David Beckham, adidas’ top sponsored soccer athlete, is jumping across the Atlantic to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy MLS team. The deal that brought Beckham to the U.S. is reportedly worth over $250 million in salary, sponsorships, and endorsements plus
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Big 5 Q4 Sales Increase 7.1%…
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation saw its fourth quarter end in line with the overall annual trend in sales. For the fiscal fourth quarter, sales increased 7.1% to $234.5 million from $218.9 million last year. Same store sales increased 4.2% for the quarte
Keen Footwear Launches Hybrid.Give
In 2004, KEEN was inspired to aid those affected by the Tsunami disaster by redirecting its advertising funds and establishing the KEEN FOUNDATION. Over the past 2 years the Foundation has grown and now supports a variety of environmental and social cause
LaCrosse Names Sales Person of the Year
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. has named Russ Campbell of S&R Outdoors the 2006 Salesman of the Year for the LaCrosse and Danner brands…
Gregory Hires New President and N.A. Sales Manager
Gregory Mountain Products announced a new management and sales team. At the top, Gregory hired John Simons as its new president and Jim BoisD’Enghien as its new North American sales manager. Complementing those additions, Dion Goldsworthy, who has been wi
Brine Names Kohler as General Manager
Brine has hired Dale Kohler as the new General Manager for Brine, Corp. In this role, Kohler will oversee Brine's day to day operations as well as finance, sales, marketing IT, and product development…
Kobe Has Top Selling Jersey in the NBA
The Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant has the most popular jersey in the NBA, moving up three spots from the end of last season, according to the NBA's Most Popular Jersey List. Bryant, who had the most popular jersey during the 2002-03 season, regaine
PPA Changes Name; Moves Forward with Unification Strategy
The Professional Paddlesports Association (PPA) has changed its name to the Paddlesports Industry Association. The name change is the first step in the organization’s adoption of the recommendations put forth by the Paddlesports Industry Unification Work
$25 Million in Counterfeits Seized Near Los Angeles
Sheriff's deputies in La Puente, Cali. confiscated approximately $25 million worth of counterfeit goods labeled as Nike, Abercrombie & Fitch, Enyce, and Rocawear, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune…
Costco December Comp Sales Improve 9%
Costco Wholesale Corporation saw December sales reach $7.24 billion for the month of December, an increase of 14% from $6.37 billion in the same month last year. Comparable store sales increased 9% in the month…
Ross Stores Posts 2% December Comps Increase
Ross Stores, Inc. saw sales grow 8% to $729 million for the month of December, up from $672 million for same period last year. December comparable store sales grew 2% on top of a 6% gain in the prior year period…
Kohl’s December Comps Increase 3%
Kohl's Corporation reported sales for the five-week period ended December 30, 2006 increased 11.2% over the five-week period ended December 31, 2005. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 3.0%…
Golf Galaxy Q3 Net Loss Widened by Acquisition…
In the third quarter, the soon-to-be acquired retailer Golf Galaxy, Inc. reported its fifteenth consecutive quarter of comparable store sales growth. Unfortunately, costs related with that pending acquisition by Dick’s Sporting Goods caused the company t
Nautilus Inc. Shuffles Product Development Teams…
Nautilus plans to relocate its Louisville, Colo.-based fitness product development facility to the company’s headquarters in Vancouver, Wash. and then move its Apparel Division, including Pearl Izumi from leased facilities in Broomfield, Colo., into the n
Sporting Goods Pick Up Mall-Based Slack in Q3…
The 2006 third quarter at retail, like the second quarter before it, was fairly stable in terms of acquisitions, consolidations, or other major shifts that would have caused a sever shift to the landscape. Big Dog Holdings’ additions of Steve’s Shoes and