Gait Lacrosse Names Grassroots Marketing Manager

Gait Lacrosse, a division of Jarden Inc. that includes sporting goods brands such as Rawlings, Worth, Miken, JT Sports, license products and deBeer, said Bryan Bendig has joined the its team as the Grassroots Marketing Manager…

Orange 21 Q3 Sales Fall 21%

Orange 21 Inc. reported consolidated net sales for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2009 were $8.8 million compared to net sales of $12.0 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2008…

Zumiez Q3 Sales Inch Up 0.8%; Comps Fall 8.0%

Zumiez Inc. reported total net sales for the third quarter ended Oct. 31, 2009 increased 0.8% to $113.2 million from $112.2 million in the third quarter ended Nov. 1, 2008. The company posted net income for the quarter of $5.1 million or 17 cents per dilu

US Bank Extends FLW Outdoors Sponsorship

FLW Outdoors said US Bank has extended their sponsorship with FLW Outdoors, marking their 7th consecutive year as a sponsor and the official bank of FLW Outdoors. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed…

Charges Sink Foot Locker’s Q3; Sales Slide 7.3%

Foot Locker, Inc. reported a net loss of $6 million, or 4 cents per share, for the third quarter ended Oct. 31 after including $22 million, after tax, or 14 cents per share, of non-cash impairment charges to write down long-lived assets of the company&#03

TAF Parent Swings to Profit in Q3, Revenues Down 11%

NexCen Brands, Inc., the parent of The Athlete's Foot, reported a big swing to positive earnings despite an 11% decline in total revenues in the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. Revenues declined to $10.8 million, compared to $12.2 million in

TSA Will Sell Wii Game Consoles

The Sports Authority will begin selling Nintendo products, including videogaming consoles and the Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus games. TSA has been in talks with Nintendo for the past six months and decided to carry the game console “to shift the paradigm and

Shape Magazine Licenses Name for Fitness Equipment

Shape magazine has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Fitness EM to create a line of branded fitness products designed specifically for women. The Shape-branded line will include fitness tools and editorial-inspired workout kits.

Brown Shoe Views HIgher Profit in Q3; Joe Wood to Retire

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. said expects third quarter earnings to increase over year-ago levels and come in well above Wall Street's consensus estimates. The company also

announced preliminary sales of total net sales of $625.6 million for the third