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Delta Apparel Fiscal Q3 Profits Narrow on Reduced Prices

Delta Apparel, Inc. announced sales of $33.9 million for the third fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2003, a 3.1% increase from the prior year third fiscal quarter. Net earnings for the quarter were $1.5 million, or 4.4% of sales, down $0.4 million from the

GolfGear 2002 Loss Quadruples on 28% Sales Decline

GolfGear International Inc. announced net sales for 2002 decreaased 27.9% to $1,546,234 vs. $2,143,371 for the prior year, and loss per basic and diluted share of ($0.14) vs. ($0.06). Net loss for the full year was ($4,272,673), compared with ($1,016,981

Rocky Shoes and Boots Completes Gates-Mills Deal

Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. announced it completed the purchase of GATES, other trademarks and intellectual property, customer orders and relationships, as well as certain assets including finished goods and raw materials inventory from Gates-Mills, Inc…

Gadzooks to Only Focus on Teen Girl Consumer

Jerry Szczepanski had a tough proposition for the board of directors at Gadzooks, the teen clothing chain that he helped found two decades ago. He wanted approval for a plan that would cede a sizable chunk of the company's business to competitors

Russell Finalizes Spalding Deal; Names Creelman President

Russell Corporation announced Thursday that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the brand names, inventory, contracts and related assets of the sporting goods business of Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc. for $65 million. Russell has hired Scott

K2 Inc. Expands Management Team

K2's senior executive team has been augmented with the appointments of Dudley W. Mendenhall, as SVP Finance and Monte H. Baier, as VP and general counsel. Further, John J. Rangel, most recently SVP Finance, has been appointed SVP and CFO. All three

West Marine Q1 Loss Widens as comps Drop 10%

West Marine, Inc. reported net sales for the quarter ended March 29, 2003 of $111.1 million, which includes the net sales of 62 newly acquired BoatU.S. stores, up 14.4% from $97.2 million in 2002. Comparable store net sales decreased 10.2% from 2002. Net

Callaway Re-Shuffles Boardroom

Callaway Golf Company announced that Samuel H. Armacost and John C. Cushman, III have been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. They will both begin serving immediately, and will stand for election to full one-year terms at the Company&#039

SIA: Specialty Store Sales Up 7.8% through February

Overall sales for the entire winter sports market increased by 4.6% in dollars to $2.03 billion compared to $1.94 billion in 2002 for the period of August through February, according to the SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Retail Audit. Sales at speci

SIA: Chain Store Sales Off 5.5% Through February

Chain store sales were down 5.5% for August through February compared to the same period in 2002. In dollars, that translates to $439.4 million in sales so far this year compared to $465.2 million in 2002. The unit sales tracked 11.3% behind last year. S

Mastercard Threatens Action Against Dirtbag Clothing

Credit Card giant, MasterCard International has threatened legal action against San Francisco based Streetwear manufacturer Dirtbag Clothing Incorporated. MasterCard International claim that one of Dirtbag Clothing’s tee shirt designs is infringing on it

Thailand’s Largest Shoe Exporter Expects Double-Digit Growth

Despite limited growth in the global footwear industry in the first three months of this year, the Pan Group, Thailand's largest shoe exporter, is still confident of achieving double-digit revenue growth this year. The Pan Group, with 56 subsidia

Wolverine Sees Broader Brand Growth as Q1 Profits Rise 16%

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. saw first quarter 2003 revenue grow 8.0% to a record $191.5 million compared to the $177.3 million reported for the first quarter of 2002. EPS increased 20.0%, reaching a record $0.18 per share compared to the $0.15 per share r