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Sporting Goods Hall of Fame Elects Five New Inductees…
The Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Committee has elected five new Hall of Famers to be inducted during the 41st Annual NSGA Management Conference & 7th Annual Team Dealer Summit in May 2005. This year’s class includes Roger Atkin, formerly of NFL P
adidas-Salomon Sees Healthy Q3 on Strong Apparel Business…
adidas-Salomon saw fairly balanced sales increases across all three divisions in the third quarter, but a slowdown in brand adidas order backlog in Europe is offsetting excitement over renewed energy in North America. Still, total third quarter net sales
Sportsman’s Guide Sees Golf Warehouse Push Internet Sales Even Higher…
The Sportsman's Guide, Inc. saw the Internet play an even bigger part in the sales increase for the third quarter. Internet and catalog sales grew as a percentage of base business sales, reaching 41% of sales in Q3 versus 36% in the year-ago period,
Sport Chalet Posts Strong Fiscal Q2; Will Enter Arizona Market…
Sport Chalet, Inc., the Southern California retailer that has been rapidly expanding into Northern California and the Las Vegas area, is now eyeing Arizona as the new frontier for growth with an initial opening of four locations in the Phoenix area in fis
Sporting Goods Hall of Fame Elects Five New Inductees
The Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Committee has elected five new Hall of Famers to be inducted during the 41st Annual NSGA Management Conference & 7th Annual Team Dealer Summit in May 2005. This year’s class includes Roger Atkin, formerly of NFL P
SGMA Sees Generational Shift…
SGMA International last week announced that Tom Rogge, president of Cramer Products, has been elected chairman of the SGMA Board of Directors. Steve Furniss, founder and EVP of TYR Sport, Inc., was elected as vice chairman. Dick Kazmaier will remain on
Nordica USA Taps Schiller for Colorado Colorado Subaru Nordica Service Team
Nordica USA has hired Matt Schiller as the Colorado Subaru Nordica Service Team member. Effective immediately, Matt will join an existing seven Subaru Nordica Service Team members servicing Nordica accounts and Nordica products across the country. He will
Cannondale Recalls Quick Release Bags
Cannondale, in cooperation with the CPSC, has issued a recall of roughly 2,600 quick-release handlebar bags. The company found that it is possible for the ‘Crossroads’ and ‘Perimeter’ handlebar bags to fall off while being ridden causing the rider to cras
Black Diamond Shuffles the Deck
Black Diamond announced a handful of new hires. Paul Terry has been hired as the Senior Industrial Designer. Bill Reiman has been promoted to the new post of Director of Project Engineering along with two new engineers, James Grutta and Wendy Langan. Mark
NSGA: Sporting Goods Sales Grew 25% in Five Years
Sporting goods store sales grew 25% in the United States during the five-year period 1997-2002, according to an NSGA analysis of recently released U.S. Census of Retail data. Sales in sporting goods stores, which include full-line stores and specialty spo
Pacific Sunwear Q3 Net Income Up 30%
Pacific Sunwear reported net income for the third quarter increased 30% to $31.9 million, or 42 cents per diluted share, compared to $24.5 million, or 31 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2003. Total sales for the third quarter wer
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Bon-Ton Comps Fall 5.2% in October; Beerman up 5.8%
The Bon-Ton Stores total sales for the four weeks ended October 30, 2004 increased 39.0% to $96.9 million, including $45.3 million from the acquired Elder-Beerman stores, compared to $69.7 million for the same period last year. Last year's total sale
Bill King Joins Lowa’s Sales Team
Bill King is the newest member of LOWA’s sales team since joining the Pennsylvania-based Chinook LLC sales group, headed by Ben Tindall. In his new position, Bill will handle sales and marketing efforts for LOWA in upstate New York and assist Ben’s team b
Retail Ventures October Comps drop 0.2%
Retail Ventures reported sales for the month of October and revised its earnings estimate for the third quarter and fiscal 2004. For the four-week period of October, sales increased 8.2% to $231.8 million from $214.2 million in October 2003. Comparable st
