SGB Update Outdoor

Patagonia Pushes for Dam Removal on Lower Snake River

As a result of a partnership between The Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition (SOS) and outdoor apparel company Patagonia, Inc., over ten-thousand emails and letters have been sent to President George W. Bush since October 30th, urging him to remove four dams o

SGMA: Sports Licensed Products Sales Surging

Sports licensed products retail sales in the U.S. and Canada rose 7% in 2003 over 2002 to reach $12.1 billion. The increase since 2001 has been an impressive 15%. Sales outside the U.S. represented less than 10% of total sales in 1998, but rose to 20% i

Cutter and Buck Responds To Insurance Case Ruling

Cutter & Buck Inc. responded to the court's issuance of an order rejecting the company's claims against Genesis Insurance Company. Cutter & Buck had sought reinstatement of its directors' and officers' liability insurance policy, which

Dick’s SG to Issue $125 Million in Bonds

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, approximately $125 million issue price of 20-year convertible senior notes through an offering within the United States to qualified institutional

Parkdale America Tangled in Antitrust Case; Fines may Impact Unifi

Unifi has been informed by Parkdale America, a private company in which Unifi holds a 34% interest, that Parkdale participated in activities with competitors in the markets for open- end and air-jet cotton and polycotton yarns used in the manufacture of h

VF Posts Record Q4 Numbers on 6% Sales Increase

VF Corporation announced record results for the fourth quarter and record earnings for the full year. Q4 earnings from continuing operations rose 52% to $.96 per share, compared with $.63 per share in 2002. Income from continuing operations was $105.6 mil

Sport Haley Sales Up 18% in Fiscal Q2

Sport-Haley reported unaudited earnings for the fiscal quarter and six months ended December 31, 2003. Net sales for the fiscal quarter were $4.8 million, an increase of $722,000 or 18%, from net sales of $4.0 million for the same quarter in the prior fis

Kewl is Moving Forward with Infrastructure

Kewl International, the U.S. marketer and distributor of KEWL hockey-based apparel, said today that it has been moving forward to create the necessary infrastructure to launch KEWL branded apparel lines in the U.S. and Europe with assistance from a variet

Skechers Appoints Schneider to Board

SKECHERS announced that Fred Schneider has been appointed to the Company's board of directors and the audit committee of the board of directors…

Genesco Acquires Hatworld in $165 Million Deal

Genesco Inc. and Hat World Corporation they have signed a definitive agreement whereby Genesco will acquire Hat World, a leading specialty retailer of licensed and branded headwear. The total purchase price for Hat World will be $165 million, subject to a

Hibbett Posts 8.3% Comp Store Sales Gain for Q4

Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. reported net sales for the 13-week period ended January 31, 2004 increased 20.8% to $91.2 million, a new Company record, compared with $75.5 million for the 13-week period ended February 1, 2003. Comparable store sales for the

Amer Group 2003 Profits Down 5.5% on Flat Sales

Amer Group's net sales in 2003 were up 0.2% to €1,104.4 million ($1.25 bn) compared to €1,101.9 million ($1.04 bn) in 2002. Excluding foreign currency exchange rates, sales would have increased 9.6%. Excluding both the Precor gain and the FX rate l

K-Swiss Q4 EPS Jumps 92% on 51% Sales Increase; Backlog Up 33.5%

K-Swiss reported net earnings increased 81.4% to $8.7 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared with $.8 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the prior-year period. EPS jumped 91.7%. Total Q4 worldwide revenues increased 51.2% to $80.4 million com

Shoe Carnival Comps Down 3.3% in January

Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended January 31, 2004 increased 6.4% to $30.2 million from sales of $28.4 million for the four-week period ended February 1, 2003. Comparable store sales decreased 3.3% in January 2004. SCVL bl