Sears Tests Urban Shop Pilot for Holidays
Sears has initiated a pilot of 50 urban shops that also include popular male urban brands such as Icewear, Run Athletics by Russell Simmons, P. Miller and South Pole. The urban shops are located at select Sears stores in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Mi
Can Everlast Expect to Ride Bling Bling to Better Results?
Everlast Worldwide is putting its name on everything these days — with a new jewelry line and a new fragrance the latest additions — in an attempt to bolster licensing revenues even as product sales continue to fall. Third quarter net sales for the com
True Temper Taps New Markets for Improved Q3…
True Temper Sports rode increased sales numbers to better margins and income for Q3. The company reported a 12.1% increase in net sales, rising to $24.7 million from $22.0 million…
New Balance Talks on China Strategy…
In an exclusive interview with Sports Executive Weekly, New Balance Athletic Shoe president Jim Tompkins threw water on a Chinese newspaper report that suggested that New Balance would open 70 stores in China by the end of next year.
Liz Goes Urban with Enyce Acquisition…
Sport Brands International continued with its focused approach last week as the new parent company of Fila announced it had agreed sell Enyce and its sister brand, Lady Enyce, to Liz Claiborne, Inc. for approximately $114 million, including the retirement
Gildan Moves into Georgia; Major Investor Divests Over Labor Issues…
In its ongoing battle with Russell Corporation in the Artwear/Careerwear category, Gildan Activewear Inc. has formed a 50-50 joint venture with Frontier Spinning Mills Inc. to acquire the assets of a yarn-spinning facility in Cedartown, GA for $12.5 milli
Krueger to Run CAT Footwear Business for Wolverine
Wolverine World Wide announced that Blake W. Krueger, the Company's Executive Vice President and General Counsel, will assume responsibility for the global CAT Footwear business. In this new capacity, Krueger will continue to report directly to Timo
Atlas Expands Winter Women’s Workshops
Atlas Snow-Shoe Company expands its Explore Winter Women's Workshops this season to include more venues nationwide. Presented by world-renowned adventure athlete Cathy Sassin, each indoor Explore Winter workshop will teach women everything they need
Zeal Optics Named Top 100 Utah Grawth Companies
Zeal Optics, along with 100+ other Utah based businesses, were honored with an award as one of Utah’s “fastest growing companies” designation by the 2003 Utah 100 Program. The awards ceremonies were held at a luncheon that filled the entire banquet room o
NRF: Retail Sales Reinforce Holiday Forecast
Retail sales are continuing to gain momentum in time for the busiest shopping season of the year. According to the National Retail Federation, October retail sales in the GAFS category (general merchandise stores, clothing and clothing accessories stores,
SRAM Wins Court Ruling In Germany
On November 13, 2003, the Munich District Court set aside Shimano's preliminary injunction against SRAM's X-series trigger shifters. This was done through a standard opposition brought by SRAM. Shimano's action now stands overturned and any
Airwalk Foreclosure Plan Stymied at 11th Hour…
Airwalk International’s parent company, Sunrise Capital Partners, almost made it to the finish line in their bid to buy the troubled company out of foreclosure on Friday, but they were stymied at the eleventh hour by a group of Asian factories and an agen
Life Link Adds New Link
Life-Link, the leading manufacturer of backcountry travel gear, is proud to announce that world-renowned professional snowboarder, Travis Rice has signed with the company to promote its Avalanche Safety Gear and to help form Life-Link's New Avalanche
Pacific Sunwear Sees the Fleecing of America’s Teen Consumer…
The warmer weather in late October may have put a damper on some hot “cool weather” categories for Pacific Sunwear’s two retail concepts, but November is starting to shape up again, with the fleece category driving increases at both PacSun and d.e.m.o. N
Tecnica Names New Outdoor Footwear Head
Tecnica USA has named Carlo Lingiardi to the position of vice president, division manager of its U.S. outdoor footwear division. Lingiardi joins Tecnica after serving as vice president of sales and operations at GEOX USA Inc., a footwear company based in
