Columbia Hires New UK and Ireland Regional Mgr.
Columbia Sportswear International, AG, has changed its UK and Ireland management team. Effective the end of June, Paul Hayes will assume the position of Regional Manager for the UK and Ireland, where he will assume responsibility for the management of all
Deuter Grows and Restructures
With well over 40% new growth at Deuter this brings with it new in house roles. John Herron has been the organizing force behind customer service and shipping will take on the role of Marketing and Promotions. He will work in tandem with What's UP PR
Ski Tops Brings in New Director of Sales and Marketing
Continued growth , distribution and an expanding sales force has prompted Gary Supple, US Manager of SKI TOPS USA, to hire Dominic A. Chenelia, as Director of Sales and Marketing for the CHAOS and MOON SHADOW headwear brands. Chenelia joined the company
NYSE Warns Huffy About De-Listing
Huffy Corporation has received an early warning letter from the New York Stock Exchange indicating that with the recent decline in market capitalization and the anticipated significant loss in the first quarter of 2004, the Corporation could fall below th
May Company to Acquire Marshall Field’s in $3.24 Billion Deal
The May Department Stores Company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Marshall Field's department store group and nine Mervyn's store locations in the Twin Cities area from Target Corporation for a total consideration of $3.24
Madsen to Retire from REI; Jewel to Take the Reins
REI CEO Dennis Madsen will retire from the company at the company's annual membership meeting on March 28, 2005, and said he will spend the next 10 months helping to transition the company's leadership to its current COO, Sally Jewell. Jewell wi
USOC Taps Footlocker.com to Run Online Store
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced that it has signed an agreement with Footlocker.com to manage the official on-line store and design the official catalog of the U.S. Olympic Team for the 2004, 2006 and 2008 Olympic and Olympic Winter G
REI Opens Second Houston Store
REI will open a second store in Houston, Texas, in the Willowbrook Shopping Center in October. The new store will serve more than 17,000 active REI cooperative members
in the Houston area. REI opened its first store in Houston in 1996. Last year, that ori
Callaway Wins LPGA Safeway Classic Apparel Contract
Callaway Golf apparel was awarded the contract as the exclusive apparel vendor supporting the 2004 LPGA Safeway Classic to be held at the Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon. Callaway Golf apparel will be the exclusive supplier for the volun
Lowe Alpine and Asolo Consolidate In NH
Lowe Alpine Systems will reorganize its American operations and relocate its brand management, sales and marketing functions to New Hampshire, effective August 1, 2004. These operations will be combined with those of Asolo USA. Geoff O’Keeffe and Gareth R
Canadian Retailers Honored
Retail Council of Canada paid tribute to leaders in the retail industry at its ninth annual Excellence in Retailing Awards dinner. Wayne Sales, President and CEO of Canadian Tire Corporation, accepted the Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year award.
Variflex Fiscal Q3 Earning Up 18% on 8% Sales Gain
Variflex, Inc. reported an 18% increase in net income for the for the third fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2004 to $1.6 million, or 32 cents per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.3 million, or 29 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of
VauDe Taps Kurtzweg to Strengthen Apparel Segment
Kenneth Kurtzweg will join VauDe as Brand Manager of Apparel. The newly established position oversees the entire Apparel Product Division. VauDe has a goal to expand its competence in the Apparel segment which historically contributes up to 50% of overall
Memorial Day Shift Hurts Some at Retail; Jobs Picture Could Lead to Brighter BTS…
Pacific Sunwear continued its positive string of monthly comps store sales gains in May, albeit at a slower pace that saw the mall teen retailer post its first non-double-digit comp gain since March of last year. The Buckle appears to be putting together
Sportcraft in Recall of Tredex Treadmills
Sportcraft Ltd, in coorperation with the CPSC, is voluntarily recalling 320 units of the Tredex 10.0 treadmill. The product was said to have been sold primarily through Dick's Sporting Goods from January 2004 through March 2004 for between $500 and
