Soffe Again Keeps Delta Out of the Red…

Delta Apparel, Inc. again counted on MJ Soffe for most of its sales increase — and just about all of its operating income — for the fiscal first quarter ended October 2, posting a 94.2% increase in net income for the quarter to $1.1 million, or 34 cents

Cancel the Bake Sale for Jay Margolis…

We won’t need to hold a benefit for Jay Margolis, who recently resigned as president and COO at Reebok. In a recent SEC filing, Reebok stated that Margolis had resigned “with immediate effect” on 10/20/04 and that the departure would be treated as “termi

But Charges Impact Net Income Line…

The Fitness Equipment business, which is built on the Precor platform, increased 19.3% to €50.1 million when measured in Euros, but jumped 29.5% to $61.3 million when measured in U.S. dollars. Third quarter EBIT for the division declined 44% to €4.2 mill

Nautilus’ Direct Biz Still Drives Growth..

The Nautilus Group continues on its three phase “turnaround plan”, which emphasized gaining control of the business, then stabilizing it, and lastly, moving back into growth mode. Gregg Hammann, chairman, president & CEO, said in a conference call with a

Big 5 Gets Lift from Increased Traffic…

Big 5 Sporting Goods achieved a new milestone last week, opening their 300th store on their way to 309 stores by the end of the year. The new San Diego store joined three others in Q3 and one more since the start of the quarter. BGFV saw the additional

Brunswick Ups Outlook on Strong Q3…

Brunswick Corporation looked to its Marine and Fitness Equipment divisions to post a 22.9% increase in revenues to $1.27 billion for the third quarter from $1.04 billion in Q3 last year. However, the Fitness division, which includes the Life Fitness, Ham

K2 Moves Dana Designs under Marmot’s Control

K2 Sports' Dana Design backpack and travel bag division will relocate in November from Vashon Island, WA, and operate under Marmot Mountain, LLC. in Santa Rosa, CA. Dana Design and Marmot products will continue to be developed and marketed as separat

Interbike Adds Westcott to Sales Team

Interbike has added Kevin Westcott to their sales team. Westcott replaces Adam O’Brien as Account Executive for Interbike’s growing portfolio of trade events – Interbike Expo, OutDoor Demo and the inaugural Winterbike, planned for February 2005. No stran