White Sierra Hires Two New Sales Reps
White Sierra has hired Dave McCaffrey of Seattle, Wash. and Brent Williams of Bend, Ore. as the company’s new Northwest and Northern Rockies sales representatives…
Brand Jordan Adds to NBA Athlete Stable
Jordan, a division of Nike, Inc., has welcomed a stable of new athletes to Team Jordan, led by 2005-06 T-Mobile NBA Rookie of the Year Chris Paul. Paul will represent the Jordan brand of footwear, apparel and accessories both on and off the basketball co
The Walking Company Helps Big Dog Post 3% Comps in Q3
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. third quarter ended September 30, 2006 consolidated net sales were $54. 1million as compared with $44.9 million in the third quarter 2005, an increase of 20.5%. This was primarily due to the addition of 53 new The Walking Company st
TJX October Comps Up 5%; Sales Up 10%
The TJX Companies, Inc. posted a 10% sales gain to $1.5 billion for the month of October, up from the $1.3 billion achieved during the same month last year. For the year-to-date period, sales reached $12.4 billion, a 9% increase over last year's $11.
Dick’s Sporting Goods’ CFO to Depart in March 2007
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. will see its EVP and CFO, Michael F. Hines, resign after the year-end earnings release sometime in March, 2007. Mr. Hines joined Dick's in March 1995. Mr. Hines commented that his decision was personal in nature and “
Once Again, Active Lifestyle is the Place to Be…
The active lifestyle market confirmed once again last week that it is the place to be for investors. Public companies in the industry rode the wave of very positive third quarter reports to easily outpace the major stock market indices and a number of bo
Deckers Sees Q3 Upside from Strong UGG Sell-Through; Raises Guidance…
Deckers Outdoor Corporation may not have seen a double-digit increase in its share price last week — it increased 9.2% for the week to close at $53.87 — but almost every other metric exceeded expectations and pushed up growth prospects even higher for t
Acushnet Q3 Gets Lift from New Product Intro’s…
The Acushnet Golf division of Fortune Brands, Inc., which includes the Footjoy, Titleist, and Cobra brands, saw third quarter sales grow 7.0% to $297.8 million in the period from $278.4 million in thee year-ago period. International growth continued to o
GSI Growing Business, Bottom Line Still Red…
GSI Commerce Inc. beat the high end of its revenue guidance for the third quarter as well as the guidance it gave for the bottom line, but still posted a net loss. The company also announced on a conference call with analysts that it has an “unnamed sport
Skechers Gets BTS and Fashion Athletic Boost in Q3…
Skechers USA, Inc. broke the $300 million barrier for the first time in the third quarter, surpassing guidance for both sales and earnings. Management pointed to “double-digit” growth in kids for back-to-school; domestic wholesale growth of 22%; and “trip
Escalade Sports Looks Outside Mass Channel for Growth…
The Escalade Sports division of Escalade, Inc. reported an increase of 4.5% in net sales for the third quarter to $52.0 million from $49.7 million last year. Operating income at the division, however, decreased 28.4%, while net income dropped 51.7% to $2.
NGF: September Rounds Play Down 2.3%
According to the National Golf Foundation, same-store rounds played are up 0.9% for the year, despite a 2.3% decrease for the month of Septemer. The Mid-Atlantic region, with a notable decrease in play days in September, had the largest decrease, down 11.
Amer Sports’ Q3 Impacted by Late Deliveries…
Amer Sports is continuing along its three-year path towards integrating Salomon, and in the process transforming itself from a €1 billion sporting goods company into a €2 billion company that is heavily invested in the winter sports market. This integrati
RECALL: Bike Pedals
The CPSC and Time Sport International are recalling about 18,000 Time RXS Titan Carbon, RXS Carbon, RXS, and RXE Bicycle Pedals. The pedal's bearing cap can fail causing the pedal to come off the bicycle…
LaCrosse’s Q3 Income Climbes on Stronger Margins
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. third quarter ended September 30, 2006 net sales were $32.8 million, up 6% from $31.0 million in the third quarter of 2005. Net income was $2.5 million or 41 cents per diluted share in the third quarter of 2006, up 3% from $2.5 mil
