SGB Update

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%…

The Timberland Company reported that the total International business has exceeded a half billion dollars for the year to 40% of total sales and the brand drafted off of favorable winter weather in the Northeast U.S. in Q4 to post double-digit gains world

Johnson Outdoors has resolved an inquiry by the European Commission into trade practices in their ScubaPro/UWATEC diving division and has also been able to secure a restraining order to keep a former employee from going to work for a competitor…

Wolverine World Wide said that the Merrell business “had another phenomenal year” with sales for 2003 growing 20%, exceeding the company’s 15% growth plan for the brand for the year. Fourth quarter sales for the brand were described as growing at a “slig

Martin Coles has resigned as president of the Reebok Brand, citing personal reasons for his decision. Jay Margolis, president and COO of Reebok International Ltd., has assumed the daily responsibilities of leading the Reebok brand…

Dunlop Slazenger has reportedly been sold to Sports World International LTD, the owner of the Sport Soccer and Lilywhites retail chains with over 120 doors in the U.K. and 20 more in Ireland and Belgium…

Genesco Inc., parent company of the Journeys, Underground Station and Johnston & Murphy shoe chains, has acquired Hat World Corporation, parent of the Hat World and Lids headwear chains, in a deal worth $165 million, “subject to adjustment for changes in