Urban Outfitters Sees December Comps Off 1%
Urban Outfitters, Inc. announced comparable store sales were up 1.5% for the two-month Christmas selling season. Urban Retail was up 4% and Anthropologie Retail was down 2%. Comparable store sales for the calendar month of December decreased by 1%, with U
JC Penney December Comps Increase 4.7%
JC Penney Company, Inc. reported that comparable department store sales increased 4.7% for the five weeks ended December 28, 2002, compared with last year's strong 5.4% gain…
Tommy Hilfiger Launches Apparel in Korea
Tommy Hilfiger Licensing, Inc. announced a new retail licensing agreement with SK Global Co., Ltd. for the distribution of Tommy Hilfiger products in South Korea…
Gander Mountain December Comps Jump 9.8%
Gander Mountain reported a 10.6% increase in comparable store sales for the months of November and December. November sales increased by 9.8%, while December sales saw a gain of 11.1%…
Hush Puppies Appoints Neal to Head International Unit
Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. announced the appointment of Byron M. (Mark) Neal to the position of President, Hush Puppies International…
Forzani Corp. Stores Take December Comp Dip
The Forzani Group Ltd. announced total retail system sales were up 7.5% over the prior year. Corporate comparable store sales decreased 5.3%, while franchise comparable store sales increased 9.7% for the Christmas selling season…
Scott Promoted to Chairman of Smith and Wesson Corp.
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation announced the promotion of Bob Scott to chairman of Smith & Wesson Corp…
Tommy Armour Golf Announces New Senior Management Team
Tommy Armour Golf Company announced a new management team that will be responsible for leading the reinvigoration of one the golf industry’s most storied franchises…
Columbia, Sorel Prevail in Canadian Footwear Anti-Dumping Case
Columbia Sportswear Company announced that it prevailed in an anti-dumping case filed against Columbia and its subsidiary Sorel by the domestic Canadian footwear industry for the sale of rubber bottomed, cold weather footwear in the Canadian market. As a
Copeland’s Sports Sold to New York Firm
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill and Co., a private equity firm based in New York, has bought a controlling interest in CA-based Copeland's Sports. Terms of the deal were not released. BRS portfolio companies include Au Bon Pain, California Pizza Kitche
Russell Acquires Jagged Edge Outdoor Company
Jagged Edge, a mountain clothing company founded in Telluride in 1991, has been acquired by Russell Corp. Jagged Edge, now located in Moab, Utah, has retail stores in Telluride, Breckenridge and Crested Butte…
Golf Galaxy Names McCormick CMO
Golf Galaxy, Inc., the Everything for the Game(TM) golf retailer announced that Mick McCormick has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer…
Luxottica Under Investigation for Pricing…
Sunglass Hut and Ray-Ban parent Luxottica Group revealed in an SEC filing last week that the New York Attorney General's office is investigating its pricing and distribution practices…
adidas in Top 10 Web Searches in 2002
Want to know which products your consumers are looking for in your store? The company responsible for the popular “Ask Jeeves” Internet search engine this week revealed the top searches conducted on Ask Jeeves at Ask.com in 2002 and adidas was the only s
adidas Has Balls for Total Golf Strategy…
TaylorMade-adidas Golf exercised its option to purchase the Maxfli brand outright under terms of the licensing and distribution agreement it signed with Dunlop Slazenger Group LTD in December 2001…
