The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall of about 12,200 pairs of Coleman Runestone Style children's shoes sold exclusively at Big 5 Sporting Goods. The shoes were made by Eastman Footwear…
Year: 2014
Puma Announces Senior Management Changes
Puma appointed Lars Soerensen appointed to global director business processes and intelligence, a new position, while
Jürgen Wormser becomes global director footwear sourcing and development…
Crocs Looks to Get Lean and Mean
In Crocs’ first conference call with analysts since its surprise announcement of its investment by The Blackstone Group, John McCarvel, CEO, on the company’s fourth-quarter conference call indicated the future of Crocs will be more about profi
Iconix’s Q4 Revenues Climbed 24 Percent
Iconix Brand Group reported a 24 percent gain in fourth-quarter revenues…
Crocs Reports Steep Q4 Loss from Restructuring Charges
Crocs Inc. reported a loss of $66.9 million in the fourth quarter, partly due to $49.2 million in non-recurring restructuring charges. Revenues increased 1.6 percent. Sales in the Americas region, driven down by a decline of 10.1 percent in Wholesale reve
West Marine Reschedules Q4 Earnings Release
West Marine, Inc. delayed the distribution of its 2013 fourth quarter and fiscal year earnings release, as well as the related conference call and webcast previously scheduled to take place later today while working through a few final audit items. The co
Super Retail Reports Strong 1H Comps at Sports and Leisure Divisions
Super Retail Group’s of Australia reported strong growth at its Leisure Retailing and Sports Retailing Divisions for the 26 weeks ended Dec. 28, 2013…
Puma Q4 Loss Widens on One-Time Charges
Puma reported a loss of €115.2 million ($157.8 mm) in its fourth quarter due to previously-announced restructuring charges but also barely made an operating profit in the period. Revenues slid 13.2 percent to €698 million ($956.3 mm) and 4.7 p
RECALL: 3,000 LED Flashlights Sold by Academy Sports + Outdoors
Lucent Ace Manufacturing is recalling about 3,000 LED Flashlights sold by Academy Outdoor Sports + Outdoors because the battery can short and cause the flashlight’s canister to rupture, posing a burn hazard to the consumer…
Canyon Coolers Selects New Agency Of Record
Canyon Coolers, manufacturers of coolers for outdoor use announces that it has partnered with Full-Throttle Communications, a full-service marketing, advertising and public relations agency based out of Moorpark, CA…
How Cold is too Cold for Hunters?
This has been a tough winter for pretty much all of the country…
JoS. A Bank Launches Tender Offer as Part of Eddie Bauer Deal
JoS. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. launched a tender offer to purchase up to $300.0 million of its common stock for use in its proposed acquisition of Eddie Bauer from a private equity firm…
January Data Shows Eastern Ski Resorts Enjoying More Growth
Occupancy and bookings data indicates the nation's major ski resorts were on pace as of Jan. 31 to grow overall occupancy and revenue for the 2013-14 season by 4.7 and 10 percent respectively over last year's levels, according to DestiMetrics…
Superbrand Inks Deal for Brazil Distribution
San Diego-based Superbrand Surfboards & Apparel announces a Brazilian manufacturing and distribution agreement with Wetworks…
Body Glove International Announces New Hat License
Body Glove International announced a licensing agreement with Hatsco to create a new headwear collection…
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