When it comes to the 13-24-year-old North American demographic, snowboarding is one of the main sports poised for the most significant growth, as revealed in results from Label Networks’ 2nd annual Snowboarding Youth Culture Profile Report. 61.7% of “non-
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Miller Joins Cloudveil Sales team
Cloudveil hired Blaine Miller, Pinnacle Sales NW, Inc., to cover the sales territory of Washington and Oregon…
Camelbak Grabs Market Share with New Bottle
With only 90 days under its belt, the CamelBak Bottle has exceeded a 10% market share in U.S. specialty retail stores, according to the company. The success of the launch has spurred retailers to place multiple reorders sooner than expected. The CamelBak
Interbike Adds Media Center
Interbike announced plans for the inaugural Interbike Media Center, a working news room on the show floor designed to help journalists conduct the business of reporting the news of the 2006 Interbike International Bicycle Expo.
REI Hires Vogl as VP of Marketing
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Team Express Acquires Football America
Team Express Inc., a Texas-based consumer direct and team dealer of baseball and softball hardgoods, has acquired Football America Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not released.
WSA Day Two
The second day of The WSA Show took on an international flavor with delegations arriving from France, Germany and Italy. In addition, show guests were treated to a Style Talk session hosted by television personality Lawrence Zarian, a frequent style comme
Escalade Earnings Slip on Sales Increase
Escalade, Incorporated net sales for the second quarter and first half of the current year increased 2.9% and 5.7%, respectively. Earnings per share for the second quarter of 2006 were 8 cents per share compared to 17 cents per share last year and 18 cent
Swenson and Knowles Join Wasatch Ski Distribution
Pete Swenson and Rick Knowles have joined Wasatch Ski Distribution LLC as independent representatives to help market Ski Trab products. Pete, of Boulder, Colorado; currently works as the Vice President of sales for Mayfire, inc, where he markets co-op ad
Puma’s Q2 Earnings Slip on World Cup Expenses
Puma's Branded sales, which include consolidated sales and licensee sales, reached €620 million ($779 mm) during Q2, a 17.1% increase over last year. in Currency neutral terms, sales increased 17.2%. The marketing campaign for the World Cup and other
Johnson Outdoors Earnings Decline on 11% Sales Increase
Johnson Outdoors Inc. net sales were $135.5 million for the fiscal third quarter ended June 30, 2006, an increase of 11% compared to $122.4 million for the prior year's quarter. Net earnings were $6.6 million or 72 cents per diluted share compared to
PacSun Cuts Guidance on Double Digit Decline in July Comps
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. total sales for the month of July were $102.4 million, a decrease of 5.0% over total sales of $107.8 million last year. Total Company same store sales decreased 10.6%. By concept, PacSun same store sales decreased 10.2%
Shoe Carnival Q2 Comps Slip 1.0%
Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales of $146.9 million for the thirteen-week period ended July 29, 2006 compared to sales of $148.7 million for the thirteen-week period ended July 30, 2005. Comparable store sales decreased 1.0% for the second quarter of 200
Nordstrom July Comps Jump 5.3%
Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $842.6 million for the month ending July 29, 2006, an increase of 7.0% compared to sales of $787.3 million for the four-week period ending July 30, 2005. Same-store sales increased 5.3%.
DSW Q2 Comps Increase 2.2%
DSW Inc. comparable store sales increased 2.2% for the thirteen weeks ended July 29, 2006 compared to the thirteen weeks ended July 30, 2005. Net sales for the thirteen weeks increased 9.1% to $301.3 million from $276.2 million for the same period last ye
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