SGB Update

There was a ray of hope about the short term future of U.S. athletic footwear sales as retailers announced significantly improved Back-to-School and August Results. Although the NSGA’s consumer survey released last week confirmed our previous report (

If exclusive marquee footwear product got people in the door at The Finish Line, they loaded up on Licensed Apparel once they got in the store, with the category reportedly “white-hot” everywhere and Reebok the primary beneficiary of a fashion trend that

It’s also starting to sound like a broken record over at Pacific Sunwear as the other mall darling continues to yank business away from the teen retail sector through superior merchandising and product selection in two very different formats…

Shoe Carnival posted a solid August, but is still playing it safe for the balance of the year, keeping inventories lean until they see a “more robust retail environment” for a sustained period of time…Famous Footwear has been working dilig

Nike Golf said it sustained its third straight month with increased golf ball market share and a No. 3 ranking in the golf ball category based upon figures provided by industry standard Golf Datatech for green grass, golf
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Kohl's Corporation announced Beryl Buley, executive vice president/director of stores, has resigned to pursue other interests. On an interim basis, the store operations group will report to Larry Montgomery, chairman and CEO…

Escalade, Inc. announced that Mr. Terry Frandsen has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer replacing Mr. John Wilson who is retiring to spend more time with his family. Mr. Frandsen joined Escalade in October 2002 as Vice President of Fi

G-III Apparel Group reported net sales of $45.3 million and net income of $2.7 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the three-month period ended July 31, 2003 compared to net sales of $40.0 million and net income of $576,000, or $0.08 per diluted shar