Yoga Journal has just released its second annual “Yoga
in America” survey, a comprehensive study of the yoga market. According to the study, Americans spend $2.95 billion a year on yoga classes and products, including equipment, clothing, vacations and me
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Brunswick Restructures Several Management Positions
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Orange 21 Appoints VP and General Counsel
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LaCrosse Q4 Sales up 5%; Income Jumps 96%
LaCrosse Footwear's consolidated net sales for the fourth quarter of 2004 were $28.7 million, up 5% from $27.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2003. For
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Winter Market Highlights Fashion and Fabrics…
The winter apparel categories are seeing many of the same trends BOSS noticed at Summer Market, with an emphasis on fashion and fabrics. Many companies are using unique or proprietary fabrics, along with ‘high-fashion’ inspired designs to differentiate th
Rebel Sports Shows Growth in Difficult Conditions…
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REI’s Madsen Founds (and Funds) Youth Outdoors Legacy Fund…
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Keen Funds Charities Through Ad Budget
In a sudden change of corporate spending plans, nearly $1 million originally allocated towards a 2005 Keen Footwear advertising campaign has been set aside for contributions to a variety of non-profit organizations that are important to the company and it
Moonstone Increases Doors By 50%…
Moonstone Mountain Equipment increased their door count by 50% over this time a year ago, passing the 300 locations mark for the first time sine London Fog acquired the brand in 2001. According to the company, the increase was primarily due to retailers’
Wolverine Posts Balanced 2004 Results; Merrell Backlog Jumps on Continuum Gains…
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. played up the World Wide in its name in both the fourth quarter and the year as the International business increased to 27% of consolidated sales, compared to 25% of sales in the prior year, and pre-tax earnings for the Internat
Huffy Sees the Other Legal Shoe Drop Over Gen-X Issues…
The class action bandwagon against Huffy Corp. is getting full after an initial class action suit was filed last wee alleging that Don Graber, Timothy Howard, Robert Lafferty and Paul D'Aloia, all current or former Huffy officers and directors, fail
Sees Class Action Suits Filed Over ‘Materially False’ Information…
Several law firms that specialize in class action suits have piled onto the initial shareholder class action lawsuit against Gander Mountain, claiming certain officers and directors within the company had prior knowledge about factors that devalued GMTN s
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