It’s a case of history in the making on Saturday the 4th of June at the historic hall that’s been dubbed ‘the spiritual home of boxing’ as Olivia Goodwin will create boxing history in the promotional sense when she become’s the youngest ever British boxing promoter!
Olivia whose only twenty years old promotes a marathon card of fifteen, yes fifteen fights!
Featured are a couple of ten round fights featuring Ryan Barrett at lightweight against Geofrey Munika who a good few years back held current British welterweight champion Lee Purdy to a disputed draw at this very venue!
The other ten rounder has Toks Owoh pitted against an opponent yet to be named oponent at cruiser.
Also booked for action on this marathon show at light middle are Sam Standing against Aaron Fox, and while with the 11st brigade Nathan Weise takes on Gary Cooper, no not the former British light middle champ from the late 80’s of the same name!, then again what with Bernard Hopkins recent performance you’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise!
A couple of welterweight fights see Brett O Callaghan and Danny O’Connor pitted against gritty journeymen Matt Scriven and Danny Dontchev respectively!
Back up to cruiser and heavy, {what with all this weight jumping I’m feeling dizzy!} you have Mitchell Balker who takes on Harri Miles a one time prospect from the Calzaghe camp! and Prizefighter contestant Ali Adams against I guy whose name I can’t spell let alone pronounce! oh by the way that’s at heavy!
Down at middle you have Mark Adam’s {no relation to Ali, Adam’s that is!} making his pro bow and also at that weight is Kris Agyei Dua who’ll be looking to do something against Luke Osman, who comes to fight, {he once escaped a car crash on the way to a fight and still fought and won against Kenroy Lambert!} Also at middle is William Cayzer making his debut has is Diego Burton against there respective oponents!
Down at lightweight Luton prospect Michael Devine takes on the well travelled and aptly named Dan Carr over four at light and then finally up at super middle transplanted Albanian Eder Kurti takes on tough Jodie Meikle who last time at the York Hall lost on points to Margate light heavy Daniel Woodgate, the Margate fighter who also fights on the show against switch hitter Sabie Monteith which looks to be an interesting affair, Monteith in his pro debut boxed fellow Margate fighter Jack ’13’ Morris back in 2008!
All fights other than the two aforementioned ten rounders will be contested over four rounds!
For tickets and show start please call Daniel on 0780 7013111 or you can order via the website which is www.goodwinpromotions.co.uk
Ticket’s are £30 and £50 ringside.
Gap Aims to Make Mark in Online Shoes
AP Online October 18, 2006 NEW YORK – Gap Inc., the leader in online sales among apparel specialty chains, plans to move beyond its brands to make its mark on one of the fastest-growing segments in e-commerce: shoes. go to web site piperlime coupon code
The San Francisco-based chain, on Tuesday is slated to begin testing Piperlime.com, a Web site with 100 shoe brands, from $24 flip-flops from surf-clothing brand Roxy to $900 boots from orthopedist/designer Taryn Rose. Gap, which will officially launch the site Nov. 1, believes a stylish selection hand-picked by its staff can set it apart from online-only shoe merchants such as zappos.com and shoes.com, which offer a massive selection.
“Online footwear is growing rapidly. And it is so complementary with apparel,” said Toby Lenk, president of Gap Direct, the company’s online division. “It’s like peas and carrots. Apparel sells footwear, and footwear sells apparel.” Gap’s venture to sell outside its own brands is reminiscent of how the company got its start in the 1970s by selling Levi’s jeans and corduroys to teens.
This time around, Gap, which operates stores under its namesake brand, Old Navy, Banana Republic and Forth & Towne, is counting on its marketing power and its data base of customers to make a big footprint in shoes and help spur overall lagging sales. But while the online venture doesn’t require the same investment as building a new store concept, analysts are wondering whether Gap should first fix its merchandising problems before venturing into yet another new business.
Gap is counting on a merchandising makeover and increased marketing to climb out of a two-year slump. In August, it reported a 53 percent drop in profits in the second quarter. Sales were unchanged at $3.72 billion.
Gap’s sales at stores open at least a year, known as same-store sales, have declined for eight consecutive quarters, though analysts say improved merchandise is winning back customers. The company averaged a 7.1 percent decline in same-store sales in February through September; Gap reported a 3 percent dip last month, smaller than analysts had expected.
Gap’s shares are now trading at the high end of a 52-week range of $15.90 to $19.98 as investors seem to believe the worst is over.
Still, some analysts question the latest move.
“My first thought is, doesn’t it make a lot more sense to make sure the foundation is stable before you add things on top of it?” asked Patricia Edwards, portfolio manager and retail analyst at Wentworth, Hauser & Violich in Seattle. “Management is flailing, trying to figure out some way to grow the business and show success.” Only a year ago, Gap launched Forth & Towne, its first new store chain in 10 years, to cater to boomers.
The Web site is “a real cheap way to get some revenue and customers into the door,” Edwards said, but it’s not the right time for the company to take its eye off the business. She pointed to once high-flying Chico’s Fas Inc., whose sales at its namesake stores have stalled recently because of what she believes is overexpansion in other store concepts. web site piperlime coupon code
Gap, which rebuilt its e-commerce platform last year, generated online sales of about $600 million last year, making it the biggest specialty apparel chain online, according to Internet Retailer magazine. For the first half of fiscal 2006, Gap’s online sales, including both shoes and clothing, has averaged a 21 percent increase.
Lenk said Piperlime.com will accept all Gap Inc. credit cards, allowing customers to earn and redeem rewards. And Lenk envisions that Gap’s Web sites, which will have a link to Piperlime, will eventually sell shoe brands featured on Piperlime.
Gap joins other recent players like Amazon.com, trying to grab a big piece of the online shoe market.
“It’s the category du jour,” said Heather Dougherty, senior analyst at Nielsen/NetRatings Inc., an Internet research company.
Online shoe sales are expected to reach $2.9 billion this year, and are expected to almost double to $5.7 billion by 2011, according to Forrester Research Inc. Online shoe sales are expected to account for 10 percent of the projected overall $30 billion shoe market in 2006 and Forrester forecasts they will account for 17 percent of total online sales in 2011.
In comparison, online apparel sales should account for only about 5 percent of the projected $176 billion apparel market this year; by 2011, online apparel should make up 11 percent of total online sales.
Catherine Beaudoin, senior vice president and general manager of Piperlime and a 10-year Gap veteran, said there is enormous potential for Gap as the online shoe market is very fragmented.
Beaudoin noted that a survey of its online customers showed that while they’re interested in buying shoes online, they consider it a “stark utilitarian experience.” “We realized there was a real absence of passion. This is an ultimate shoe lovers’ experience. It’s not just transactional,” said Beaudoin.
Piperlime, which will offer 150 brands when it is officially launched, will feature free advice from experts, starting with celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe. Each page features what’s hot in shoe styles and highlights the brand of the moment; customers can search by style or brand.
Competitors say they’re unfazed by the new entry. Established rival shoemall.com has redesigned its Web site to make it more user friendly, and online shoe leader Zappos.com, which expects to generate sales of $600 million this year, has expanded into other accessories such as handbags and most recently eyewear.
“Customers shop online to have a larger choice,” said Fred Mossler, senior vice president of merchandising at zappos.com. It now offers more than 700 brands in 40 categories, from running shoes to special occasion. “We want to be a destination in each of the categories.” Mossler also believes zappos.com can compete better on service.
Like Zappos.com and some other competitors, Piperlime will offer free shipping and free returns on every order and provides a 24-hour customer service number. But Zappos allows shoppers up to 365 days to return items; Piperlime sets a 60-day deadline.
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