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
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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
CPSC Causes Confusion Over Dated Rossignol and Dynastar Recall
In response to a CPSC 'recall alert' issued last week, Rossignol has released a statement clarifying exactly which bindings were recalled. Apparently, the CPSC alert concerned a recall which began in December of 2003, and was completed within 60
Amer Sees Winter Sports Division Sales Outpace Expected Market Gains…
Amer Group's net sales in the fourth quarter declined 1.7% to €261.0 million ($338.3 mm) from €265.4 million ($316.0 mm) in the year-ago period. Full year net sales declined 3.2% to €1.06 billion ($1.32 bn), compared to €1.09 billion ($1.24 bn) in 2
Watermark Delays E-Z Load Delivery Date to Fall 2005…
Yakima is revising its delivery date for the E-Z Load side-loading roof rack system with lift assist technology from Spring ‘05 to Fall ’05. This decision was made to enable Steve Rodden, who recently joined the company as vice president of product develo
Watermark Delays E-Z Load Delivery Date
Yakima is revising its delivery date for the E-Z Load side-loading roof rack system with lift assist technology from Spring ‘05 to Fall ’05. This decision was made to enable Steve Rodden, who recently joined the company as vice president of product devel
Mountain Hardwear Hires New EU Sales Manager
Mountain Hardwear announced that Chrissy Dorn has been named to the new position of European Sales Manager and will oversee all aspects of Mountain Hardwear’s sales for Italy, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Slovakia, Austria and Germany…
Merrell Launches First TV Ad
In a move designed to reinforce its commitment to encourage more consumers to embrace outside activities, Merrell Footwear aired its first national television commercial prior to the American Football Conference championship on CBS. The 30-second spot air
Watermark Hires New VP of Product Development
WaterMark announced that Steve Rodden has officially joined WaterMark as VP of product development. Rodden, a 15-year product design veteran, comes from Fiori Research and Design in Portland, Oregon, a firm he co-founded with Steve Brown in 1998. Over t
SGMA Releases Newest Color Card
The 8th edition of the SGMA International Activewear Color Card has been produced for Spring/Summer 2006 and Fall/Winter 2006-07. This Color Card highlights 24 directional colors for 2006 and 2007, which are uniquely tailored to the global market.
BOB Trailers Inks Deal with QBP
BOB Trailers of San Luis Obispo, CA is pleased to announce that Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) of Bloomington, MN is now an official distributor of BOB bicycle cargo trailers, effective immediately. To launch this relationship, BOB trailers will be repres
Spyder Launches Full Line of Boots
Spyder, the high-performance ski apparel brand with attitude, has launched a full line of winter boots.
Working with Montreal-based Kamik, the international licensee for Spyder footwear, Spyder has introduced a full line of men’s, women’s and children’s w
Crumpler Causes Some Head Scratching
The nod for likely the most eye-catching booth and outrageous catalogue at OR Winter Market goes to Crumpler. The Australian bag and tote manufacturer put together a booth using multicoloured oil cans and chalkboard, to create an eclectic space to display
Horny Toad Shows Support
Horny Toad is showing off some very interesting designs, and is truly the category leader when it comes to lifestyle apparel that performs, but the real story coming out of the company is its dealer support programs. Last year, ‘The Toad’ launched a progr
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