Amer’s Atomic Division Acquires Volant
Atomic, The Winter Sports Division of Amer Group Plc. has acquired the Volant brand from Huffy Corporation. Under the terms of the agreement signed Monday, Atomic will acquire all patents, trademarks and intellectual property as well as the manufacturing
Huffy Issues Warning on Fourth Quarter Sales and Earnings
Huffy Corporation announced Monday that fourth quarter sales and earnings are below plan. Currently, sales in November are lagging sales for the same period last
year, orders for the balance of the quarter are running below anticipated levels and it is t
Claiborne Completes Enyce Acquisition
Liz Claiborne Inc. announced today that it has completed the purchase of all of the equity interest in ENYCE HOLDING LLC for a purchase price of approximately $114 million, including the retirement of debt at closing…
JC Penney Completes Mexico Divesture
J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc. and its subsidiary, J. C. Penney Mexico, Inc., announced Monday that it has successfully completed the sale of its six Mexico department stores to Grupo Sanborns S.A. de C.V. of Mexico City. The sale transaction, which was a
Play it Again Parent Moves to Nasdaq National Board
Winmark Corporation, parent company for Play it Again Sports, announced that the trading of its stock will move from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market to the Nasdaq National Market effective December 2, 2003…
SGMA’s Baseball and Softball Council Names New Chairman
The membership of SGMA International's Baseball & Softball Council has elected George Manning as it new chairman, effective at the Council's next meeting on January 11, 2004. Manning takes over the reins from outgoing Chair Larry Carlson, VP-Res
NRF: Holiday Shopping Season Starts Strong
The ceremonial kickoff to the holiday season started with a bang, according to the findings of a new National Retail Federation (NRF) survey. The third installment of the NRF 2003 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch fo
Dan Cooke Steps Down as Chairman/CEO of Next, Inc.
Next, Inc. announced that Dan F. Cooke has decided to take a leave of absence from his position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for personal reasons. Mr. Cooke also has stepped down from the Board of Directors…
Gates and Gore Confirm New Partnership Deal
As first reported in The B.O.S.S. Report, GATES Gloves and Gear has announced their renewed partnership with W.L. Gore & Associates. GATES has recently been licensed to manufacture gloves featuring the GORE-TEX® and WINDSTOPPER® fabrics…
Retail Executive Survey Sees Positive Outlook Slip
Retailers experienced some moderation in traffic and sales in November according to the latest findings of the NRF-BTM Executive Opinion Survey, a monthly index by the National Retail Federation and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. The Retail Sector Per
Canari Covers Hawaii
Canari Cycle Wear is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Kern as the company's sales rep for Hawaii…
Clash of the Titans IX: The Return of Jordan…
The apparent softening of the tension between reluctant lovers Nike and Foot Locker has analysts swooning with excitement over the prospect that the industry will go back to the way it used to be. But some of the over-anxious press reports and love-struc
Galyan’s Trading Outdoor for Athletic in New Retail Model as Q3 Loss Widens…
In a move that is a sharp departure from its long-held position that it is NOT a sporting goods store, in appears that Galyan’s Trading Company has finally come to the conclusion that they are what most people say they are – a big box sporting goods retai
Dick’s Ups Guidance for the Year…
Dick's Sporting Goods beat Wall Street’s estimates for third quarter earnings and raised guidance for the full year. The analysts’ consensus estimate for DKS was 16 cents a share on revenue of $334.3 million…
Hibbett’s Focus Pays Bigger Dividends…
Hibbett Sporting Goods didn’t have as many weather-related issues in the third quarter due to a product mix focused on fewer cyclical items and weather-dependant categories like outerwear and outdoor equipment…
