Eastbay announced a new digital web series, titled Preparation Nation, about the unique training and pregame rituals of the most elite high school football programs in the U.S. Featuring cameos from top professional football players and some of America
Year: 2014
Dick’s SG Relocates Store in Monroeville, PA
Dick's Sporting Goods will be opening its relocated store this week at Monroeville Mall in Monroeville, PA (501 Monroeville Mall). Dick's will be celebrating the grand re-opening beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3…
Newell Rubbermaid to Pay Rich Multiple for Contigo and Avex Brands
North Castle Partners has agreed to sell Ignite USA LLC for nearly 2.5 times projected 2014 sales to Newell Rubbermaid just 17 months after investing in the company alongside its owner and CEO Sami El-Saden…
Columbia’s European Footwear Sales Drive Impressive Q2 Growth
Columbia Sportswear Co. reported its once struggling European business generated nearly half its revenue growth in the second quarter, led by growth in sales of Columbia-branded lightweight hiking footwear, a category that is playing a key role in establi
Camping and Softgoods Help Cabela’s Offset Plummeting Guns Sales in Q2
Cabela's Inc. was able to partially offset a steep drop in gun and ammo sales and report record operating margins in the second quarter by growing sales of camping gear, apparel and footwear to 60.8 percent of merchandise sales…
Amer Sports Narrows Q2 Loss, Begins Restructuring Wilson
Amer Sports missed its second quarter sales and profit goals, in part due to charges taken at its Wilson/Ball Sports segment, where it embarked on an 18-to-24 month restructuring that is expected to significantly affect results in the back half…
Sig Sauer Announces Layoffs
Sig Sauer, the maker of firearms, announced that it had laid off an unspecified number of employees. The company, based in Newington, NH, cited a decline in gun sales after record-high sales in prior years…
Report: Dick’s SG Lays Off 478 PGA Golf Pros
Dick's Sporting Goods has laid off 478 Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) teaching pros, according to a statement from the PGA. PGA pros are still being employed at Golf Galaxy, also owned by Dick’s SG…
Skechers Delivers Blowout Quarter
Marking the highest quarterly sales in the company's 22-year history, Skechers USA, Inc. reported second quarter sales jumped 37.1 percent to $587.1 million…
HanesBrands Q2 Boosted by Activewear
HanesBrands, the parent of Champion, Hanes and Gear for Sports, reported that acquisition benefits, a strong Activewear performance, and increased operating efficiencies drove record second-quarter financial results. The company again raised its full-year
Rocky Brands Q2 Revenues Climb Double-Digits
Rocky Brands, Inc. reported second quarter sales increased 15.8 percent to $68.8 million, led by double-digit sales increases on a percentage basis in its Work, Western, and Hunting categories…
West Marine Slashes Guidance After Q2 Shortfall
Continuing to feel the impact of a slow start to the boating season due to “harsh winter and spring weather,” West Marine Inc. reported second-quarter earnings slid 17.7 percent to $18.3 million, or 75 cents a share, falling short of Wall Stre
Fitness Pace’s Brunswick Corp. Q2 Revenues
Brunswick Corporation’s second-quarter sales grew 3.8 percent in the second quarter. Earnings rose 10.2 percent to $88.6 million, or 93 cents a share, besting Wall Street’s consensus estimate of 91 cents a share…
Callaway Golf Claims Turnaround Continues
Callaway Golf Co. reported lower sales and profits in the second quarter but asserted that its turnaround is “well underway and positioning it for a return to profitability for the full year.”..
Deckers Outdoor Hikes Guidance on Robust Q1 Revenues
Deckers Outdoor reported fiscal first-quarter revenues jumped 24.3 percent, coming in well above Wall Street’s targets on the strength of strong double-digit growth for Ugg, Teva and Sanuk. With its loss in the traditionally small quarter for the co
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