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...have idolized growing up. You hear them talking a lot about modeling their games on legends like Julius Erving. I guess this is another way to pay homage." The trend has meant a big bonus for the company that makes NBA-licensed headbands, For Bare Feet. Company executive Kelly Baugh says its headband sales are up 74% from last year. "It's very urban. The demand started there, and then it branched out to sporting-goods stores and the mainstream market. With the NBA market, that's usually the case." --By Roy B. White
That idea has struck a chord with some high-profile advocates. Last year Jim Baugh, CEO of Wilson Sporting Goods, raised $1 million from fellow manufacturers and spearheaded PE4Life, a national organization dedicated to promoting PE. A bill sponsored by Alaska Senator Ted Stevens that would provide $400 billion in funding for innovative PE programs is currently awaiting passage in Congress. And last summer President Clinton called on the departments of Education and Health and Human Services to produce a report on ways to address youth inactivity. The document--the first of its kind--is due to be released before...
...work with him, oh, absolutely," says Republican state senator Jim Brulte. "On fiscal issues, he's closer to us than to the Democrats." And considering that Democrats now monopolize state government, it could have been worse, says assembly minority leader Scott Baugh. "He has tempered the insatiable appetite of the liberals...
Very nice, but that's more of a slogan than a vision, say killjoy Republicans like Brulte and Baugh. And even jealous Democrats suggest--anonymously--that Davis sees no further than to the bottom line of the latest poll that's dropped under his nose. Once he tests the wind, "he's great at splitting the difference and being in the middle for middle's sake rather than because that's where he wants to be," says one Democrat...
...challenge, but Ethan Allen is willing to try, and the veteran company could be traditional furniture's best shot at e-commerce, says analyst Baugh. "They have a very sophisticated customer base and an established brand name," he says. Ethan Allen is also unique among furniture retailers in that its prices are consistent nationally, and the company manufactures 90% of its own products. For all these reasons, CEO Farooq Kathwari suspected that e-commerce might be a good...