Exchange Rates Hurt and Benefit Head…
Head N.V. expects 2003 sales and profits to be flat or lower than the results reported in 2002 – results impacted a great deal by currency exchange rates & rules.
Net sales for 2002 declined 1.1% to $387.5 million. HED company saw a net loss of $2.6 mi
Mountain Equipment Co-op Launches OutdoorGearSwap.com
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), Canada's leading supplier of outdoor gear, just launched a full-featured on-line gearswap called OutdoorGearSwap.com…
Escalade To Buy Back Stock…
Escalade, Inc. will purchase of up to $3 million of its common stock on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. ESCA’s Board of Directors authorized the buy-back at the company’s quarterly meeting…
Nike Rounds Up Support in Free Speech Fight
The Bush Administration, the ACLU, the AFL-CIO, European entities, and dozens of media organizations have joined forces in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reaffirm the First Amendment right to free and open debate and to overturn an unprecedented Califor
Lauderdale Lakes Leaders Cope with Loss of Sports Authority HQ
This city is dusting itself off again from the loss of another major business, this time the corporate headquarters for Sports Authority. The Lauderdale Lakes-based sporting goods company that began in 1987 announced last week it would merge with Color
GBMI Gets Attitude in New Pony Deal…
Rumors have been flying for weeks about a mysterious “Brand Six” that was about to be added to the stable at GBMI. Speculation ran from GBMI buying an athletic performance brand to acquiring a skate shoe company. A section of their new headquarters in S
Puma Grows U.S. Business 70% in Q4…
Puma shares rose just 1.3% for the week after another extraordinary report on fourth quarter and full-year 2002 sales and profits. The limited rise in price was due no doubt to the fact that the stock rose 91% last year and the benefit this last week was
Wolverine: Onward and Upward, without Athletic Specialty
At a recent Bear, Stearns Investor Conference in NYC, WWW EVP and CFO, Stephen Gulis described the rapid rise in fortunes at Wolverine…
Nike Renews Monitoring Group Deal…
Nike’s plan to renew its funding for a group that is charged with monitoring its factory policies and conditions raises a number of questions about how independent – and effective – such groups can be in their pursuit of fair treatment for millions of fac
Brown Shoe Sees IMPACT of Initiatives…
Brown Shoe Company announced dramatically higher earnings for fiscal 2002 as a direct result of management’s turnaround initiatives. With the effects of nonrecurring gains and nonrecurring losses factored out, the company's earnings rose 56% for the
GBMI Acquires Pony Brand, Partners with The Firm
Global Brand Marketing, Inc., (GBMI) and The Firm jointly announced Monday the formation of a new entity, Pony International, LLC that will own, control and exploit the Pony brand on a global basis. As the owner of a majority interest in the new entity,
Footwear Specialties Sees 46% Sales Increase in 2002
Footwear Specialties International, parent company of Nautilus Safety Footwear, SkidBuster Shoes and Third Watch Public Safety Footwear, announced at their annual meeting that their “Ultimate” Service standards contributed to their 46% sales increase over
Varsity Brands Swings to Profits in 2002; Sales Up 6.0%
Varsity Brands, Inc. announced net income of $9.9 million, or $0.92 per share on a fully diluted basis, for the year ended December 31, 2002. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2002 included an income tax benefit of $0.7 million. Revenues for th
LaCrosse Footwear Narrows 2002 Loss; Posts Q4 Profit
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. 2002 net sales declined to $97.8 million from $125.3 million in 2001. The full year 2002 net loss was $5.1 million, or a net loss of $0.87 per share, compared to a net loss of $7.9 million, or a net loss of $1.35 per share, in 200
Mossimo 2002 Earnings Up 24% on 19% Revenue Rise
Mossimo, Inc. reported fiscal 2002 revenue increased 19.3% to $19.9 million compared to $16.7 million in fiscal 2001. The Company reported fiscal 2002 earnings before benefit for income taxes of $7.3 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared to earnin