Ski Chick LLC has launched a site for female snowboarders and skiers. In addition to accessories and clothing, www.skichick.com features snowboarding and skiing news for women and girls, with a free current events calendar on women and girls-only clinics
Month: October 2007
Moret Group Hires Logistics Provider
The Moret Group reached an multi-year agreement for Summit Global Logistics to handle to provide third party logistics services at its FMI International facility in Mira Loma, CA. Summit Global's FMI facility will handle distribution for several of M
Lafuma Full Year Sales, Earnings Short of Target….
French outdoor clothing maker Lafuma said full-year sales rose 2.7%, less than it expected as a warmer-than-expected winter hit demand for climbing clothes and a cold summer affected sales of camping gear. Sales for its fiscal year ended Sept. 30 increase
West Marine Cuts FY Guidance
West Marine Q3 income catapulted 81% to $5.3 million, or 24 cents per share, but the boating retailer slashed its 2007 guidance due to lower boat usage and boating market softness. Earnings guidance has been revised to a range of 14 cents to 18 cents per
Black’s Leisure Comps Increase 3% in First Half…
Black's Leisure fiscal first half revenues increased 3.8% to £146.8 million compared to £141.3 million last year. Comparable store sales grew 3.0% with a strong recovery at Millets as comps grew 6.4%. There was also marked improvement in Blacks and M
InSport Lands $14 Million Marine Contract…
InSport was awarded a $14 million contract to make running suits for the Marine Corps. Insport will be outfitting every Marine with this new addition to the sea bag in early 2008. Marine Corps officials estimate that 125,000 running suits will be produced
Columbia Sportswear Sees Tough 2008; Q4 Forecast Falls Short of Estimates…
Columbia Sportswear saw a slight up-tick in its top-line during the third quarter fueled by sales of Columbia brand sportswear, and Mountain Hardwear, which was partially offset by considerable declines at Montrail, Pacific Trail and at the company’s Euro
Deckers Outdoor Shares Hit All Time High on Strong Third Quarter…
Deckers Outdoor Corp. managed to bring in yet another surprising quarter, exceeding both internal projections and analysts’ consensus estimates for top-line and bottom line growth. With overall sales up over 57% and net income increasing over 86%, the com
Amer Sports Boosts Q3 Bottom Line…
Amer Sports continued its struggle with a weak winter sports market and an SAP implementation that caused slower sales at Wilson, but was able to make some positive progress in restructuring to improve profits. Additionally, strong results from apparel, f
RECALLS
Collegiate Pacific is recalling approximately 800 Power Packs for Portable Team Hydration Units, because the battery inside the unit’s power pack box can cause excessive gas buildup, which can burst the lid of the power pack box…
Cardio Drives Q3 for Cybex…
Cybex International, Inc. saw a 9% increase in third quarter net sales to $32.6 million from $29.9 million for the same period last year. The company attributed the sales increase to “strong sales” of cardio products and continued growth in the commercial
DSW Expects Mid-Singles Third Quarter Comps Decline…
DSW Inc. reported that it expects comparable store sales for the third quarter to decline in the mid-single-digits, based on the quarter-to-date. As a result, annual comparable store sales are now expected to range from flat to down 2% for fiscal 2007, be
Heelys Lowers Q3 Guidance; Opens Family Footwear Channel…
Heelys, Inc. decreased its sales and earnings guidance for Q3 citing increased ad spend, steps taken to reduce inventory in domestic distribution channels, and the company’s providing of “addition markdown assistance.”…
Asics Raises H1 Guidance on Strong Second Quarter…
Asics Corp. raised its guidance for the first half of fiscal 2008, which ends Sept. 30. The company expects first half net sales to increase 13.7% to ¥108.5 billion ($910.3 mm) from ¥95.4 billion ($828.1 mm) in the year-ago half and up from earlier guidan
PacSun Explores Options with demo; Will Close Steps…
Pacific Sunwear of California looks to be focusing its effort on its PacSun concept after announcing plans last week to close the new One Thousand Steps 9-store concept, while exploring “strategic alternatives” for its demo urban chain. The two chains col
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