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WaterMark announced the sale of its inflatable personal flotation device (PFD) business to K2 Inc. Specifically, K2 Inc.’s Stearns Division has acquired all of the assets of the inflatable personal flotation device business of WaterMark…

Big City Mountaineers has launched a branded apparel line with the help of industry leaders Malden Mills, Mountain Hardwear, and Northern Mountain Supply. As of November, 800 pieces of customized BCM apparel, including co-branded Mountain Hardwear Ozone Z

Recreational Equipment, Inc. announced plans for the expansion of its national distribution center located in Sumner, Wash., near the co-op's Seattle area-based corporate headquarters…

New Balance announces the addition of industry veteran Chris Cohen as the National Sales Manager for two of the company's performance brands, Dunham and Aravon. Cohen comes to the company with 17 years of experience in the outdoor, alpine and athleti

Head N.V. posted third quarter net income that was nearly three times the year-ago level, due primarily to the divesture of a tennis ball manufacturing facility in Ireland. The increase in operating profits and the bottom line was also attributed to the

Pacific Sunwear saw year-on-year comps improve as the third quarter progressed into October, but the company still fell short of the double-digit gains seen last year. Still, the d.e.m.o. format appears to have made some good moves on the merchandising f

The third quarter is historically the smallest quarter of the year for the Warnaco Swimwear business, which includes the Speedo brand business, representing just 10% of the year’s revenues. Swimwear group revenues were down 6.9% for the quarter to $30.9

Collegiate Pacific more than quadrupled net sales over last year for their fiscal first quarter, largely because of the acquisitions of Dixie Sports, Kesslers, and Tomark and the 150 new in-field sales representatives included in the deals. The company a

Gander Mountain shares fell 31% for the week to close at $12.86 on Friday after the company issued a revised outlook for the 2004 fiscal year. GMTN now sees pre-tax income for fiscal 2004 in the range of $8 million to $13 million, compared with the previ

In a recent analysis of recently released U.S. Census of Retail data, the National Sporting Goods Association found that sales at sporting goods stores increased 25% over a five-year period from 1997 to 2002. The group, which includes full-line sporting

Briscoe Group, the parent company to New Zealand’s largest sporting goods and outdoor equipment retailer, Rebel Sport, reported un-audited sales for the three months ended October 31, 2004 were $71.6 million, a 5.0% increase over the $68.2 million reporte

Adams Golf reported that net sales for the third quarter increased 13.7% to $10.9 million, compared to $9.6 million for the year-ago period, due primarily to the success of the new Ovation fairway woods that were first delivered tin the first quarter. Th