great economies of scale, tends to be a more concentrated industry segment. Some footwear makers are specialists, such as Saucony , or Brooks in running, while others evoke high brand loyalty, such as Nike in basketball, or have competitive advantages
7% ) trades higher after the retailer beat estimates with its Q1 report . Recent acquisitions of the Sperry Top-Sider, Saucony , Stride Rite, and Keds brands helped boost the company's revenue haul, but higher costs drove down the gross margin rate
s ( GCO ) -Has several Olympic athletes in the 2012 Summer games wearing its shoes -New license agreement for branded luggage, watches, and eyewear · Saucony -Athletic, running -Created in 1898 -Sold in local Complete Story »
value estimate. Wolverine Worldwide will acquire the PLG wholesale and retail divisions, which contain the brands Sperry, Saucony , Stride Rite, and Keds as well as over 300 Stride Rite store locations, while the two private equity firms will collectively
footwear cycle we've been enjoying post-recession may show signs of slowing from current peaks. Leading running vendor Saucony (division of Collective Brands PSS), for example, recently saw sales rise only by the high single digits, compared with
Payless Shoe Source and wholesale brands including Saucony and Sperry, turned in a messy fourth quarter ..... popularity of Sperry and continued strength at Saucony and Stride Rite. However, Saucony , while still growing, appears to be finally
caters more to the low-income and on the footwear side, but I think they have a compelling brand of wholesale brands like Saucony and Sperry Top-Sider. I think that's also a compelling name that investors should keep on their radar screen. Stipp
continues to be the wholesale division, led by the Sperry and Saucony brands, up 27% in sales and 25% in operating earnings for ..... is one third as large as the core Payless domestic segment. Saucony continues to increase its lead in lightweight and minimalist
running trend also has positive implications for the wholesale business of Collective Brands PSS. This firm owns specialty brand Saucony and department store brand Sperry, which has been noticeably more prominent in department stores such as Nordstrom JWN, in
oriented footwear retailer in the world. PLG operates 383 stores and markets children's and adult footwear under the Keds, Saucony , and Sperry Top-Sider brand names. Collective Licensing is a youth lifestyle brand-development business.Collective