Ashworth Taps Fletcher to Distribute Callaway Apparel in Canada
Ashworth, Inc. has signed a management agreement with Fletcher Leisure Group Inc. of Quebec, Canada to distribute Callaway Golf apparel products throughout Canada. The agreement becomes effective immediately. In 1998 Ashworth, Inc. established Ashworth C
Eastern Mountain Sports Acquired in Management Buyout
Eastern Mountain Sports has completed a management-led buyout of the company from American Retail Group. The buyout was led by Eastern Mountain Sports President and CEO, Will Manzer, with financing led by J. H. Whitney & Co., LLC.
FESI Appoints Puma’s Widmann to President
Pursuant to a clear desire dictated by the majority of FESI’s Board members, Mr. Horst WIDMANN vice president of Puma, has been appointed – during the SPOGA Fair in Cologne – to President of the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) –
Kombi Names New Product Manager
Kombi Limited has named Peter Curran to the position of product manager. Curran will work on both the Kombi and Akimbo brand, the companies latest line of snowboard gloves and baselayers. Curran's primary responsibility will focus on the direction,
RCC Report Shows BC is Strongest Retail Market in Canada
National retailers surveyed last week by
Retail Council of Canada point to British Columbia as their strongest market,
and say the back-to-school sales season has increasingly become
“back-to-serious…
EMS Management Team Comments on Buyout
Shortly after EMS announced their Management buyout, The B.O.S.S. Report sat down with the company’s CEO and President Will Manzer, VP-GMM Pete Gilmore and CMO Scott Barrett…
EMS Management Team Comments on Buyout
Shortly after EMS announced their Management buyout, Sports Executive Weekly's sister publication, The B.O.S.S. Report, sat down with the company’s CEO and President Will Manzer, VP-GMM Pete Gilmore and CMO Scott Barrett.
Ron Arp Joins Nautilus as SVP of Corp. Communications
Ron Arp, joined Nautilus Group as SVP, Corporate Communications. Arp served as SVP and GM of the Portland, Ore., office of Fleishman-Hillard, where he counseled clients ranging from upstarts to Fortune 500 companies in manufacturing and technology. He was
Schoeller Wins Guide’s Choice Award
Following an in-depth field testing program, Schoeller Switzerland is the recipient of the 2004 “American Alpine Institute Guides’ Choice Award” for schoeller-dryskin-extreme fabric used in Mammut’s mountaineering Champ Pants and New Age Jacket, also feat
Gottschalks August Comps Up 0.5%
Gottschalks same store sales for the month of August 2004
increased 0.5% from the prior year. Total sales for the month were essentially even with last year, increasing to $47.3 million from $47.2 million in August 2003. On a year-to-date basis, same st
August Comps Up 3.5% at Goody’s
Goody's total sales were $94.1 million for the fiscal month of August 2004 , an increase of 8.0% from total sales of $87.1 million for the fiscal month of August 2003. Comparable store sales for August 2004 increased 3.5% compared with August 2003…
TIA Cancels Planned Super Show Tennis EXPO
The Tennis Industry Association announced on Thursday that, due to lack of support from key manufacturers in the industry, the TIA EXPO scheduled to take place as part of the Super Show in January has been cancelled. TIA president Jim Baugh said there ha
The Buckle August Comps Climb 6.7%
The Buckle's sales for the four-week period ended August 28, 2004 increased 13.3% to $54.5 million from sales of $48.1 million in the corresponding four-week period ended August 30, 2003. Comparable store sales for the four-week period increased 6.7%
Shoe Carnival August Comps Increase 1.5%
Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported that sales for the four-week period ended August 28, 2004 increased 8.8% to $76.2 million from sales of $70.1 million for the four-week period ended August 30, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 1.5% in August 2004 on top
ShopKo August Comps Decline 0.2%
ShopKo Stores Inc. reported consolidated sales for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004 decreased 0.5% to $254.8 million from $256.2 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 0.2%.
