Two separate indicators of consumer confidence hit their highest level since before the Great Recession in March, indicating more U.S. consumers may be prepared to shop coming out of a long winter…
Year: 2014
Amer Sports’ Mavic Unit Hires Agency to Boost MAP Enforcement
Mavic Inc. has hired an online price monitoring, brand protection, and channel management agency to manage its Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policy online…
Yakima Working to Cut Off Gray Market Sales to Costco
Yakima told its authorized dealers last week that it was working with an international distributor to cut off sales to Costco Wholesale Corp. after learning the warehouse club was selling two of its SKUs at some of its U.S. stores…
Mammut 2013 Sales Up 6.23 Percent
Mammut Sports Group reported net revenues of CHF246.9 million ($200mm) in 2013, up 6.23 percent compared with CHF 232.5 million in 2012…
Women, Baby Boomers Push Marathon Participation to Record in 2013
The percentage of runners finishing marathons who are women continued to inch up in 2013, when participation rebounded strongly from 2012 and set another record, according to estimates released by Running USA…
American Fly Fishing Trade Association Hires Communications Director
The American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) has hired a Communications Director to effectively message to members and the general public to further AFFTAfs mission of promoting sustained growth of the fly fishing industry…
Ruger Announces Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for Annual Shareholders Meeting
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. announces that proxy materials for its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are available on the Internet in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Notice and Access rule which allows co
POMA Fundraising Auction Nets $30,000
The Professional Outdoor Media Association said more than 70 companies from the hunting, fishing and shooting sports industries donated items for its annual fund-raiser…
Finish Line Sees Omni-Channel Benefit in Q4
Benefiting from strength in basketball and running as well as the payback of its digital investments, The Finish Line, Inc. reported earnings rose 25.3 percent in its fourth quarter ended Mar. 1, to $43 million, or 87 cents a share. Results exceeded Wall
Yue Yuen’s Casual/Outdoor Footwear Business Sets Pace in 2013
Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited reported sales of athletic shoes and casual/outdoor shoes were up by 2.7 percent and 9.7 percent respectively in 2013…
Finish Line’s Q4 Earnings Climb 25 Percent
The Finish Line, Inc. reported earnings rose 25 percent in the fourth quarter ended Mar. 1, to $43 million, or 87 cents a share, exceeding Wall Street's consensus estimate of 85 cents. Revenues reached $518.9 million, an increase of 17.2 percent. Fin
Sport Chalet Seeking National Reach
At Telsey Advisory Group’s 6th Annual Spring Consumer Conference last week, Craig Levra, Sport Chalet’s chairman, CEO and president, said he expects Sport Chalet to be “at least twice its size” within five years with a goal of ulti
Lululeman’s New Yogi Brings New Vision
Lululemon Athletica Inc. reported a rather blasé fourth quarter, with almost flat year-on-year profit on a comparable-store sales decline of 2 percent, its first quarterly drop since 2009. Its first-quarter and full year outlook also called for basically
Golf Rounds Slide in February
For February 2014, rounds played were down 4.8 percent and days open were down 17.9 percent, according to PGA Performancetrak…
Fuji Bikes to Manufacture Design Contest Winner
Fuji Bikes has partnered with Oregon Manifest and Levi's to sponsor a bike design competition which partners design firms in five American cities with American bicycle craftsmen to create the Ultimate Urban Utility Bike. Fuji has committed to manufac
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