Nautilus, Inc. net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2006, were $137.6 million, compared to $129.6 million for the corresponding period last year, up 6.2%. Net income for the quarter was $1.7 million, or five cents per diluted share, compared with
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Black Diamond Adds Three to Team
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd. hired Adam Chamberlain as Marketing Brand Manager, Nathan Kuder as Softgoods Category Manager and Steve Kropf as the Rockies region Sales Representative for its Ski and Mountain lines…
Obituary: Bill Meistrell
Bill Meistrell, his brother Bob, and partner Morgan, are best known for inventing (in 1953) the first practical wetsuit, which revolutionized surfing and diving. Bill came up with the phrase “fits like a glove” and Body Glove was born. Bill was a pioneeri
Vail Resorts Becomes 2nd Largest Wind Power Customer
Vail Resorts Inc. will offset 100% of its energy use by purchasing nearly 152,000 megawatt-hours of wind energy for its five mountain resorts, its lodging properties including RockResorts and Grand Teton Lodge Company, all of its 125 retail locations – op
Crocs Inks Licensing Deal with Disney
Crocs, Inc. will introduce a limited edition line of footwear featuring some of Disney's most popular characters. The new line, which will be called “Disney by CROCS(TM),” will be available at select U.S. retail locations prior to the 2006 Holiday se
K-Swiss Earning Climb 21% on 2% Revenue Decline
K-Swiss brand revenues decreased to $121.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 from $124.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005, a decrease of 2.2%. Net earnings increased 21.3% to $20,334,000, or 58 cents per diluted share, for t
Backbone Media Hires Two New Staff
Backbone Media hired two new staff, Ian Anderson and H. Mavis Fitzgerald. Both will work as Public Relations Account Executives in the outdoor, fitness and lifestyle markets…
Keen Completes Portland Move, Adds Staff, and Adds Charitable Partners
With the move now completed, KEEN Footwear is up and running in the Pearl District of downtown Portland, Oregon. In addition to the new surrounding, KEEN is continuing to add new personnel to their team. The Executive Team is now complete. The KEEN Founda
Jarden Sales and Earnings Climb in Q2
Jarden Corporation second quarter net sales increased 28% to $962 million compared to $754 million for the same period in the previous year. Net income was $13.3 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, compared to $5.7
Fortune Brands Golf Sales and Income Slip in Q2
Fortune Brands, Inc. reported double-digit growth in earnings per share for the second quarter of 2006. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations increased 34%, benefiting from solid organic sales growth. The company's Golf Division repor
Phoenix Should Swing Back to Profitability on 20% Organic Growth
Phoenix Footwear Group, based on preliminary estimates, anticipates its total net sales to be over $34 million for the second quarter of 2006 versus $15.4 million for the second quarter of 2005, reflecting both organic growth and newly acquired business u
Kelty Hires Mason as Marketing Manager
Kelty concluded their national search for a marketing manager this week, announcing the hire of Christian Mason to fill the essential slot on the Kelty team, beginning on August 1, 2006. Mason was formerly the director of product development at Mountainsm
Deckers Beats Q2 Sales and Earnings Guidance; Increases Outlook for 2006
Deckers Outdoor Corporation second quarter net sales increased 3.4% to $41.7 million versus $40.3 million last year; ahead of our previous guidance range of $38 million to $40 million. Diluted EPS was the same as last year at 21 cents; ahead of our previo
Rocky Cuts Guidance on 12.5% Q2 Sales Decline
Rocky Brands, Inc. second quarter net sales decreased 12.5% to $57.3 million compared to $65.5 million for the corresponding period a year ago. The second quarter of 2005 included approximately $5.8 million of footwear sales to the military compared to ze
Columbia’s Q2 Income Falls on 13% Sales Increase
Columbia Sportswear Company second quarter net sales were $211.6 million, an increase of 13.6% over net sales of $186.2 million for the same period of 2005. Net income decreased 23.8% to $4.8 million for the second quarter of 2006 from $6.3 million for th