Garmont to Distribute Silvretta In NA
Garmont North America will be the North American distributor of Silvretta free-ride and ski mountaineering bindings starting January 2004. According to John Schweizer, president of Garmont North America, “Silvretta was looking for a strong partner to lau
New Sports Authority Beats Q3 EPS Estimates on 1.7% Comp Sales Gain
The Sports Authority, Inc. reported that third quarter comparable store sales for the combined company increased 1.7% from last year's combined company results. The net loss of $7.7 million, or $0.31 per share, includes the effect of after-tax, merg
Vans Opens European Flagship Store in London
Vans, Inc. announced that the company's European flagship store, located at 47 Carnaby Street in London, will open on December 6 in the popular Carnaby Street shopping district. The 3,500 square foot store will feature men's and women's foo
Epstein Surprises Industry with SBI Exit
Following the creation of Sport Brands International (SBI) in June of this year, and the purchase of Fila Worldwide, Inc., Jon Epstein is leaving the company effective December 1, 2003. Mr. Epstein cited personal reasons for his decision…
Goody’s Promotes Parneix to SVP/GMM for Women’s
Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. has promoted Rosalind C. Parneix to Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager Women's. In this newly created position, Parneix will be responsible for overseeing the merchandise direction of Missy Sportswea
Kellwood Promotes Skinner to President and COO
Robert C. Skinner, Jr. has been appointed Kellwood president and chief operating officer, according to Hal J. Upbin, Kellwood chairman and CEO. Formerly, Skinner held the post of Kellwood corporate vice president with overall responsibility for the compa
Niemira Leaves BT-M For ICSC Research Post
The International Council of Shopping Centers has announced that Michael P. Niemira will be joining ICSC as Chief Economist and Director of Research, effective Monday, December 15, 2003. Most recently, Mr. Niemira was the Vice President and Senior Economi
NSGA Mourns Loss of Another Industry Veteran
The National Sporting Goods Association is reporting that former Chairman of the NSGA Board of Directors Robert S. “Bobby” Boyer, died Monday from cancer. The Funeral is scheduled for Thursday, December 4, at 4:00 p.m. at the Park Cities Presbyterian Chur
SGMA amd SMS in Joint Venture Research Firm
SGMA International and Sports Marketing Surveys has formed Sports Research Partnership, a joint venture expected to provide market research services to the sporting goods industry. William Lawliss will join SRP as Director of Business Development. He ha
P.E.4LIFE Appoints Sponsorship Development Consultant
P.E.4LIFE, the Washington, D.C.-advocacy group for physical education, has announced the appointment of Craig Jonas of the Jonas Group, Highlands Ranch, Colo., as the three-year-old organization’s first sponsorship development consultant…
Dunham Adds Two to Product Development Team
New Balance's Dunham Bootmaker division has added Kevin Quinn and Dan Calabrese to its Marketing Department. As Senior Product Development Manager Kevin Quinn will drive and manage the research and development efforts for all the brand's produc
Canari Adds Tim Jackson To Its Flock
Canari Cycle Wear continues to strengthen its rep team, this time with the announcement of Tim Jackson…
Vendors See Upside from Healthy Retail Market…
Tighter inventories and stronger retail sales have led to improving margins for industry apparel and footwear vendors while the hardlines companies continued to lag the total industry numbers for the third quarter ended September. For those companies not
Forzani Q3 Earnings Fall on Liquidation of Casual Apparel…
Shares of Forzani Group Ltd. fell 13.1% last week to close at C$16.51 on Friday after Canada’s largest sporting goods retailer reported sharply lower earnings for fiscal third quarter and lowered earnings estimates for the balance of the year…
K2, Inc. Asks Neighbor to Move In…
K2 Inc. is expanding faster than waistlines during the holidays as the sporting goods industry’s leading brand aggregator looked just up the street for an appetizer to hold them over until their next big deal. The company on Wednesday announced that it w
