The North Face Base Camp Duffel has been awarded the Editor’s Choice Gold Award by Backpacker magazine. The Base Camp Duffel was introduced in 1979 and celebrates its 30th birthday in 2009. It is The North Face’s classic, bomber expedition duffel…
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Colnago Establishes U.S. Subsidiary in Chicago
Bike manufacturer Colnago recently established its first U.S. subsidiary in Chicago. This move rids the company of an outside distributor for the first time in 30 years. Colnago's most recent distributor was Veltec Sports…
Lacrosse Subsidiary Receives Army Order for $6.7 Million
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. said its Danner subsidiary received a new $6.7 million delivery order from the U.S. Army for the Danner Combat Hiker boot. Danner anticipates delivering this order of the Combat Hiker boot beginning in April through August of this
Golfsmith Q4 Revenues Slide 14.1%, FY08 Down 2.4%
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. saw net revenues of $67.8 million for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 3, 2009, a decrease of 14.1% from net revenues of $79.0 million the previous year. Net revenues reflect a 17.3% decrease in comparable store sales.
Ortholite Sponsors Road Runners Club of America
OrthoLite has signed a sponsorship agreement to become the preferred insole partner of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) and the American Hiking Society (AHS)…
Newton Running Names New President
Newton Running has named Stephen Gartside as president of the technical running footwear company. Gartside will run the day-to-day global operations of Newton Running and work closely with Newton’s founders, Danny Abshire and Jerry Lee…
Asics Sees U.S. Sales Jump 40 Percent in Fiscal Third Quarter
Asics Corp. reported fiscal third quarter sales in the U.S. jumped 19.7 percent to approximately ¥13.94 billion ($145 mm) for the period ended December 31, compared to approximately ¥11.65 billion ($103 mm) last year…
Asics and Brooks in “Dead Heat” at Fleet Feet
Brooks caught up to Asics at Fleet Feet in 2008, but New Balance, Saucony and Nike also gained market share at the chain. As reported, Fleet Feet’s sales grew 14% to $86 million in 2008 on a 12% comp gain…
Mizuno Lowers Outlook After Tough Q3
Mizuno Corp. had a difficult third quarter as continued softness in the global economy slowed sales and caused the company to lower its guidance for the fiscal year through March 2009. The company now anticipates reporting a net loss for the fiscal year f
Karhu Holding and Karhu Sports Reach Settlement
Karhu Holding BV and Karhu Sports Oy reached an amicable settlement to their dispute over the Karhu trademarks. Karhu Holding BV was confirmed as the owner of the Karhu global trademark portfolio and will be responsible for the sale of all other products
Mizuno Running Earns Podiatric
Mizuno USA, Inc. received the American Podiatric Medical Association Seal of Acceptance for ten of the company’s running shoe models…
Slow Motion
Like neutral cushioning and stability, motion control has been one of the traditional categories that performance running footwear brands and retailers have used to segment their products…
Pace Setters
More than 5 million strong, the women’s running market gets personal attention. The SGMA’s “2008 State of the Industry Survey” lists running as number four on the list of “Hottest Sports for Sales Growth in 2008” behind yoga / pilates, fitness walking and
Somnio Launches Customizable Footwear Line
An avid runner who was experiencing problems with his feet, Sean Sullivan started seeing Dr. Andy Pruitt at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine in Boulder, CO. The conversation quickly shifted from Sullivan’s problems to the solutions. That ideas led t
FGX Fourth Quarter, Full-Year Sales Rise
FGX International had net sales increase 5.4% to $66.2 million for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 3, 2009 as compared to $62.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2007. For the full year ended Jan. 3, 2009, net sales increased 6.5% to $256.1 million in fiscal
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