Minn Kota Innovations Propel Johnson Outdoor in Fiscal Q3
Innovations from Minn Kota, including a new trolling motor and anchor anglers can deploy and retract with a remote control, propelled growth at Johnson Outdoor Inc in the fiscal third quarter ended July 3, while a sharp decline in one-time charges sent pr
Adidas Takes Another Swing at Fixing Golf as Adidas and Reebok Post Robust Q2 Gains
Adidas Group news that it had hired an investment bank to consider options for its flagging TaylorMade-Adidas Golf business, crowded out encouraging news of robust growth in the Group's core footwear and apparel businesses. The German company reporte
NSSRA Partnership with SportsOneSource Will be a Game Changer
Leadership at the National Ski and Snowboard Retailers Association's (NSSRA) say an exclusive partnership announced Aug. 4 with SportsOneSource, LLC to produce weekly snow sports sales data trend reporting is a game changer for the entire industry..
RECALL: 1,700 Breezer Downtown Bikes
Advanced Sports International (ASI) is recalling about 1,700 of its Breezer Downtown bicycle models because their pedal can separate from the spindle (axle) during use…
Spy Inc. Sales Stall, Margins Fall in Second Quarter
Spy Inc. reported a drop in sales and gross margins for the three and six-month periods ended June 30 due to fewer orders from a key retailer and lower sales of prescription frames…
Sport Footwear Sales Rise Nearly 5 Percent in Fiscal July
The SportsOneSource Group reported Sport Footwear sales increased in the mid-single-digits for the 4-week fiscal month ended Aug 1 (Fiscal July). The Athletic Footwear side of the business easily out-performed…
Fischer Skis Restructures U.S. Leadership, Targets Hockey Market
Fischer Skis US LLC has restructured its leadership to position the brand for greater success and hired a consultant to help it penetrate the hockey market…
Havaianas Expands Footprint at Disney Resorts
Havaianas announced a new strategic alliance with the Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort and Disney Vacation Club that will make its flip-flops available for sale at 22 resort stores…
Cabela’s to Issue $500 MM in Unsecured Notes
Cabela’s Incorporated plans to issue and sell unsecured notes with an aggregate face value of $550 million in a private placement to accredited investors…
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports Secures Financing for Fall Inventory
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports Ltd. (BRMS) has secured financing for inventory to stock its seven stores in Charlottesville, Virginia Beach and Blacksburg, Va; Knoxville, TN; and Madison and Princeton, NJ…
Mizuno’s Fiscal Q1 Results Marred by Exchange Rates
Mizuno's reported its profits plunged in its fiscal first quarter ended June 30 as exchange rates overwhelmed a 4.3 percent increase in net sales, which reached ¥48 billion ($394 mm)…
Dorel Sports Q2 Sales Decline as Retailers Work Off Inventory
Dorel Sports revenue was off sharply in the second quarter as European IBDs looking to avoid price increases loaded up on model year 2015 bikes and mass retailers in the U.S. worked off their inventories…
Gaiam Second Quarter Sales Surge on Kohl’s Business
Gaiam Inc. reported net revenue surged 27 percent in the second quarter as it began shipping an exclusive line of yoga apparel to Kohl's…
Vista Outdoor Ups Notes Sales by $50 Million
Vista Outdoor Inc. upped the amount of its pending private debt offering by $50 million and said the notes will pay annual interest of 5.875 percent…
ElliptiGo Names VP of Global Marketing
ElliptiGO Inc., creator of the world’s first elliptical bicycle, has hired Raphael Weishaupt as Vice President of Global Marketing…
