SGB Update Outdoor
Favre Signs On as Starter Pitchman for Nike
Following Saturday’s announcement of a return to professional football, legendary NFL quarterback Brett Favre has teamed up with Starter to endorse the brand’s full line of athletic footwear and apparel for the value retail channel. The endorsement will i
Brooks Inks Sponsorship Deal for Twin Cities Marathon
Brooks Sports, Inc. announced a new licensing agreement with the Twin Cities Marathon (TCM). The two-year, Gold level partnership makes Brooks the official footwear and apparel sponsor of the TCM, the first U.S. qualifying marathon for the Olympic Trials
Top Flite Makes Sales and Marketing Appointments
The Top Flite Golf Company announced new additions to its marketing and sales team. Jamie Bosworth, vice president of marketing & sales has named Bob Arnold, Director of Marketing, Ben Hogan; Kevin Martin, Director of Insides Sales & Customer Service; Den
Three Sales and Marketing Promotions at AND 1
Seth Berger, CEO of basketball footwear and apparel company AND 1, announced three promotions at the company headquarters. Justin Cupps has been appointed Vice President of Sales, Mark Lange has been named Global Retail Marketing Manager and John Pierce
Dick’s Sporting Goods Moves Full Steam Ahead on Galyan’s Integration…
Dick’s Sporting Goods reported that net income for the fourth quarter ended January 29 increased 12.1% to $39.9 million, or 75 cents per share, compared to pro forma net income of $35.6 million, or 69 cents per diluted share, for the year-ago period. Pro
Hibbett Posts First Nine-Figure Quarter…
Hibbett Sporting Goods is also a shining star on the operations front, with store opening expenses figures down to the penny – not just pennies per share — and operational efficiencies that will enable them to service 800 to 1,000 stores from their DC in
The Sports Authority Continues to Struggle with Consolidation of Retail Brands…
The Sports Authority is still finding it difficult to mesh the various retail brands under the umbrella created more than 18 months ago when the old TSA was acquired by Gart Sports, joining that retail brand along with its Oshman’s and Sportmart nameplate
Gander Mountain May Be Starting to Compete with Itself…
Gander Mountain’s fourth quarter was hurt by the abnormally warm weather experienced by much of the country, some unforeseen cannibalization, and an inability to forecast accurate growth rates among its rapidly growing base of large-format retail stores.
Quiksilver Fiscal Q1 Net Income Gets Nice Asia Pacific Lift…
Quiksilver's net revenues for the fiscal first quarter ended January 31 increased 33.6% to $342.9 million, from $256.1 million in the year-ago quarter. Excluding the addition of DC Shoes in the quarter, revenues increased approximately 22.6% for the
adidas-Salomon Sees Q4 Profits Shrink on Weaker Salomon Results…
adidas-Salomon posted what most see as a pretty positive year as sales grew 3.4% in Euro terms to €6.48 billion in 2004 compared to €6.27 billion in 2003 and net income increased 20.8% to €314.0 million from €260.0 million in the prior year. Currency-neu
Shoe Carnival Starts to See the Payoff…
Shoe Carnival, Inc. CEO Mark Lemond is starting to see his team’s strategy start to bear fruit as the family footwear retailer posted solid back-to-back monthly comp store sales gains for the last two months. Net sales for Q4 increased 7.2% to $143.9 mil
DSW Customer Credit Info Stolen…
Retail Ventures, Inc. learned late last week of the theft of credit card and other purchase information from a portion of DSW Shoe Warehouse customers that shopped at 103 DSW stores, primarily during the last three months. Any customer information provide
Thule Shows Solid Q4 Gains…
Thule finished off a strong fourth quarter, its first under new ownership with Candover Partners. Sales for the quarter increased 44.0% to SEK 615 million ($88.5 million) compared to SEK 427 million ($56.4 million) in 2003. Profitability improved at clos
Orange 21 Sees Some Legal Action…
Orange 21 has reportedly received a cease-and-desist letter from Oakley with respect to patent and trademark issues involving three of its product styles. In a press release, Orange 21 stated that upon review of the claims, the company believes them to b
Lotto Takes Over China License…
Lotto Sport Italia reported last week that its previous licensing agreement with Lightening Star Corporation for China, Macau, and Hong Kong has terminated. A new trading company – a subsidiary of Lotto Sport Hong Kong – will control two companies that w
