Participants in the third annual NSGA/SportstyleRetailer Financial Forum offered varied strategies for growthfrom focusing on technology or small town America to private labelsand frequent buyers. The breakdown:

FINISH LINE - Positivecomp store trend continued in June.++++Sq. footage will increase25 per cent in 1997, and accelerate to an estimated 40-45 percent increase in FY98 and then 35 per cent in FY99. Most of theincrease will be large and medium format stores.++++Large formatstores, 15,000 sq. ft. or larger, have over 1,300 sneaker SKUs,including 800 for men's, 200-250 for women's, 200-250 for children'sand 200 for outdoors. Also, there's a 1,500 sq. ft. Nike shop.++++Noindustry-wide ... Log in to view full article.