Winter Weather the Talk of the Aisles…
As the winter trade show season kicked into high gear last week in the midst of one of the warmest winters on record, the recent cold snap had many wondering if (and hoping that) the late arrival would be sufficient to clear the floors enough to help ener
Antigua Licenses Slazenger Name for Apparel…
The Antigua Group, Inc. signed a license agreement to design and distribute apparel and accessories under the Slazenger brand in the United States and Canada. The agreement calls for distribution in the Green Grass and upscale corporate segments of the in
SIA.07 Shrugs Off Weather to Host Upbeat Show…
With frighteningly warm weather impacting the entire east coast and a very late start to the season in California, SIA.07 could have been a depressing event. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Vendors, one after another, expressed their sur
ASR Show Sees Urban Offset Mountain…
This show was not as well attended as in previous years. There however does not seem to be a slowdown in business in the Skate/Surf space. The overlap of the SIA.07 show and the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market likely pulled winter sports merchants elsewher
Black Diamond Wins REI Vendor of the Year
Recreational Equipment, Inc. announced its 2006 vendor partnership awards today at the winter Outdoor Retailer trade show. Black Diamond received top honors as REI's Vendor Partner-of-the-Year. The annual awards program, established in 1993, recogniz
Johnson Outdoors Sees Q1 Loss Widen Sharply
Johnson Outdoors Inc. reported a 1% decrease in net sales for the fiscal first quarter to $71.7 million from $72.6 million in the prior year quarter. The company's net loss widened for the quarter to $2.1 million or 23 cents per diluted share from a
Big Dog Moves Distribution to North Carolina
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. has moved its distribution to a newly built distribution center in Lincolnton, N.C., just outside of Charlotte. The facility is 230,000 square feet, expandable to over 400,000 square feet if needed. Big Dog Holdings invested more th
SOLE Donates $15K to Karno Kids
Dean Karnazes and SOLE Custom Footbeds have teamed up to support and encourage America’s youth to get outside and be physically active with SOLE’s $15,000 contribution to Karnazes’s charity, Karno Kids. The donation is comprised of $2 from every Dean Karn
NRF: More Than Half of Gift Cards Yet to Be Used
Though the holiday season officially ended several weeks ago, retailers continue to see consumers hitting the stores to spend gift cards. According to an NRF survey, conducted by BIGresearch, consumers have plenty left to spend: shoppers said they had spe
One Goal Hockey Show Opens Season with a Bang…
At the One Goal Hockey Show in Toronto, Ontario, January 14-16, retailers got to see the new products that will hit shops for the 2007/2008 season. The show itself saw more traffic than last year, with some even estimating as much as a 30% increase. Vendo
Colorado Sees Record Skier Visits
Colorado Ski Country USA's 26 member resorts posted record-setting skier visitation for the first portion of the winter season. Collectively, Colorado ski resorts hosted 3,285,649 skiers and snowboarders, an increase of 6.74 percent, or 207,533 visit
Eider Inks Licensing Deal with Killy
Eider has signed a 10-year agreement to market and design the Killy snowsports brand. The new women’s and men’s line will be available in selected snowsports specialty stores for the winter ’07-08 season…
Warnaco’s Swimwear President Resigns
The Warnaco Group, Inc. announced the resignation of Roger Williams as Group President, Swimwear, citing personal reasons. The Company has initiated a search for a new Group President, Swimwear. Until a new Group President is appointed, Sherry Waterson, P
686 Teams with New Era on Times Collection
686 will partner with New Era Cap for the 2007-2008 exclusive Times line outerwear collection for men and women. For 2007/2008, the 686 X New Era team designed a waterproof/breathable New Era 59FIFTY cap, with a proprietary interlocking system on select j
Reef Moving to Carlsbad
After nearly a decade at its current site in Kearny Mesa, Reef announces plans to migrate its global headquarters north to a 52,000 square foot office in Carlsbad, CA. In April of this year, 120 Reef employees will head to the newly remodeled building, lo
