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Sports apparel on the ball with fashion.

ATLANTA -- Fashion is the name of the game in team licensed apparel and other sportswear. That's a lasting message from the most recent Super Show held here. Said Tim Swymer, president of Sport Corner, Atlanta, "I see sporting goods stores going away from total function and being driven to the

Publication: Daily News Record

Norman, Okla., Man Founds Sports Apparel Firm To Tout Teamwork, Respect.

By Adam Wilmoth, The Daily Oklahoman Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 6--Tom Lawson was tired of the messages he was promoting to children and sports fans. He enjoyed his job, but after 14 years with one of the country's largest sports apparel manufacturers, he was ready to follow his dream

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Kids: the MVP of sports apparel. (licensed sports apparel for children)

Sports licensed children's wear is moving into a league of its own at retail, according to retailers. "Kids' is certainly the growth area in team apparel," says John Sweeney, licensed goods buyer at J.C. Penney, the second largest children's wear retailer. His counterparts at the major discounters,

Publication: Children's Business

A piece of the action. (sports apparel for children)

The market for children's branded athletic apparel is on the rise. In an industry that in 1992 saw a 9.9 percent increase in the consumer purchases of all sports apparel ($31.7 billion at retail), the children's category saw 10.3 percent growth. According to Sebastian DiCasoli, director of

Publication: Children's Business

Top retailers looking for sports apparel to pump '95 growth.

ATLANTA -- Major retailers are eyeing women's sports apparel as a key growth vehicle this year. That was the message from merchants and vendors attending the 10th annual Super Show here. They said looks that combine fashion with function exemplify the growing trend toward lifestyle merchandise.

Publication: WWD

NPD Reports Downturn in Sales for Sports Apparel and Footwear.(Financial report)

U.S. Market Faring Better than Europe PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. -- Economic challenges are taking a toll on sales of athletic footwear and apparel, according to leading market research company The NPD Group, Inc. In the European Big Five market* during the quarter ending September 2008, value sales

Publication: Business Wire

Out of the Gym, into the Street, Sports Apparel Has Become a Big, Growing Business, Says Investment Report.

The Mercanti Group Study Underscores Trend to Fashion, Styling and Techno-Fabrics, Plus More Casual Lifestyles, for Its Mounting Popularity LOS ANGELES & MINNEAPOLIS -- Sports apparel is no longer confined to gyms. In fact, leisure apparel, especially for women, and increasingly for teenagers,

Publication: Business Wire

SUPER SHOW KICKS UP ITS HEELS : YOUNG MEN'S SPORTS APPAREL GETS INSPIRATION FROM FOOTWEAR.

ATLANTA -- As buyers began filtering into the opening day at the Super Show here Friday, they might've felt more like they were in the Land of Oz than a sporting goods apparel trade show. The show runs through today at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC). Footwear company Skechers set up

Publication: Daily News Record

Players put themselves in sports apparel game.(Sports)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - An important meeting took place recently at the St. Louis Cardinals' spring training facility in Jupiter, Fla. One big sports apparel company was going to talk to one small sports apparel company about buying it. The smaller company may be willing to be partners with the

Publication: The Washington Times

Logo Athletic weathers sports apparel slump

Logo Athletic Inc. hasn't had much of a honeymoon. The company, which sells licensed athletic clothing and caps, was purchased in July in a management-led buyout from apparel maker Tultex Corp. for about $95 million in cash and stock. Logo, founded in 1971, is one of the oldest sellers of licensed

Publication: Indianapolis Business Journal