QBP Will Distribute Thule
Thule Car Rack Systems, the world-leading manufacturer of car rack systems, announced that they have appointed Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) of Bloomington, MN, as their exclusive U.S. distributor to the independent bicycle channel…
Epstein Suddenly Departs Fila Parent…
Just days after Liz Claiborne finalized its acquisition of the Enyce brand from Fila, the architect of Fila’s management buyout by Cerberus Capital Management has resigned as president and CEO of the company set up to run the business. Sports Brands Inte
Wellspring Capital Acquires Edwin Watts Golf
Edwin Watts Golf, a leading retailer of golf equipment, apparel and accessories, announced today it has entered into a partnership with Wellspring Capital Management LLC, a New York-based private equity investment firm.
WRC After Lands’ End This Time…
Lands’ End is seeing the same kind of pressure from the Workers Rights Consortium that nearly drove New Era to move their production overseas. WRC conducted an assessment at the company’s Primo Factory in El Salvador, which is a source for much of Lands’
Brown Shoe Company Closes Ontario Manufacturing Facility
Brown Shoe Company announced plans to close its Perth, Ontario, manufacturing facility by early March 2004 in an effort to reduce costs and focus its Canadian operation on building market share for its Naturalizer brand.
Gildan Activewear to Move into Retail Channel, Change to U.S. Dollar Reporting…
The Canadian supplier of blank t-shirts, sport shirts and fleece, with offices in Barbados and manufacturing in Latin America, will now be using the U.S. dollar as its functional and reporting currency. The company also indicated that it will build addit
Brown Shoe Loses Colorado Environmental Impact Suit
A Colorado State Court jury in Denver found a subsidiary of Brown Shoe Company partially responsible for alleged environmental impacts on a neighborhood near a former Brown plant…
adidas Sees Shift in Legal Department, Executive Board
Manfred Ihle, member of the adidas-Salomon Executive Board, responsible for legal and environmental affairs, will leave the Executive Board of adidas-Salomon AG effective June 30th, 2004 to commence retirement. From July 1st, 2004 the Global Legal Departm
WWW Taps Nonbox for CAT Footwear Advertising
Nonbox, Inc. has been named agency of record for CAT Footwear, a subsidiary of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Nonbox will handle the all advertising duties for the global footwear company.
Kitt Joins Team Atomic
Atomic Ski announced the addition of AJ Kitt to its
talented roster of on-hill ambassadors. Currently Jeep King of the Mountain NASTAR Official Pacesetter, Kitt will ski on Atomic skis, boots, and bindings throughout the upcoming season.
OR Show Seminars Designed to Help Retailers
With the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market quickly approaching (January 30 – February 2), show attendees are starting to fill up their calendars with appointments, meetings, parties, lunches, dinners and let’s not forget seminars. Outdoor Retailer Winter Mar
Famous Footwear November Comps Decline 2.9%
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. announced that Famous Footwear's sales for the four-week period ended November 29, 2003,
were $74.6 million versus $75.1 million for the same period last year. Same store sales were down 2.9%, as warmer-than-usual weather in
Retail Ventures Posts 2.2% November Comp Gain
Retail Ventures total sales for the four weeks ended
November 29, 2003, increased 6.7% to $254.0 million from $238.1 million for the four weeks ended November 30, 2002. The company's same store sales increased 2.2% for the four week period…
Goody’s November Comps Up 1.3% on 5.5% Sales Increase
Goody's Family Clothing reported total sales for the fiscal month of November 2003 of $121.7 million,
an increase of 5.5% from total sales of $115.4 million for the fiscal month of November 2002. Comparable store sales
for November 2003 increased 1.3
November Comps Fall 4.7% at Stein Mart
Stein Mart announced total sales for the four-week November period were $137.0 million, a 4.6 % decrease from the $143.6 million in sales for the same period in 2002.
Comparable store sales for November decreased 4.7 % from 2002 to 2003…
