Outdoor Industry Association announced the availability of its most recent Top Line Retail Sales Report. According to this study, the total 2003 annual sales for the outdoor segment through all distribution channels are $12.7 billion, up from $11.3 billi
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Smoky Anderson is Eagle Creek Rep of the Year
Eagle Creek announced that Smoky Anderson, principal of Smoky Anderson and Associates, was named the company's sales “Representative of the Year” for 2004. Chosen from a field of more than 30 sales representatives, Anderson, who covers the Rocky Moun
Ballard Takes the Reins at Kelty
Kenny Ballard was named president of Kelty, Inc., the
Colorado-based outdoor equipment company with more than a half century of backpacking heritage. The former Kelty Director of Sales and an 18-year veteran of the outdoor
industry, Ballard will take over
Phil Knight Adds Color on Impending CEO Move…
Phil Knight made an appearance on the quarterly conference call with analysts to discuss the company’s fiscal second quarter results, but also took the opportunity to outline the thought process behind his departure as president and CEO of NIKE, Inc., the
Quiksilver Breaks Billion Dollar Threshold in Fiscal 2004; DC Integration Progresses…
Quiksilver, Inc. has doubled its revenues in the last three years, boosted earnings 134% over the same timeframe, and has seen its market cap surge to $1.75 billion from just about $400 million when the company reported year-end earnings three years ago.
Ashworth Gets Q4, Fiscal Year Boost from Diversified Business Model…
Ashworth got a nice bump from both its International business and its Callaway license in the fiscal fourth quarter ended October 31, but it was the addition of the Gekko brands and its distribution network that helped boost consolidated net revenue 49.3
adidas-Salomon Sees Record Football Year; Expects to Double Asia Business…
adidas expects to “once again achieve new record sales in football” in 2004, according to recent comments made by Herbert Hainer, CEO of adidas-Salomon AG. “We have great momentum and this momentum will continue well into 2006 and beyond when the FIFA Wor
Perry Ellis Int’l to Acquire Tropical Sportswear Out of Bankruptcy…
Perry Ellis International, Inc., parent company of the Jantzen business that licenses Nike swimwear, announced last week that is will acquire “certain domestic operating assets” and all outstanding capital stock of the U.K. subsidiary of Tropical Sportswe
Everlast to License Women’s Apparel to Jacques Moret…
Shares of Everlast Worldwide more than doubled for the week after the company last week signed its biggest deal to-date handing over its U.S. women’s business to Jacques Moret, Inc. in a license deal that commences January 1, 2005. JMI will pay approxima
Foot Locker Inks ESPN Deal; Settles Discrimination Case…
Foot Locker Inc.’s consumer direct unit, Footlocker.com, has inked an agreement with ESPN.com to run ESPN Shop, an ESPN-branded direct mail catalog and e-commerce site. Both the catalog and the E-commerce site feature a variety of ESPN-branded and non-ES
Holiday Retail Forecasts Bolstered by November Sales Numbers…
Based on data reported by the U.S. Commerce Department, November GAFS retail sales, which include most general merchandise categories, rose 4.7% over last year. The National Retail Federation said that November sales were in line with their forecast of 4
Russell Corporation Dips Toe Deeper into Specialty Channel with Brooks Deal…
After months of speculation about the pending sale of three more athletic footwear companies, it is Brook Sports that has made the first move, with parent JH Whitney inking an agreement last week to sell the company to Russell Corporation in a deal worth
Industry Starts to Settle Down After MandA Binge…
Industry vendors looked to acquisition help to boost sales and earnings growth for the third quarter, with the Hardgoods companies relying much more on those deals over the last year to bolster the top line. Benefits from foreign exchange rates also push
B.O.S.S. Has an Eye On… Backcountry.com
In the mid 90’s during the height of the dot com bubble, John Bresee and Jim Holland worked together running internet sites for other companies and publishing a ski resort newspaper in Snowbird, Utah. The pair wanted to launch a core retail shop catering
Veltec is Now Canadian LOOK Distributor
Veltec Sports will extend its distribution of LOOK Carbon Fiber Frames, Pedal Systems and Components into Canada. Veltec Sports and LOOK Cycle reached this agreement after reviewing the needs and opportunities of the Canadian market…