The Athlete’s Foot Signs Licensee for Persian Gulf States
The Athlete's Foot has formalized an agreement with Apparel LLC of Dubai, United Arab Emirates to become The Athlete's Foot's master franchisee for the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman. It projects a minimum of 15 store openin
NSGA: Sporting Goods CPI Trends Positive
The Natioanl Sporting Goods Association is reporting that the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the Sporting Goods CPI Index at 101.8 for November, up 0.3% versus the November 2002 index. This is the second month in a row the In
New Era Sposors Bernstein Drag Racing Team
Six time NHRA world champion, Kenny Bernstein, announced the addition of New Era Cap Company, Inc. as a major associate sponsor in 2004 for his Budweiser/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster that will be driven by his son Brandon. New Era markings will appear on
Kayser-Roth Merges Operating Groups
Kayser-Roth has restructured its design, marketing and sales teams to take advantage of strengths within both its Department and Specialty Store and its Food/Drug/Mass groups by merging the two. Julia Townsend has been promoted to EVP/GM of Kayser-Roth an
Aspen/Snowmass Sees Record Holiday
Aspen/Snowmass celebrated the holidays with bountiful snowfall and strong visitor numbers. Almost six feet of snow fell from Dec. 20 through Jan. 4, and the resort recorded its busiest day in the last seven years on New Year’s Eve. Skier day numbers for
Hi-Tec Appoints New UK Sales Director
Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Glenn Bennington as Sales Director of it’s UK subsidiary. With over 19 years of experience within the footwear industry, initially with adidas and Fila, Bennington joins from the Universal Footwear Corporation where he worked a
High Gear Looks Overseas and Boosts Sales 256%
After tripling sales in 2002, HighGear once again exceeded projected growth in 2003 reporting sales up 256% from the previous calendar year. The young but fast-growing manufacturer and distributor of navigation and outdoor safety instruments attributes it
Oakley Promotes Bowers to New VP of Marketing Worldwide
Oakley announced that Scott Bowers, Vice President of Sports Marketing, has been promoted to the newly created position of Vice President of Marketing Worldwide. In his new role, Mr. Bowers will be responsible for overseeing worldwide all aspects of Oakle
Brosnahan is New VP of US Sales at Pony Apparel
Global Brand Marketing, Inc., announced the appointment of Michael Brosnahan to Vice President of U.S. Sales of Pony Apparel. In this newly created position, Brosnahan will oversee all aspects of US sales operations for the apparel division of Pony Intern
Boldt Closes Doors
Boldt Products, which was just recently founded in July of 2003, is apparently closing their doors. CEO and founder Duncan Robins called each of his company’s sales reps and told them that he is hoping to sell the company, but if this does not occur, he w
Shop.org/BizRate 2003 eHoliday Mood Study Reports Strong Revenue Growth
The 2003 online holiday season presented the gift of growth to the retail industry, as consumers were pleased with their online shopping experiences. Below are highlights from the fourth and final phase of the Shop.org/BizRate 2003 eHoliday Mood study…
SNL Adds Natasha Petrovsky as Senior Account Executive
SNL Communications announced the hiring of Natasha Petrovsky as Senior Account Executive. Petrovsky’s primary focus will be on the action sports market, developing new business and working with existing clients to build and execute strategic public relati
SportsNewsSource Launches Speciality Market UPDATE
The publishers of the SportsNewsSource DAILY, SPORTS EXECUTIVE WEEKLY and The B.O.S.S. Report newsletters have launched a new product this year to better service the information needs of the Bicycle, Outdoor and SnowSports markets. T
Bluetorch to License Airwalk for Apparel
The Bluetorch subsidiary, Total Sports Distribution Inc., signed a letter-of-intent with Collective Licensing International LLC to license the Airwalk name for apparel in the United States. The impending licensing agreement would allow for Total Sports D
Kmart Sees ‘Significant’ Profit from Holiday Period
Kmart Holding Corporation that, as a result of strong inventory management and the reduction of unprofitable promotions, the Company expects a significant profit for the first two months of its fiscal fourth quarter,
November and December 2003. Income be
