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Finish Line Shrinks Q3 Loss, Inventories on Lower Sales
The net loss fell 45% to $8,843,000 against a loss of $15,954,000 for the period ended Nov. 29 as the operating loss from continuing operations shrunk 36% from $13,765,000. Last year’s results included $9.7 million in costs related to the terminated ...

Carryover Gear Bolstered Winter Sports Equipment Sales
For the Aug.-Nov. 30 timeframe, U.S. winter sports sales rose 3.0% to $917.2 million. Sales in specialty shops, which accounted for 61% of the total, rose 1% in U.S. dollars to $558.7 million; chain store sales, 17% of the total, declined 3% to ...

Modell’s SG Promotes Seth Horowitz to President
The former president and CEO of Everlast Worldwide, who joined the regional, family-owned chain a year ago, is elevated to president of Modell’s by company CEO Mitch Modell. Horowitz has been serving as EVP of merchandising, marketing and ...

Urban Apparel Chain Led by Southpole Co-Founder in Chap. 11
Kwangwon “Kenny” Kym, the co-founder of the Southpole apparel brand and sole owner of the Against All Odds apparel chain, today asked a NJ bankruptcy court for more time to file required financial schedules. The 70-door, Moonachie, NJ-based chain, ...

Brunswick Sets More Layoffs
Brunswick continues to restructure its watercraft business due to slower demand, slashing a total of 275 manufacturing and product-development jobs in its Sea-Ray boat unit. By the end of Q1, Sea-Ray manufacturing will relocate from Riverview, TN to ...

Igloo Names Gary Kiedaisch Interim CEO
He will succeed Jim Morley who will transition as CEO on Jan. 30 but will remain on Igloo’s board. Kiedaisch will serve as president while a search is conducted for a permanent CEO. Kiedaisch, who is chairman of the company, led an investor group ...

CPSC Recall: Rockshox Bicycle Forks
SRAM LLC, of Chicago, is recalling approximately 175 bicycles with RockShox Domain 302 and 318 bicycle forks that were manufactured between Mar. 2008 and Oct. 2008 and sold in specialty bike retailers through Nov. Consumers are advised to stop using ...

Etcetera:
Skechers, Timberland, Columbia, STORES, Foot Locker, Dick’s, The Sports Authority

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