SGB Update Outdoor
Wallenfels Takes the Reins at Mountain Hardwear
Mountain Hardwear announced that beginning January 1, 2005, Mike Wallenfels will transition to President of Mountain Hardwear. Wallenfels will succeed Jack Gilbert, who has served as President from the Company’s founding in 1993. Gilbert will step down f
Jim Stanley Joins SMS
SMS Clothing has announced the appointment of Jim Stanley as their new sales rep covering the mid-west: MN, WI, IL, ND, SD, MO, IA, KS, NB, and upper MI. Stanley joins this emerging outwear company with five years experience as a rep in the sporting goods
Tompkins Promoted to Show Director of OR and FFR
The Outdoor Group of VNU Expositions recently announced the promotion of Andy Tompkins to the role of Show Director for the Outdoor Retailer Summer and Winter Markets and Fly-Fishing Retailer World Trade Expo, assuming the day-to-day responsibility of sal
KSA Study Predicts Chilly Holiday Spending
Comfort and joy? Neither retailers nor shoppers expect much of either this holiday shopping season, predicts global retail and consumer products consulting firm Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA), as merchants face another year of potentially chilly spending an
Sales Reps Wanted — Lafuma USA
LaFuma, European leader in the outdoor industry is looking for an outside sales representative to cover the Rocky Mountain territory: Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming. Lafuma offers a wide range of products including packs, sleeping bags, footwe
WSA Super Bowl Scheduling Snafu Creates Challenges…
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
The Buckle Net Up 22% on 5% Comps…
The Buckle reported a solid increase in sales and income for the fiscal third quarter. Sales grew 10.2% to $133.7 million compared to $121.3 million for fiscal 2003. Comparable store sales were up 5.1% for the quarter…
Black Diamond Restructures and Recalls…
Black Diamond is bringing several new faces on-board for engineering, design and administrative positions in an effort to re-structure to cope with the changing nature of the climbing and ski hardgoods market…
Eddie Bauer Off the Block After Parent Sees Disappointing Bids…
Eddie Bauer’s parent company, Spiegel, has reportedly taken the retail chain off of the auction block, after receiving a series of disappointing bids. Final bids for the company were received in August, and sources close to the deal said that the valuatio
Trek Signs Deal with Alliance for Private Label Credit Cards…
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
Rebel Sport Looks to Holidays for Profit Recovery…
Briscoe Group, the parent company to New Zealand’s largest sporting goods and outdoor equipment retailer, Rebel Sport, reported un-audited sales for the three months ended October 31, 2004 were $71.6 million, a 5.0% increase over the $68.2 million reporte
180s Wins Preliminary Injunction Against JC Penney, Drew Pearson
180s announced Monday that a Federal judge in Baltimore has issued a preliminary injunction on behalf of 180s against J.C. Penney Company Inc., J.C. Penney Corporation Inc. and and Drew Pearson Marketing, Inc. 180s requested the order because of alleged
Golfsmith Q3 Net Income Falls 47% on 7.9% Comp Sales Decline
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. reported net revenues for the third quarter ended October 2 increased 3.9% to $73.9 million compared with $71.1 million in the year-ago period. Same-store sales decreased 7.9% in Q3 compared to an increase of 12.6%
adidas to Keep Soccer Boot Production in Germany
The Executive Board of adidas-Salomon AG has decided to maintain the production of football boots in Germany, thereby underlining its commitment to the roots of its production in its home market. The plan includes measures to further automate series prod
Brown Shoe Consolidates Wholesale Business; Forms Specialty Retail Group
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
