Petzl America has hired Minneapolis-based Figure 8 Sales to represent its line of climbing and rescue products in the Midwestern United States…
Year: 2014
Cascade Designs Names 2013 Sales Agency of the Year
Cascade Designs, Inc. awarded its 2013 Sales Agency of the Year award to West Bay Trading Company of Spring Lake, Michigan…
Investigation Clear Schumacher’s Ski and Helmet Manufacturers
Leaders of an investigation into the skiing accident that left legendary Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher in a coma seven weeks ago issued a report exonerating the manufacturer of Schumacher's helmet and skiing equipment of any blame, the Internat
REI Closes Underperforming Store
REI closed its store in Brentwood, CA Feb. 7, citing poor sales, marking the first time the retailer has closed a store for underperforming since 2001…
American Rec Sells Isis to NYC Company That Acquired and Relaunched Gerry Outdoor
American Recreational Products has sold the women’s activewear brand Isis to the New York company that acquired and the Gerry Outdoor brand in 2010, sources at both companies have told the B.O.S.S. Report…
Oboz to Enter Japanese Market this Fall with Former Keen Distributor
Oboz Footwear will enter the Japanese market this fall in partnership with Itochu Textile, which put Keen into 1,000 stores in the country in nine years…
Slide in TomTom’s Consumer Sales Slows by Half in 2013
TomTom reported the slide at its Consumer division, which powers Nike’s sports watches and launched its owned branded sports watches last year, slow by half in 2013…
MANU Reports Merchandise Sales Managed by Nike Declined in FQ2
Manchester United reported sales of its apparel and other licensed products declined 4.4 percent from October to November as it was trying soliciting bids from sporting goods companies to manage the business…
Cabela’s Comps Head South as it Laps Post-Newtown Gun-and-Ammo Boom
Cabela's Inc. reported comparable-store sales fell 10.1 percent in the fourth quarter as ammo sales fell much sharper than expected and holiday sales disappointed. The Nebraska-based hook-and-bullet retailer said firearms and ammo sales comped down i
VF Corp.’s Growth Engines Humming in Q4
Led by double-digit growth at The North Face, Vans and Timberland, VF Corp. reported earnings rose 7.0 percent in the fourth quarter on an 8.5 percent sales gain…
Bauer to Snap Up Easton Baseball/Softball
In its largest acquisition to date, Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. (BPS) last week agreed to acquire the Easton Baseball/Softball business for US$330 million in an all-cash transaction…
Sport Chek Stars for FGL Sports’ Q4
Canadian Tire Corp. said its FGL Sports segment saw retail sales increase 13.3 percent for the fourth quarter with same-store sales climbing 12.5 percent. Comps at its core Sport Chek banner were up 15.6 percent for the same period…
Skechers’ Profit Surges as Sales Jump
Shares of Skechers USA hit a 52-week high last week after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings more than tripled on higher margins and a double-digit revenue gain…
DSW Sees Flat Q4 Comps
DSW Inc. reported that fourth quarter comps were flat compared to a 3.6 percent increase for the same period last year.
Dick’s SG Lifts Q4 Guidance on Robust Comps
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. increased its fourth quarter guidance due to better-than-anticipated same-store sales and merchandise margin, partially offset by higher incentive compensation…
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