Volleyball Canada Names Tachikara Official Ball
Tachikara announced a new agreement with Volleyball Canada providing the company with notoriety as the “Official Volleyball of Volleyball Canada.”…
Halls Takes CEO Slot at Champs; Anderson Chief Merchant
Foot Locker, Inc. has announced the promotion of Ron Halls to the position of President & CEO, Champs Sports. Mr. Halls previously held the position of Chief Operating Officer, Champs Sports. Marla Anderson has been named EVP Merchandising…
Reebok Triples Q4 Net Income; Full Year Up 23%
Reebok International Ltd. reported net income for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2002 increased 200% to $16 million compared to net income of $5.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2001. Net Income for the year jumped 23%.
Net sales for the 2002 fo
The NRF Applauds Economy Focus from Dubya
The National Retail Federation welcomed President Bush's focus on the economy in Tuesday's State of the Union address, saying his proposals could significantly bolster the U.S. economy…
CLC Names Top Schools, Vendors
The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) announced the top-selling CLC member institutions and manufacturers for the fiscal year-to-date. The rankings represent royalties reported July 1, 2002, through December 31, 2002…
Cannondale Files Chapter 11, Sells All Assets
Cannondale Corporation has announced that it intends to file a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on today, January 28th.
Cannondale and its lenders have reached an agreement in principle that will provide t
Sport Chalet Fiscal Q3 Net Income Jumps 18.2%
Sport Chalet, Inc. announced sales for the fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2002 increased 7.2% to to $72.3 million. Comparable store sales increased 2.2%. Net income increased 18.2%…
Phoenix Footwear Appoints Callaway Vet as CFO
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. announced today the appointment of Ken Wolf as Chief Financial Officer, effective February 1, 2003…
Action Performance Fiscal Q1 Profits Slip 2.5%
Action Performance Companies, Inc. reported first quarter revenues for the first quarter ended December 31, 2002 increased to $85.8 million from $84.1 million in the same period last year. Net income slipped 2.5%…
Dick’s CEO Repays Company Loan Early
Reuters is reporting that Ed Stack, chairman & CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods, has already paid in full a $6.2 million company loan from May 2001. The loan had been due in 2011…
Aussie Apparel Group Acquires Skate/Surf Brands…
Aussie Apparel Group, Ltd. signed the closing documents last month to acquire the Hot Tuna, Xisle, Piranha Boy and Piranha Girl brands from Federation Group…
Pride Manufacturing Acquires Softspikes…
Pride Manufacturing LLC announced at the PGA Show the acquisition of Sport Holdings Inc., which includes Softspikes Inc. and Trisport Ltd of England…
Let the Shows Begin…
The Super Show Las Vegas experiment ended on Wednesday with a mild thud with many attendees – and some exhibitors – cutting their attendance to a day or two.
Aside from Under Armour on the apparel side, the primary beneficiaries
Callaway Signs Footwear Deal…
Tour Golf Group has signed an exclusive licensing deal to develop and sell Callaway Golf men's and women's footwear…
Asics Sues Discount Retailer for Knock-offs…
Asics filed suit Friday in the Federal District Court in the Western District of Tennessee against Fred's, Inc, a 350+ store discount retail chain in the Southeast. The suit claims trademark infringement, unfair competition, and trademark dilution..
