Nautilus Shares Fall on ’03 View…
Nautilus Group Inc. saw its share price drop 16.0% as the company warned that 2003 earnings will fall and revenue will be flat…
NSGA Reports Sneakers Sales Off 4% in H1 2002
NSGA is reporting that retail sales of sport footwear fell 4% for the six-month period, October 2001 through March 2002, according to data released by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA). Sales for the six-month reporting period were $6.49 bill
NSGA Hosts Updated Footwear Panel at Conference
The NSGA management conference will host a panel discuission that includes leading retailers of athletic footwear from various channels to share their views on what retailers need to do in order to remain profitable…
adidas Appoints Wulff Sports Marketing Director
adidas America announced the appointment of Kevin Wulff to the position of Director of Sports Marketing. Wulff brings with him over 26 years of experience in the Sports Industry. He most recently served as the CEO of the Women's Tennis Association…
ShopKo Appoints New Chief Merchant; Three SVP’s Leave
ShopKo Stores, Inc. announced the reorganization of its ShopKo division's merchandising, marketing and replenishment areas. Kevin Easton has been promoted to corporate Executive Vice President and ShopKo division Chief Merchandising Officer…
Delta Apparel Q2 Net Income Up 70% on 23% Sales Increase
Delta Apparel, Inc. announces record sales for the quarter ended December 28, 2002 of $30.0 million, a 23.3% increase from the prior year second fiscal quarter. Net earnings for the quarter were $1.2 million…
Kmart Axes Execs That Received Retention Loans
Kmart Corporation announced that the Company has severed employment relationships with all remaining executives who received special retention loans in 2001 under former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles Conaway's tenure…
Footstar Continues Surge on Kmart News, Upbeat Reports
Footstar, Inc. is suddenly the darling in a down market. As both the Dow and the S&P 500 dipped over 1% on Wednesday, Footstar jumped another 32.34% to close at $9.78. The rise was on top of the almost 22% surge in share price experienced Tuesday. Shar
Value City to Split Out Operating Units in New Structure
Value City Department Stores, Inc. announced that effective February 2, 2003, the company will begin to reorganize its corporate structure into a holding company with three retail operating entities and a service organization…
Luxottica Group Signs License for Versace Brands
Luxottica Group S.p.A. and Versace Group jointly announced the signing of a worldwide license agreement for the design, production and distribution of Versace, Versus and Versace Sport sunglasses and prescription frames…
Analysts Take Big 5 Down on Negative News
Shares of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. were down 5.6% Wednesday on news released a day earlier (Story) that the-largest-sporting-goods-retailer-on-the-west-coast cut its profit outlook for its fourth quarter
Royal Precision Cuts Second Quarter Losses
Royal Precision Inc. continues losing money, but the maker of golf club shafts and grips managed to cut its losses in the quarter ending Nov. 30 by almost two-thirds thanks to a 23% jump in sales…
Frisby Files For Bankruptcy Protection
Frisby Technologies, Inc. announced that it has filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 reorganization with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina…
Callaway Sets Record Straight on Bloomberg Report
Callaway Golf Company demanded and received a correction of an erroneous news report circulated by Bloomberg, the international financial news wire service…
Smith and Wesson Signs Japan Apparel License Deal
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation announced its newest licensing agreement with Nissho Iwai General Merchandise Corporation of Japan for the design, manufacture and distribution of men's and women's apparel that will bear the Smith & Wesson nam
