Callaway Moving Hogan to Carlsbad…
We’ve been waiting for the other shoe to drop as Callaway Golf Company moves to consolidate the operations of its recently acquired Top-Flite Golf divisions…
G-III Repositions for Profitable Growth…
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. has been busy cleaning up inventories and building a sportswear business to flatten out its sales cycles that have always depended upon outerwear sales…
At Retail, Apparel Means Profits in Q3…
While it appears at first glance that the Sporting Goods sector in our Q3 Retailer Performance Report (see page 11) outperformed the other sectors in net income growth, one only has to look at the extremely poor return on sales in the sector and it’s clea
Rebel Sport Posts Solid YTD Gains…
Australia’s largest sporting goods retailer, Rebel Sport, reported their five-month YTD sales numbers increased 8% to A$108.5 million (US $79.9 million). Excluding the Glue lifestyle stores, the core sporting goods stores posted a sales increase of 7.6%.
Kmart Closing New England D.C…
Kmart Holding Company announced that they will be closing their New England distribution center in Billerica, MA when the lease runs out in February. The closure will put 250 hourly workers and 40 managers out of a job after the new year…
Coleman Lays Off Production Workers…
Coleman is cutting back on their payroll costs through a series of layoffs at two different plants. In Wichita, KS, 142 employees, most of whom assemble propane products, will be furloughed and 181 sleeping bag manufacturing employees will be cut at the
Nordica and Subaru Join Forces
Subaru has entered a new marketing partnership with Nordica USA. Under the terms of the partnership, Nordica USA will officially join the Subaru Master the Mountain program, an instructional ski tour for skiers and snowboarders. Nordica USA will provide f
Lessing Joins Cervelo
Simon Lessing announced today that he will race on Cervélo bikes. Simon will be making the transition to Ironman in 2004 and may also race the Olympic Triathlon next summer…
adidas Sees Shift in Legal Department, Executive Board
Manfred Ihle, member of the adidas-Salomon Executive Board, responsible for legal and environmental affairs, will leave the Executive Board of adidas-Salomon AG effective June 30th, 2004 to commence retirement. From July 1st, 2004 the Global Legal Departm
WWW Taps Nonbox for CAT Footwear Advertising
Nonbox, Inc. has been named agency of record for CAT Footwear, a subsidiary of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Nonbox will handle the all advertising duties for the global footwear company.
Kitt Joins Team Atomic
Atomic Ski announced the addition of AJ Kitt to its
talented roster of on-hill ambassadors. Currently Jeep King of the Mountain NASTAR Official Pacesetter, Kitt will ski on Atomic skis, boots, and bindings throughout the upcoming season.
OR Show Seminars Designed to Help Retailers
With the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market quickly approaching (January 30 – February 2), show attendees are starting to fill up their calendars with appointments, meetings, parties, lunches, dinners and let’s not forget seminars. Outdoor Retailer Winter Mar
Shoe Carnival November Comps Fall 7.8%; Warns on Q4
Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended November 29, 2003 increased 2.3% to $43.4 million from sales of $42.4 million for the four-week period ended November 30, 2002. Comparable store sales decreased 7.8% for the month. the com
Feeding Frenzy At Wal-Mart Produces 5.7% Rise in November Comp
Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for the four-week period ending November 28, 2003, of $21.657 billion, an increase of 11.2 percent over the $19.471 billion in the similar period in the prior year. Sales for the forty-three week period were $203.969 bi
Pacific Sunwear November Comps Jump 11.7%
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported that total sales for the four weeks of November of fiscal 2003 were $84.3 million, an increase of 22.4% over total sales of $68.9 million for the four weeks of November of fiscal 2002. Company same-store sales
