SGB Update Outdoor
Backcountry.com Hires Kane as Chief Technology Officer
Backcountry.com has selected veteran technology professional, Jim Kane, to fill the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer. As the company’s CTO, Kane will be responsible for all technical operations ranging from the storefront to communicatio
CEO of Wal-Mart Canada Inducted into Retail Hall of Fame
Mario Pilozzi, President and CEO of Wal-Mart Canada, will be inducted into the Canadian Retail Hall of Fame this June at STORE 2004 – Canada's Retail Conference. The Canadian Retail Hall of Fame was established by Retail Council of Canada (RCC) to re
Outlast Acquires Frisby Assets
Outlast Technologies, Inc. has acquired substantially all of the remaining assets of Frisby Technologies, Inc. The acquired assets include various technology licenses, the “Thermasorb” TM, logo and website, the Frisby R&D library, product development data
Kerbis Resigns from The Sports Authority
The Sports Authority announced that Elliott Kerbis, President and Chief Merchandising Officer, has resigned from the Company to spend more time with his family. The Company will actively pursue a successor to Mr. Kerbis. In the interim, Doug Morton, Vice
Easton to Debut TV Ads During College World Series
As the best teams in college baseball compete for a spot in the College World Series in Omaha, Easton will debut a series of new commercials showcasing their new lineup of Stealth™ bats and cleated footwear. Three spots were created by The Ballpark, a fu
Galyan’s cuts SKU’s and inventory in turnaround plan…
Galyan’s Trading Company was the lone comp sales decliner so far in our review of sporting goods retail results, but the 1.4% decrease slowed a bit from recent quarterly results, coming on top of a 6.3% comp sales decrease in Q1 last year. The comp sales
Sport-Haley Fiscal Q3 Loss Widens on Charges
Sport-Haley, Inc. reported that net sales for the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2004 declined 2.5% to $5.4 million from net sales of $5.5 million for the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. SPOR said Q3 sales were impacted by an accounting chan
Gander Mountain Sees Upside in Newer Warehouse Formats, Southern States…
Gander Mountain Company reported sales and earnings results for the first time as a public company, but the earnings picture that looked brighter at year-end just before its very strong IPO fell back into the red again as the net loss widened more than 21
Schutt Hires Softball Promotions Manager
Schutt Sports has hired of Dianne Baker as National Promotions Manager, Softball. Dianne brings over 29 years of softball coaching experience to Schutt, most recently as head coach at Texas Woman’s University. Baker has been a part of the Schutt team in
Hibbett Sets Bar Higher Again in Q1…
Hibbett Sporting Goods posted another record quarter and continues to improve upon its model that enabled the company to deliver an 8.1% return on sales for the first quarter versus its sector-leading 7.1% ROS for the 2003 full year and a 6.6% ROS in Q1 l
Rawlings Adds Zumbach as VP Marketing
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company Inc. and Worth Sports, both divisions of K2 Inc., have hired David Zumbach as Vice President of Marketing. Zumbach has nearly twenty years of experience in the sporting goods industry with companies such as Nike, Reebok an
Bill Birch Leaves Five Ten
Five Ten announced that Bill Birch, the company’s long time sales agent for the UK, will leave the company to pursue other interests and to spend more time with his family. Five Ten recognizes Bill’s outstanding job over the last ten years in helping to b
U.S. Sporting Goods Retail Starts Year with a Strong Sales Gains…
A number of U.S. sporting goods retailers reported fiscal first quarter results last week, showing as a group a 22.9% increase in sales for the period. (see chart on page 5) The four retailers join Big 5 Sporting Goods, which already reported Q1 results,
Bob’s Stores Adds Value to TJX in Q1…
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported that first quarter sales at Bob's Stores were $61.4 million and posted operating earnings of $1.25 million at the 31-door unit acquired last year after a hard bidding process with Dick's Sporting Goods and their
Famous Footwear Starts to See Traffic Gains; Q1 Operating Profit Up 17%…
Famous Footwear started to see increases in customer traffic for the first time since its new theme and strategy was put in place and the family footwear chain is now starting to see its “new target customer” discover the stores for the first time. The s
