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Pacific Sunwear November Comps Jump 11.7%

Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported that total sales for the four weeks of November of fiscal 2003 were $84.3 million, an increase of 22.4% over total sales of $68.9 million for the four weeks of November of fiscal 2002. Company same-store sales

Sims Hires New Design Director Matt Hexemer

Following six successful years as partner/design director at the industrial design firm “Generator Design Solutions Inc.” Matt Hexemer has accepted the position of Design Director with Sims Snowboards. “Matt has provided the
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WHAM-O Acquires Rocky Mountain’s Inflatable Tube Business

WHAM-O, Inc. has acquired the inflatable tube activities from Washington-based Rocky Mountain, Inc., making WHAM-O the exclusive licensee for SEA-DOO(a) and SKI-DOO(a) inflatable water and snow tubes, towables, islands and pool products. Rocky Mountain&#

The Bon-Ton Announces CEO Succession Plan

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced Tim Grumbacher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., intends to step down as chief executive officer by mid-2004. This is consistent with the company's on-going succession planning proce

Amerex Names McVey Designer for Gerry Sportswear Group

Amerex Group Inc. announced that it has hired Kathleen McVey, noted performance apparel designer for its Gerry, Mambosok, and Bombshell brands. Ms. McVey joins Amerex Group from London Fog Industries where she was the senior designer for Moonstone Mounta

NSGA: Sporting Goods October CPI Turns Positive

The most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the Sporting Goods CPI Index at 101.8 for October, up 0.3% versus the October 2002 index. This is the first time the Index has been positive in more than five years, since February 1998, to b

Johnson Outdoors Appoints New Diving Head

Johnson Outdoors has appointed Joseph B. Stella to head its $78 million global diving business. As Group Vice President – Global Diving, Stella will be responsible for development and growth of the Company's well-known Scubapro and Uwatec brands worl

Garmont to Distribute Silvretta In NA

Garmont North America will be the North American distributor of Silvretta free-ride and ski mountaineering bindings starting January 2004. According to John Schweizer, president of Garmont North America, “Silvretta was looking for a strong partner to lau

New Sports Authority Beats Q3 EPS Estimates on 1.7% Comp Sales Gain

The Sports Authority, Inc. reported that third quarter comparable store sales for the combined company increased 1.7% from last year's combined company results. The net loss of $7.7 million, or $0.31 per share, includes the effect of after-tax, merg

Vans Opens European Flagship Store in London

Vans, Inc. announced that the company's European flagship store, located at 47 Carnaby Street in London, will open on December 6 in the popular Carnaby Street shopping district. The 3,500 square foot store will feature men's and women's foo

Niemira Leaves BT-M For ICSC Research Post

The International Council of Shopping Centers has announced that Michael P. Niemira will be joining ICSC as Chief Economist and Director of Research, effective Monday, December 15, 2003. Most recently, Mr. Niemira was the Vice President and Senior Economi

Claiborne Completes Enyce Acquisition

Liz Claiborne Inc. announced today that it has completed the purchase of all of the equity interest in ENYCE HOLDING LLC for a purchase price of approximately $114 million, including the retirement of debt at closing…

JC Penney Completes Mexico Divesture

J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc. and its subsidiary, J. C. Penney Mexico, Inc., announced Monday that it has successfully completed the sale of its six Mexico department stores to Grupo Sanborns S.A. de C.V. of Mexico City. The sale transaction, which was a

NRF: Holiday Shopping Season Starts Strong

The ceremonial kickoff to the holiday season started with a bang, according to the findings of a new National Retail Federation (NRF) survey. The third installment of the NRF 2003 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch fo