The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industries (FESI) issued a statement urging EU member states to agree on a solution for antidumping measures on footwear during the meeting of the Antidumping Committee in Brussels this week to re-establish ce
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InSport Restructures After Vital Apparel Acquisition
Local papers are reporting that InSport International plans to lay off 12 people. The layoffs come after the company was acquired by Vital Apparel last November and accounts for most of InSport's staff. Vital will shift distribution and several other
Gramicci Hires Several New Faces
Gramicci hired several outdoor and apparel industry veterans in sales and customer service. Michael Donovan is the new western regional sales director. Treeline Sales will cover the western sales region. Rob Brown was hired to represent Gramicci's mo
The Next Generation of Park and Play Campers
The backpacking and hiking boom of the 70’s was based on the notions of people like Colin Fletcher, author of The Complete Walker, who felt the need to simplify their lives through nature and the simple act of walking for days on end through wilderness. P
The Outdoor Market is Going to the Dogs
Outdoor specialty retailers are constantly looking for new products to bring in store traffic. Nothing lifts sales receipts like a new product getting publicity in outdoor-oriented consumer magazines. Now, the time might be right to expand the traditional
Repair v. Replace: Professional Services Return Damaged Gear to Like-New
Has a customer ever arrived at your door with a tent fly melted from flying too close to a hot stove? Or complained about a broken zipper on a sleeping bag that left them freezing on a cold night in the mountains? What about the hiker who pleads with you
Collegiate Pacific Claims Lawsuit Lacks Merit
Collegiate Pacific believes that the claims made against it in a lawsuit recently filed by Costa Brava Partners and two other related shareholders are entirely without merit. The only claim made against Collegiate Pacific is for “aiding and abetting” alle
Columbia Acquires Pacific Trail in Auction…
Columbia Sportswear Company won out over three other bidders in the London Fog Bankruptcy auction of the Pacific Trail group of brands with a bid of $20.4 million. There were only three other bidders involved in the process, Perry Ellis, Studio Ray, LLC,
OIA Capitol Summit 2006 Opens New Doors…
Each year, Outdoor Industry Association hosts the Capitol Summit in Washington, D.C. in order to give members the opportunity to have their voices heard in a collective lobbying effort, and each year Congress becomes more receptive to OIA’s message…
The Outdoor Market is Going to the Dogs
Outdoor specialty retailers are constantly looking for new products to bring in store traffic. Nothing lifts sales receipts like a new product getting publicity in outdoor-oriented consumer magazines. Now, the time might be right to expand the traditional
Columbia Sees 5.9% Q1 Sales Increase
Columbia Sportswear Company posted first quarter net sales of $260.2 million, an increase of 5.9% over net sales of $245.7 million for the same period of 2005. The company reported net income for the first quarter of $19.5 million, an 8.5% decrease compar
K2 Sports Sees Q1 Sales Increase 9.4%
K2 Inc. reported that net sales for the first quarter increased 9.4% to $348.1 million from $318.3 million in the prior year period. Adjusted net income for the first quarter was $5.0 million, or 10 cents adjusted diluted earnings per share, compared to a
The North Face Revenues Grow 40% in Q1
VF Corporation saw income rise 12% to a record $128.2 million from $114.7 million before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting policy for stock compensation expense, with earnings per share rising 14% to $1.14 from $1.00. Reflecting the cumulati
SMR Retailer Profile: Outdoor DIVAS
“Women are not small men. At Outdoor DIVAS we live by this motto.” In its original Latin form, the word diva was the feminine version of divine. In the earliest dictionaries, ancient wordsmiths created male and female versions of divine with equal standi
Selling Online: A Store Without Walls
According to the Pew Internet and Family Life Project, almost 150 million adults are Internet users. That’s a 66% increase since the organization’s last survey in January 2005. In addition, 42% of homes have broadband connections.
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