Cutter and Buck Renews Sorenstam Sponsorship Deal
Cutter & Buck Inc. has renewed its sponsorship deal with Annika Sorenstam. Under this three-year contract, the Swedish athlete will wear Cutter & Buck golf and lifestyle apparel exclusively for all professional golf tournaments, events and media appearan
Bike Imports Fall; May Specialty Up…
The National Sporting Goods Association is reporting that bicycle imports fell to 3.5 million units in the first quarter of 2003, 13% fewer than in the same quarter last year, according to U.S. Department of Commerce data. The sporting goods retail trade
Here Comes That Upstream Inventory Effect…
We speculated just a few weeks ago (SEW 0325) about the effect the apparent climb in Q1 retail inventories would have on results for the vendors as we moved into the calendar second quarter. After reviewing the first of the vendor Q2 reports released this
Galyans Appoints New President and COO
Galyan's appointed Edwin J. Holman as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Holman will be responsible for Finance, Operations, Systems, Planning and Allocation, Stores and Culture. Real Estate, Legal, Store Planning and Construct
Carrefour Extends License Agreement with Cherokee
Cherokee Inc., a marketer, licensor and manager of a variety of brands it owns and represents announced that Carrefour S.A. has elected to extend its agreement for the Cherokee brand for an additional three years…
Finish Line Promotes Three; Geis to Head Apparel and Footwear
The Finish Line, Inc. has shifted some responsibilities for its footwear and apparel management teams. Jason Short and Mike Watson have each been promoted to Divisional Merchandise Manager of Footwear while Kathleen Kaplan has been promoted to the positio
Vans Unloading Skateparks, But Inventory Builds on Weaker Sales…
VANS shares jumped more than 7% on Friday, recovering a bit to show a 5.2% decline for the week after the company announced fiscal 2003 fourth quarter results that included a $10.5 million pre-tax charge for the termination of a number of skatepark leases
Head Makes Director Promotions on Sales and Marketing Team
HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports has announced the promotions of Greg Mason to Director of Marketing and Pro/Specialty Sales and Phil Mintz to Director of Key Accounts/HEAD USA, both effective immediately…
Fleet Feet Awards Lifetime Achievement Honor to Runner’s World Founder…
At the Fleet Feet National Retail conference held in Boston last week, George Hirsch, founder of Runner's World Magazine, was awarded the Fleet Feet Lifetime Commitment to Running Award…
Easton Renews Canadian License Deal with Mondor
Easton Sports announced that it has renewed its licensing agreement with Mondor Ltd., signing a multiyear extension with the Canadian hockey and baseball apparel manufacturer…
Timberland Falls on Back Half Caution…
Timberland matched analysts’ estimates for the second quarter, helped by strong sales of hiking boots and outdoor apparel, but sounded a cautionary tone about the company’s second half prospects…
Obermeyer Taps Backbone Media for PR Effort
Obermeyer has retained Backbone Media to handle their public relations efforts. Located in Aspen, Obermeyer will partner with local Carbondale company Backbone Media to oversee media communications and promotions of its apparel, brand and rich company his
New Brands Keep Huffy Alive…
Huffy Corporation chairman and CEO Don Graber pointed to the Gen-X acquisition and new customers in its service business as the key drivers for the sales and earnings growth for the second quarter. That left little positive for the company’s bike and tea
Get Your Paper, Read All About It, Cloudy Weather Impacts Oakley Second Quarter…
CEO Jim Jannard on the conference call with analysts following the company’s release of second quarter results as he read weather-related newspaper headline after newspaper headline from around the country…
Callaway Jumps on Positive Outlook and Potential Upside in Top-Flite Deal…
Callaway Golf easily beat Wall Street earnings estimates for the second quarter as profits declined 8.0% and sales dipped 4.1% for the period ended June 30, 2003. Analysts challenged the company’s management on how they might provide better guidance afte
