Mike Corvino has been been promoted to president of JanSport. He was most recently VP of sales and merchandising for VF Imagewear. He will report to Mike Egeck, president of VF Outdoor – Americas, whi made the announcement last week amid a flurry of oth
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Malden Unions Ready for Strike…
Malden Mills largest union, representing over 700 employees, rejected the company’s “best and final” contract offer and could go on strike as early as December 7. According to local papers, union members voted 231-198 to authorize a strike and reject the
PETA Launches Boycott on Australian Merino Wool…
PETA has re-launched their campaign against Australian Merino Wool citing “massive suffering of sheep” and mistreatment during shearing and transportation. PETA has tried to work with Australian government officials for the last year, sending letters, rep
OIA Comments on Utah’s Price Management Plan…
Outdoor Industry Association VP of Government affairs Myrna Johnson recently released a letter written to the Utah BLM commenting on the agency’s ‘Price Management Plan,’ which affects Desolation and Nine Mile Canyon, The Green River, The San Rafael Swell
U.S. Dollar and Asian Restructuring Hurt Rossignol’s Q2 Net Income…
Last month, BOSS reported that The Rossignol Group’s first half sales showed a marked improvement, but requests to delay shipments and exchange rates again pulled sales down. Consolidated group sales for the first half-year showed a slight 0.4% drop to €1
Oakley Stock Falls on Thump’s Slump…
Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend several analysts downgraded Oakley stock, citing poor sell-through of the much hyped THUMP sunglass/MP-3 player. OO shares fell 12.3% for the week to close at $12.03 on Friday evening…
Kellwood Sees Health in Outdoor Specialty Channel…
Kellwood, the parent company to American recreation and its subsidiaries Sierra Designs and Kelty, reported a third quarter sales increase of 11.3% to $716.8 million compared to $644.1 million. The majority of the sales increase was attributed to an organ
Alpina Sports Expands into Canada…
On the heels of a taking over ownership of the US-based Alpina Sports Corp, Frank Thibodeau, ASC’s president & CEO, told BOSS that his company has expanded its distribution into Canada. Heading the Canadian sales team will be Mike Doble, national sales m
Kellwood Q3 Sales Climb 11% with Strong Organic Growth
Kellwood reported sales for the third quarter increased $73 million, or 11% to $717 million, versus $644 million last year due to a combination of organic growth of $44 million, and acquisitions which provided $29 million of revenue. Net earnings in Q3 de
National Kids SnowSports Program Launched by SIA
Nearly 500 specialty retail stores nationwide are on tap to participate in the first-ever VERB Project Zero Degrees winter sports program. This program was developed in cooperation with SnowSports Industries America (SIA), and the US Department of Health
Backcountry.com Vets Launch Ski-Only E-Commerce Site
In a minor case of e-commerce anarchy, a couple of e-commerce veterans and skiing fanatics severed their ties to the mothership and powered up the servers to Tramdock.com – the Web’s first ski shop that’s 100 percent dedicated to skiing 365 days a year.
COLIBI Elects New VP
Mr Davide Brambilla, CEO of Bianchi in Treviglio, Italy, has been elected Vice-President of COLIBI, the trade association representing the European Bicycle Industry. Davide Brambilla was appointed at the COLIBI General Assembly in Brussels on 25 November
November Comps Climb 6% at Stage Stores
Stage Stores' total sales for the four-week period
ended November 27, 2004 increased 8.0% to $103.8 million from $96.1 million in the prior year four-week period ended November 29, 2003. Comparable store sales increased 6.0% versus a decrease of 5.8%
Goody’s November Comps Down 0.6%; Revises Same Store Guidance
Goody's Family Clothing total sales for fiscal month of November 2004 were $126.4 million, an increase of 3.9% from total sales of $121.7 million for the fiscal month of November 2003. Comparable store sales for November 2004 decreased 0.6% when comp
Wal-Mart November Comps Inch up 0.7%
Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for November increased 8.7% to $23.5 billion compared to $21.7 billion last year. Same store sales for the month increased 0.7% compared to an increase of 3.9% last year…
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