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The scheduling screw up for the February WSA show has caused a lot of concern and confusion in the athletic footwear industry. (For those of you just getting back into the country, the second day of the WSA Show is Super Bowl Sunday, one of the biggest d

Trek has added one more item to its list of dealer services. Earlier this year Trek inked an exclusive deal with Catalyst marketing to provide catalog support to retailers during Trek’s annual super sale, and now the company has signed a five-year deal wi

Brown Shoe Company, Inc., moving to further strengthen its product design, brand building and service to department store customers, has consolidated its wholesale operations into one division: Brown Shoe Wholesale. The Company also announced the creation

adidas-Salomon saw fairly balanced sales increases across all three divisions in the third quarter, but a slowdown in brand adidas order backlog in Europe is offsetting excitement over renewed energy in North America. Still, total third quarter net sales

The Sportsman's Guide, Inc. saw the Internet play an even bigger part in the sales increase for the third quarter. Internet and catalog sales grew as a percentage of base business sales, reaching 41% of sales in Q3 versus 36% in the year-ago period,

Two weeks ago, VNU and Outdoor Retailer announced a new program designed to highlight the various environmental initiatives of the outdoor industry. The program offers different advertising opportunities and calls out companies that are taking active step

Exel reported nine month year-to-date sales and earnings results and, at the same time announced the opening of a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary based in Georgia, VT. The new operation will support Exel's existing cross-country ski business and serve a

The Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Committee has elected five new Hall of Famers to be inducted during the 41st Annual NSGA Management Conference & 7th Annual Team Dealer Summit in May 2005. This year’s class includes Roger Atkin, formerly of NFL P

Nordica USA has hired Matt Schiller as the Colorado Subaru Nordica Service Team member. Effective immediately, Matt will join an existing seven Subaru Nordica Service Team members servicing Nordica accounts and Nordica products across the country. He will

Cannondale, in cooperation with the CPSC, has issued a recall of roughly 2,600 quick-release handlebar bags. The company found that it is possible for the ‘Crossroads’ and ‘Perimeter’ handlebar bags to fall off while being ridden causing the rider to cras

Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for the four-week period ending October 29, 2004, of $21.042 billion, an increase of 10.4% over the $19.066 billion in the same four-week period in the prior year. Sales for the
thirty-nine week period were $203.045 bil

Pacific Sunwear of California reported that total sales for the four weeks of October of fiscal 2004 were $74.9 million, an increase of 19.6% over total sales of $62.6 million for the four weeks of October of fiscal 2003. Company same-store sales increase