Phil Knight Appears on Oprah
Nike Inc.'s founder and chairman Phil Knight made a rare media appearance Tuesday as a guest on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Knight, known for being media-shy, told the story of how Nike was founded, Nike's relationships with star athletes as well
American Sporting Goods’ Revenues Climb 32 Percent in 2010
American Sporting Goods saw sales climb 31.5 percent in 2010, to $231.7 million from $176.2 million, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission from its new parent, Brown Shoe Co…
Crosman Corp. Acquired by NY-Based PE Firm
Crosman Corporation, a manufacturer of airguns and airsoft guns, has been acquired by Wellspring Capital Management, LLC, a New York-based private equity firm…
Saucony to Unveil First National TV Commercial
Saucony, Inc. announced its new multi-media global brand campaign entitled Find Your Strong. The campaign, the brand's largest marketing effort to date, inspires consumers to find their personal “strong” through running. The new platform encompasses
Bids Coming in for Jimmy Choo
TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group) confirmed Monday that it is bidding for Jimmy Choo, but it denied published reports that it is talks with the founder of the company himself about a possible joint bid, according to Dow Jones Newswire…
Easton Mountain Products Hires Bercaw as Product Manager
Easton Mountain Products of Salt Lake City has hired John Bercaw as product manager to oversee development of snowshoe, tent and trekking pole product lines…
Pacific Sunwear Names New CFO
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. announced that Michael Kaplan will join the company as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective May 2. He will be replacing Mike Henry, who became interim CFO in November 2007 and was named CFO in Ja
OIA VantagePoint: March Outdoor Product Sales up 4.5 Percent
The outdoor product business outpaced the overall retail market by a wide margin, posting a 4.5 percent sales increase to $774.3 million for the five-week fiscal month of March ending April 2, 2011, according to retail point-of-sale data compiled by Sport
Bauer Fiscal Third Quarter Loss Widens Despite Double-Digit Revenue Gains
Bauer Performance Sports, in its first report since going public on March 10, reported revenues jumped 46.4 percent in its fiscal third quarter ended Feb. 28, to CN$48.4 million…
Gildan Tops in Socks with Gold Toe Moretz Acquisition
Gildan Activewear Inc. reached an agreement to buy sock giant Gold Toe Moretz Holding Corp., which owns the PowerSox brand and is the exclusive sock licensee for Under Armour and New Balance, for $350 million. Gildan will not assume any of Gold Toe Moretz
PEP Survives Federal Budget Cuts So Far
The SGMA said the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) program survived a close call by not being eliminated in the new agreement reached on Capitol Hill on April 8 to fund the U.S. government for the remainder of fiscal year 2011. But SGMA off
Container Traffic Indicates Double-Digit Growth in Retailers’ Imports
Imports through the nation’s major retail container ports continued to grow for the 15th consecutive month in February and remain about 10 percent above their level of a year ago, according to the latest Global Port Tracker report from the National
Man Sues Gander Mountain Over Wife’s Murder
Gander Mountain is facing a lawsuit two years after a gunman killed 13 people at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, NY. The lawsuit seeks a total of $3.75 million dollars in damages. Gander Mountain has denied the charges…
Man Sues Gander Mountain Over Wife’s Murder
Gander Mountain is facing a lawsuit two years after a gunman killed 13 people at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, NY. The lawsuit seeks a total of $3.75 million dollars in damages. Gander Mountain has denied the charges…
Pent-up demand for spring apparel prompts spring shopping earlier than expected
For the second consecutive month, shoppers braved unfavorable shopping conditions and numerous market challenges to drive retail sales in the broader market above analysts’ expectations, although that wasn’t necessarily the case for many of th
