Russell Focuses on Female Consumers, Athletes
Looking to new ways to grow, Russell has turned its attention to women, whose presence in the world of professional and collegiate sports is growing. Women also are playing leisure sports more…
Dick’s SG and Under Armour Snag KSA Industry Awards for Excellence
Kurt Salmon Associates' (KSA's) annual sporting goods industry awards will be awarded to Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. and Under Armour Performance Apparel this year. The annuanl awards were presented at the SGMA Super Show this week in Las
GolfGear Hires Holiday to Run Sales and Marketing
Chris Holiday, previously senior vice president of U.S. sales for Callaway Golf, has joined GolfGear International as senior vice president of sales and marketing…
K2 Promotes Marcovitch to Run Division
K2 Inc. announced that Robert Marcovitch has been promoted to President of its Ski, Snowboard, Skate, and Bike Division. The division is based on Vashon Island, Washington…
Kmart Promotes Day to CEO
Kmart Corporation announced that President Julian C. Day has been named to the additional post of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately…
Callaway Takes Hit After Filing Late 10-Q…
Shares at Callaway Golf dipped nearly 8.8% for the week after an erroneous Bloomberg News report put a damper on the company’s otherwise positive predictions that its sales and profits for 2002 might be better than forecast…
Nautilus Shares Fall on ’03 View…
Nautilus Group Inc. saw its share price drop 16.0% as the company warned that 2003 earnings will fall and revenue will be flat…
NSGA Reports Sneakers Sales Off 4% in H1 2002
NSGA is reporting that retail sales of sport footwear fell 4% for the six-month period, October 2001 through March 2002, according to data released by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA). Sales for the six-month reporting period were $6.49 bill
NSGA Hosts Updated Footwear Panel at Conference
The NSGA management conference will host a panel discuission that includes leading retailers of athletic footwear from various channels to share their views on what retailers need to do in order to remain profitable…
adidas Appoints Wulff Sports Marketing Director
adidas America announced the appointment of Kevin Wulff to the position of Director of Sports Marketing. Wulff brings with him over 26 years of experience in the Sports Industry. He most recently served as the CEO of the Women's Tennis Association…
ShopKo Appoints New Chief Merchant; Three SVP’s Leave
ShopKo Stores, Inc. announced the reorganization of its ShopKo division's merchandising, marketing and replenishment areas. Kevin Easton has been promoted to corporate Executive Vice President and ShopKo division Chief Merchandising Officer…
Delta Apparel Q2 Net Income Up 70% on 23% Sales Increase
Delta Apparel, Inc. announces record sales for the quarter ended December 28, 2002 of $30.0 million, a 23.3% increase from the prior year second fiscal quarter. Net earnings for the quarter were $1.2 million…
Kmart Axes Execs That Received Retention Loans
Kmart Corporation announced that the Company has severed employment relationships with all remaining executives who received special retention loans in 2001 under former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles Conaway's tenure…
Footstar Continues Surge on Kmart News, Upbeat Reports
Footstar, Inc. is suddenly the darling in a down market. As both the Dow and the S&P 500 dipped over 1% on Wednesday, Footstar jumped another 32.34% to close at $9.78. The rise was on top of the almost 22% surge in share price experienced Tuesday. Shar
Value City to Split Out Operating Units in New Structure
Value City Department Stores, Inc. announced that effective February 2, 2003, the company will begin to reorganize its corporate structure into a holding company with three retail operating entities and a service organization…
