SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Forzani Signs Sidney Crosby as Sponsor
Sport Chek, Sports Experts and Hockey Experts, the sporting goods retail banners of The Forzani Group Ltd., have reached a five-year partnership with Canadian hockey star Sidney Crosby…
Total Apparel Group Faces Liquidity Crisis
Total Apparel Group, the U.S. master distributor for FIFA and FIFA licensed product in the U.S. and North American licensee for Kappa and Robe Di Kappa, reported losses since its inception in 2008 raise “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as
Oboz Footwear Appoints New Lead for Product Development
Oboz Footwear has hired Dave Dolph as product development manager for the growing company…
Buff Inc. Appoints New Sales Team Members
Headwear maker Buff, Inc. has hired national sales manager Micah Hinton, and marketing manager, Cheryl Rebsamen, effective Sept. 20…
First Half Sales Up 19.3% for Chinese Lids Licensee
Mainland Headwear said sales jumped 19.3% during the first fiscal half ended June 30, 2010 to HK$292.9mm (US$37.7 mm)…
Genesco’s Second Quarter Loss Widens, Acquires Anaconda Sports
Genesco, Inc., as expected, reported its losses from continuing operations slightly narrowed to $2.4 million, or 10 cents a share, in the second-quarter, hurt by sluggish sales at its Journeys' chain and a slew of non-recurring charges…
DSW, Inc. Second Quarter Net Income More Than Triples
Comps climbed 12.5% at its DSW business and 5.7% in its leased business. Healthy increases were seen in both traffic and conversion rates. Women's footwear was up 12%, men's climbed 15%, athletics increased 9% and handbag/accessories gained 6%.
Kokatat Appoints Rep for Southwest
Kokatat, the watersports apparel and accessories company, extended the territories of its rep, Ted Keyes. In addition to his current territories, Keyes is now responsible for California, Nevada and Arizona…
Snoloha Names East Coast Rep
The Snoloha clothing brand of Traverse City, MI has added a new manufacturer’s rep team to cover the Eastern Seaboard from South Carolina north to the New England states, owner Rod Call announced this week…
Crimson Trace Establishes New Military Division, CTC Defense
Crimson Trace Corporation, manufacturer of Lasergrips® and Laserguard® laser-sighting systems, has launched a new division targeting military supply channels with military grade product: CTC Defense…
Delta Waterfowl Expert Says Snowgoose Numbers Could be in for Banner Year
Dr. Robert “Rocky” Rockwell, a biology professor at City University of New York and one of North America’s leading authorities on snow geese, says a “bumper crop” of snow geese be in the offing for waterfowl hunters this year…
Bakers Footwear’s Comps Inch Up 0.9% in August
Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. said sales during August decreased to $11.1 million, down from $11.2 million in the same period last year. Comparable store sales increased 0.9%, compared to a decrease of 10.3% in the prior year's month…
Dillard’s August Sales Dip 1% on Flat Comp Sales
Dillard’s, Inc. reported merchandise sales for the four weeks ended Aug. 28, 2010 declined 1% on flast comp sales for the four weeks ended Aug. 29, 2009. The department store said footwear sales were significantly above trend..
J.C. Penney Sees 2.3% Uptick in August Comps
J. C. Penney said comparable store sales for the four-week period ended Aug. 28, 2010, increased 2.3% over the same period last year, in line with company expectations…
Brociety.com Folds, Sells Inventory to WhiskeyMilitia.com
Backcountry.com has folded its one-deal-at-a-time (ODAT)
site Brociety.com into its broader ODAT Site WhiskeyMilitia.com after concluding Brociety's niche focus on snowboarding gear was not drawing enough customers…
