Nfinity announced this week that Alaina Inman has joined the company as corporate brand manager. In her new position, Inman will be responsible for overseeing alignment among the business units, marketing and PR campaigns, and Nfinity brand management and
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K2 Snowboarding Hires New Global Marketing Manager
Seattle-based K2 Snowboarding named Steve Metcalf Global Marketing Manager to lead all marketing and communications for the snowboard company. Metcalf previously developed marketing programs as the brand director and film producer for Aspen/Snowmass, one
Sport Chalet Expands Credit Facility, Lowers Q4 Expectations
Sport Chalet, Inc. has amended and expanded its existing credit facility with Bank of America, N.A. Additionally, the company expects to report fourth quarter net sales of approximately $84.5 million compared to $96.8 million in the same period of the pri
Amer Sports Sees First Quarter Net Loss Double
Amer Sports continued to suffer through the first quarter due to the value of the U.S. dollar, challenging market conditions and dramatic drops in fitness sales. However, in spite of the heavy double-digit declines in the top line for Precor, the company
Big 5 Has Tough Q1; Sees Traffic Improving
Big 5 Sporting Goods saw first quarter earnings fall 31.7% on a 4.4% comp store sales decline, but Steve Miller, BGFV’s chairman, president and CEO, said traffic and average selling prices had shown “meaningful improvement” since it provided its last upda
GSI Commerce Q1 Revenues Show Slight Increase
GSI Commerce Inc. reported that net revenues for the first quarter ended April 4 increased slightly to $196.5 million from $195.5 million in the year-ago period. Non-GAAP net revenues increased 14% to $106.3 million from $93.3 million Q1 last year. The l
Duofold Parent May See Some Light at Retail
Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of the Champion and Duofold brands, said that while first quarter results were in line with expectations and had been significantly impacted by the economic recession, the company may also be seeing some positive movement from
Brunswick Posts Q1 Loss as Sales Fall Nearly 50% for Period
Brunswick Corporation’s total sales for the first quarter were $734.7 million, a 45.4% decline from year-ago sales of $1.35 billion. The company said this drop was primarily the result of marine sales that had dropped 52.4% as weakness in the global marin
VF Corp. Misses on First Quarter; Outlook Pared for Year
VF Corporation saw a tough trading environment in the first quarter of 2009, as revenues declined 2% on a constant currency basis and fell 7% on a GAAP basis to $1.73 billion compared to $1.85 billion in Q1 last year. Most of the revenue decline originat
Excess Inventories at Retail Impact Unifi’s Third Quarter…
Unifi is seeing excess inventory at retailers and vendors work its way up to the suppliers. The company reported fiscal third quarter net sales fell 30.0% to $119.1 million compared to $169.8 million for the prior year’s fiscal third quarter. The cumulati
Timberland Sees Double-Digit Declines Across the Board in First Quarter
Timberland had an interesting first quarter with overall global revenues declining, but cost cutting measures helped keep expenses in check and the company stayed in the black for the quarter…
Skechers Looks for Silver Lining in Q1 Results
The weak retail environment continued to drag down Skechers USA Inc.'s domestic wholesale revenues in Q109 and to a lesser degree, internationally. While earnings were down from the prior year, however, a continued focus on managing expenses and inve
Acushnet First Quarter Earnings Plummet on Double-Digit Sales Decline
Acushnet Co., the golf division of Fortune Brands, reported sales in the first quarter fell 12.5% to $347.0 million from $396.4 million in the year-ago period. Including one-time charges, operating earnings for the group, which includes the Titleist, Cobr
Eastern Mountain Sports Inks Deal with GSIC and Opens SoHo Store…
Eastern Mountain Sports signed a deal to replatform its Web store on GSI Commerce’s ecommerce technology solution. The new EMS online store is scheduled to launch this fall. In addition, Eastern Mountain Sports will open a new SoHo location at the corner
Cabela’s Comps Up, but Finance Unit Sinks Q1 Net
Mirroring a pervasive market trend that has emerged as a common thread for nearly all outdoor retailers, Cabela’s Inc. reported first quarter revenues were driven by notable strength from strong firearms and ammunition sales. However, despite any improve
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