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JJB Sports Sees 2006 Net Profit Grow 29%
JJB Sports PLC has reported a better-than-expected jump in operating earnings in the year ended January 28, growing 28.8% to £45.9 million ($83.1 mm) from £35.6 million ($65.4 mm)…
Escalade Mourns CEO; Sports Sees Decent Q1…
Escalade, Inc. had an eventful week filled with both good news and bad…
Lotto Signs Licensee for Brazil…
Lotto Sport Italia signed a licensing agreement with Brazilian company Filon Confecções Ltda giving Filon rights to manufacture and market Lotto branded products throughout Brazil until December 31, 2009, not including a renewal option for a further 3 yea
Cybex Int1 Re-hearing Denied in Patent Case…
Cybex International Inc. said a federal appeals court denied its motion for a re-hearing in a patent dispute. Cybex said that it will not take any further action and will pay the previously reported judgment of $2.8 million, plus interest, within 30 days
Mad Dogg Wins Trademark Suit
Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc. (MDA), a provider of instructor education and products for indoor cycling, said it won a federal lawsuit against Pan Holdings, Inc. for cyberpiracy and infringement of its Spin trademark…
Coleman Parent Acquires Pure Fishing
Jarden Corporation has acquired Pure Fishing, Inc., a provider of fishing tackle, lures, rods and reels marketed under the Abu Garcia, Berkley, Mitchell, Stren, Trilene and Gulp names. Pure Fishing had 2006 revenue in excess of $250 million…
Academy Sports and Outdoors Plans Georgia D.C. to Support Southeast Growth
Academy Sports expects to break ground this year on the 750,000-square-foot distribution center in Georgia as it further plots its expansion in the southeast. The distribution center will be Academy's first distribution center outside its Katy, Tex.
Nalgene and Peregrine Part Ways
Thermo Fisher Scientific, manufacturers of Nalgene Outdoor Products, has notified Peregrine Outfitters that their 18-year distribution agreement will end March 5, 2008. Peregrine and Nalgene have worked out a strategy enabling Peregrine to continue to sto
Golf Galaxy Hosts Fourth Annual Women’s Night Event
Golf Galaxy, Inc. will host its fourth annual Women's Night event on Tuesday, April 24, designed to promote and advance the game of golf with the fastest growing segment of the golf market. Last year's event drew more than 9,000 women…
Joe’s Officially Launches Revamped Website
Joe's, formerly G.I. Joe's, formerly unveiled its redesigned and reorganized webstore, www.joesports.com. The updated webstore, http://www.joessports.com/, was redesigned by Joe's e-commerce platform provider GSI Commerce, Inc. to reflect i
Skechers USA Suit Against Asics Corp. Dismissed
Asics Corporation, the parent company of Asics America, is reporting that Skechers USA Inc. has dropped its trade libel and unfair competition lawsuit against Asics. Based on court papers obtained by Footwear Business, the lawsuit, which was filed in lat
Escalade Sports Posts Sales and Earnings Gains in Q1
Escalade, Incorporated posted revenues in the first quarter of 2007 that were relatively unchanged in total from the same period last year. However, revenues in the Sporting Goods segment increased 3% in the first quarter compared to the same quarter last
Brine Names Brand Manager for Women’s LAX
Brine Corp named Jenny Riitano Levy as the brand manager for Women's Lacrosse and Field Hockey. In this role, Levy will oversee the brand development and marketing of both the women's lacrosse and field hockey lines. She reports directly to Br
Stage Stores March Comps Jump 12.4%
Stage Stores, Inc. reported that its total sales for the five-week March period through April 7 increased 14.9% to $151.0 million from $131.4 million in the prior year five-week March period ending April 1, 2006. Comparable store sales increased 12.4% ver
PacSun March Comps Jump 14.1%; demo Sales Remain Slow
Pacific Sunwear of California total sales for March were $140.3 million, an increase of 17.6% over total sales of $119.3 million during the same five week period last year. Total Company same-store sales increased 14.1% during the same period. Due to the
