SGB Update

Escalade Sports, a wholly owned subsidiary of Escalade, Inc., announced its union employees have ratified a new three-year labor agreement at its Evansville manufacturing facility. The successful negotiation of this agreement ensures there will be no disr

Sports shoe giant Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Ltd on Friday announced it has bought a 73% stake in sportswear and casualwear maker Pro Kingtex Industrial Co Ltd. The deal is reportedly worth $3.8 million…

U.K. retailer JD Sports revealed a boardroom reshuffle as it revealed “disappointing” set of financial figures. Co-founder John Wardle will move from executive chairman to executive deputy chairman, to be replaced by former Reebok executive Roger Best.

Russell Corporation reported fiscal 2003 first quarter net sales of $228.0 million, a 6% increase over the comparable period last year. The company also reported earnings per diluted share of $.11, a 38% increase over the comparable period last year, whi

Wilson Sporting Goods Co. has further restructured management at its newly formed Golf & Racquet Sports division. Wilson parent Amer Group announced changes earlier in the week that saw the Golf & Racquet Sports division emerge as a separate operating un

adidas-Salomon reported sales for the first quarter ending March 31, 2003 increased 2% to €1.67 bn ($1.8 bn). On a currency-neutral basis, sales grew 12%. The Group's net income increased 19% to €51 million ($55 million) in 2003. adidas revenues inc

Genesco Inc. announced that it currently expects to report total sales in the range of $190 million to $192 million for the first quarter ending May 3, 2003, compared to $190.6 million for the same period last year. The company also stated that total sam

Antigua Enterprises Inc. has completed the $10.25 million sale to Ashley NA, LLC of Antigua's common and preferred shares representing a controlling interest in Antigua. Ashley is owned by Sports Soccer Limited, which owns the Sports Soccer and Lill

Aldila Inc. net sales for first quarter fell 10.5% to $10.2 million as the net loss narrowed 15% to $169,000 ($0.03 per share) for three months ended March 31, 2003.

Saucony, Inc. announced net sales for the first quarter of 2003 increased 12.3% to $39.1 million compared to $34.8 million in the first quarter of 2002. Net income increased 100% to $2.6 million, or $0.42 per share on a diluted basis, compared to net inco

Aussie Apparel Group Ltd. announced that it has engaged NRI Distribution Inc. of Kamloops, British Columbia to handle the distribution of Aussie Apparel's Hot Tuna and Xisle brands in Canada. Aussie Apparel also announced that it has hired two new s

West Marine, Inc. reported that net sales for the four weeks ended April 26, 2003 were $60.0 million, a 14.0% increase from net sales of $52.7 million for the same period a year ago. Comparable store net sales for the four weeks ended April 26, 2003 decre