes & Boots announced Harley E. Rouda, Jr., has been appointed to its Board of Directors. He is serving as a Class I Director and the term expires at the company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2005. Mike Brooks, Chairman and Chief Execut

adidas’ McCool Takes One for the Team…

Tim McCool, director of apparel sales for adidas America, has agreed to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge involving Just for Feet. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Birmingham, AL confirmed that McCool had been charged with conspiracy to submit false s

Kmart Posts Fiscal Q2 Loss as Comps Slide 5.4%

Kmart Holding Corporation reported a net loss of $5 million, or ($0.06) per share, for the fiscal second quarter of 2003. Kmart Corporation reported a net loss of $293 million for the 13 weeks ended July 31, 2002. Net sales for the 13 weeks ended July 3

Ross Stores Q2 Net Earnings Up 10% on Flat Comps

Ross Stores, Inc. reported that net earnings for the fiscal second quarter period were $54.6 million, or 70 cents per share, compared to $49.7 million, or 62 cents per share, for the year-ago quarter. Current year second quarter sales rose 10% to $966 mi

Anti-Trust Waiting Period Ends for VF-Nautica Merger

VF Corporation announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, with respect to the previously announced merger between Nautica Enterprises, Inc. and a wholly-owned subsidiary of VF expired at 1

Johnston Joins Canari Cyclewear

Canari Cycle Wear announced the appointment of James S. Johnston as General Manager of Canari. Johnston, a 28-year veteran of the performance sports apparel industry, will take up this newly created position at Canari's headquarters in Vista, CA…

Fox River Mills Taps Results Sales And Marketing

Fox River Mills has named a new sales representative group for upstate New York and western Pennsylvania.

Results Sales and Marketing, whose principal representatives include Kirk Miller and Jim Moore, will represent Fox River in those regions.

adidas Lays Out Plan for Troubled U.S. Market…

adidas expects fashion-driven footwear to be a short-lived trend in the U.S. market and is betting long term on performance as the primary driver of the brand in the U.S. Parent company adidas-Salomon laid out a strategy for the U.S. that puts “additiona

Major league Baseball Inks Landmark Licensing Deals…

In the most recent ESPN Sports Poll, almost a quarter of all respondents picked the NFL as their favorite spectator sport. No real surprises with that result, except that it might be a little low, but it was the number two spot we found interesting…

Grivel Receives ISO 14001 Environmental Certification

Grivel has obtained ISO 14001 certification by the International Organization of Standardization. The certification acknowledges Grivel as a business in compliance with internationally established environmental regulations, and is valid for the 'desi

Dillards July Same Store Sales Slip 1%

Dillard's announced that sales for the four weeks ended August 2, 2003 were $5.49 million compared to sales for July '02 of $5.55 million. Sales decreased 1% for the four-week period on both a total and comparable store basis…

Prince Appoints New CFO

Prince Sports, Inc. announced the appointment of Dave Evins as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, reporting directly to George Napier, CEO. In addition to being a key part of the senior management team, Evins' scope of responsibili