SGB Update Footwear
Saks August Comps Up 3.3%; Total Sales Down 36.5%
Retailer Saks Incorporated saw total company comparable store sales increase 3.3% for the month of August, while total sales decreased 36.5%. By segment, comparable store sales decreased 2.0% for SDSG and increased 5.0% for SFAE for the month…
Ross Stores August Comps Increase 3%
Ross Stores, Inc. saw sales for August increase 10% to $425 million from $388 million for the same month last year. Comparable store sales for the same period increased 3% on top of a 13% gain in the prior year…
Hestra Promotes Steinberg to Director of Marketing
Hestra USA promoted Melanie Steinberg from Operations and Customer Service Manager to Director of Marketing and Operations for Hestra USA. In her new role, Melanie will be responsible for overseeing all marketing functions as well as other operational ta
Dorsey Elected Executive Director of NSP
In a meeting held August 25 – 26 in Lakewood Colorado, the National Ski Patrol Board of Directors voted unanimously to name Mark Dorsey executive director of the NSP. Dorsey has been acting as interim executive director for the past eight months…
Ogio Vision Bag Wins ‘Editor’s Choice’ Award
Whoever said “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” never received a prestigious award. Today, the design staff at OGIO is celebrating news that its Shling-enabled golf bag, the OGIO Vision, has been honored with Golf Illustrated Magazine’s 2006 “E
New Balance Wins Trademark Suit Against Qiuzhi
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. has won a significant trademark infringement lawsuit in China against Chinese footwear maker Qiuzhi Footwear. The court awarded New Balance a monetary award of 600,000 RMB (USD $75,000) and ordered Qiuzhi to stop producing
CamelBak Promotes Several Executives
CamelBak promoted several of its principal employees in the U.S. and internationally. Layne Rigney has been promoted to Vice President of Recreation Sales. Tom Andrews has been promoted to National Sales Manager for Domestic Recreation. Ron Glotzer has be
Black Diamond Hosts 13th annual UAC Fund-Raiser
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd. and the Uinta Brewing Company will sponsor the thirteenth annual fund-raiser party to benefit the Utah Avalanche Center. Slated for 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 14th at Black Diamond the festivities will include dinner fro
Barington Picks Up Warnaco Stake; Seeks Improvements…
The Barington Group has acquired approximately
5.6% of the common stock of The Warnaco
Group, Inc. Barington stated in a filing
with the SEC that it believes Warnaco to be
undervalued and that it wishes to engage in
discussions with senior management conc
Asics Wins First Round in Trademark Suit Against Payless…
ASICS America Corporation and ASICS Corporation
Japan reported late last week that they
have been granted a motion for preliminary
injunction enjoining Payless Shoesource, Inc.
from infringing the ASICS Stripe Design Trademark…
China Raids Capture $1 Million in Counterfeit Golf Goods…
Working with local and national authorities in China, the U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group, which includes Acushnet Company, Callaway Golf, Cleveland
Golf, Nike Golf, PING, and TaylorMade Golf Company, raided four factories in the
Payless Has Strong Q2; Faces Injunction from Asics…
Payless ShoeSource, Inc. saw small sales gains during the second quarter, but work on the back-end in the form of a better merchandise margin and increases in average unit retail helped the company enjoy a major advance on the bottom line. Same-store sale
Fortress Watches Partners with ESA and ISF
Fortress Watches inked deals to become Official Timing Sponsor of both the Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) and the Interscholastic Surfing Federation (ISF). In addition, Fortress was chosen by Surf Expo as one of ten new up and coming action sports bra
Everlast Expands License with Sports and Leisure Tech
Everlast Worldwide Inc. has extended their license with Sports & Leisure Technology Corp., a division of Sportline, Inc. for the company to make Everlast branded fitness-related toys and heart rate monitors in the United States and Canada…
Saucony Awards Run For Good Grants
Saucony annouced the first recipients of its Run For Good Program grants. Included are Peachtree Running Club, Peachtree, Georgia; Kittering Classical Elementary, Long Beach, California; Rustic Lane Joggers Club, Riverside, California; Iowa Kidstrong, D
