SGB Update

Accell Group N.V. has signed a letter of intent for the acquisition of Juncker B.V. in Veenendaal, a company which trades in bicycle parts and accessories. The acquisition is an important step for Accell Group in the Dutch bicycle parts and accessories ma

Cherokee Inc. announced today that Mossimo, Inc. has now asked the Supreme Court of the State of California to review the unanimous decision of the California Court of Appeal, which affirmed a June 17, 2003, Judgment entered in Cherokee's favor by t

The Coleman Company confirmed that a Kansas District Court ruled that neither Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., nor its subsidiary, Fleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc., have any right to use the Coleman trademark or any right to prevent The Coleman Company from u

Aldila announced that Carbon Fiber Technology LLC, a joint venture owned by it and an undisclosed partner, has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to sell selected assets, including property, plant, equipment, and know-how to an also undisclosed i

Big 5 Sporting Goods reported financial results for the fiscal 2003 fourth quarter and full year. For the 2003 Q4, net sales increased by $15.1 million, or 8.5%, to $191.8 million from $176.7 million in 2002. Same store sales increased 3.6% versus the fou

Sport Supply Group announced results for the three and nine months ended December 26, 2003. Revenues were $14.7 million for the quarter and $59.7 million for the nine months ended December 2003, remaining relatively unchanged
from the prior year periods.

adidas starts 2004 with a year-long $50 million brand campaign that, according to the company, “…Brings to life the attitude adidas shares with athletes around the world — the desire to push yourself further, to surpass limits, to break new ground…”

The record cold temperatures in much of the country in January, coupled with clearance sales and gift card redemptions, had a considerable warming effect on retail sales for the month as retailers posted surprisingly strong results to close out the retail

K-Swiss is finally seeing a diversification in its Classics business as Foot Locker starts to represent less of the overall business while Europe and other International regions are estimated to become as much as 50% of sales as they start to represent mo

Amer Group's net sales in fourth quarter inched up 0.6% to €267.6 million ($318.7 mm) from €266.1 million ($214.3 mm) in the year-ago period. Excluding foreign currency exchange fluctuations, Amer Group sales would have increased 8.1%…