Expansion Guides Promotions at Native Eyewear
Native Eyewear has appointed Marc Morelli to Western Regional Sales Representative and Robert Bell to Senior Regional Sales Coordinator…
PrimaLoft Hires Verde PR
PrimaLoft has selected Verde PR & Consulting as its public relations agency of record (AOR).Verde will focus on differentiating PrimaLoft’s attributes, performance benefits and associated value, while concurrently redefining the role of PrimaLoft a
Life Distribution to Acquire Split Clothing
Life Distribution LLC, the owner of Ambiguous Clothing, has acquired Split Clothing with plans to bring the brand back with a young men's collection in spring 2011 and a girl's collection in fall 2011…
Easton-Bell Sports Q1 Net Income Falls Despite Sales Gain
Easton Bell Sports reported that net sales for the first quarter ended April 3 rose 5.0% to $194.1 million as growth in the Team Sports segment was partially offset by a decline in Action Sports segment sales…
Gildan Boosts Guidance on Record Q2 Sales
For the second consecutive year Gildan Activewear Inc. has released record financial results for the company’s fiscal second quarter ended April 4 and upped its sales guidance in response to the positive changes in market conditions…
Head NV Gets Q1 Boost from Racquet Sales Gain; Economy Hurts Diving Biz…
Head N.V. finished its first quarter with sales and earnings improvements in two of the company’s three main segments…
Fox Factory OEM Sales up 63% in First Quarter
Fox Factory Inc., also known as Fox Racing Shox, swung from a loss in the year-ago quarter to nearly $3 million in profits in the first quarter this year on strong growth in sales as OEM sales to the mountain biking and motorsports industries rebounded…
Heelys Q1 Sales Fall Again But Cost Cuts Minimize Bottom Line Damage
Heelys Inc. said general economic weakness and bad weather in the Northeast and Midwest sank sales during the first quarter ended March 31, but improved cost cutting measures helped minimize the company’s net loss…
Sports Authority to Launch New ‘S.A. Elite’ Store Concept
The Sports Authority is launching a new smaller concept, S.A. Elite, focusing on higher-end footwear and apparel…
TAF Parent to Liquidate in Asset Sale
NexCen Brands Inc. said it agreed to sell its franchise businesses, which includes The Athlete's Foot and Shoebox New York, to an affiliate of private-equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners for $112.5 million…
Rocky Prices Closes Secondary Offering
Rocky Brands Inc. said it expects to raise $14.1 million from a secondary offering…
RECALL: Rome Snowboard Boot Bindings
Rome Snowboards Co., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, voluntarily recalled 2,900 pair of boot bindings because the base plate on them can break at cold temperatures, posing a fall hazard to snowboarders…
WTO Agrees to Probe EU Duties on Chinese Footwear
World Trade Organization judges agreed to investigate whether European Union anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese shoes unfairly harm China's exporters…
TYR Becomes Official Supplier to German Swimming Federation (DSV)
TYR Sport, Inc. extended its international footprint with the sponsorship of the German Swimming Federation (DSV)…
Sunice Forms New Partnership in U.K. and Ireland
Sunice, the golfwear maker based in Montreal, has established a United Kingdom company, Sunice Europe Ltd., in partnership with Chertsey, England-based The Golf Business Ltd., to sell Sunice product in the United Kingdom and Ireland…
