Dorel Industries reiterated its guidance for fiscal 2004, stating it still expects full year earnings per share to be between $3.00 and $3.15. Dorel's third quarter results will be issued as scheduled…
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First Annual Women’s Interbike Gathering Paves the Way
180 men and women active in the bike industry took time out from the busy Interbike Show to meet and greet friends both old and new, eat and drink, network and exchange cards to a background of a soothing jazz at the Women’s Interbike Gathering. The event
OIWC Accepting Nominations for Pioneering Woman Award
Each year the OIWC presents its Pioneering Woman Award to a deserving woman in the outdoor industry who has distinguished herself as a mentor of other women. The OIWC is accepting nominations for its fourth annual Pioneering Woman Award to be presented at
Kaigler Promoted to SVP and Chief Communications Officer at Reebok
Reebok has promoted Denise Kaigler to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer of Reebok International Ltd., a global corporation which includes the Reebok Brand, The Rockport Company, Greg Norman Collection, Ralph Lauren Foo
Winter Feels Good Targets Educators
A major initiative of the “Winter Feels Good” public awareness campaign to increase activity among youth and their families kicks off this month with the addition of a new education section on the “Winter Feels Good” website www.winterfeelsgood.com. The e
Backcountry.com Recognized by BizRate.com
Backcountry.com has been recognized by BizRate.com as a “Circle of Excellence” Platinum Award winner for customer satisfaction. The Circle of Excellence Platinum Award recognizes the very best merchants in customer satisfaction, as judged by previous buye
Stowell Breathes New Life into ATTA
Unifying and strengthening the profile and voice of the adventure travel industry while adding marketing, research, networking, and education services for members marks the revitalized direction for the 14-year-old Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA
Life-Link to Distribute ARVA Avalanche Transceivers in N.A.
Life-Link Backcountry Travel has been appointed the North American distributor for ARVA avalanche transceivers. “We are very pleased to be representing ARVA both in the United States and Canada. ARVA has continued to innovate in the transceiver marketplac
Technology Boosts the Backcountry Market…
Two weeks ago, BOSS presented the first part of this three part series on emerging trends in the Fall SnowSports Market. Part I covered the ski apparel market, the influence of urban fashion on SnowSports and the increasingly productive Women’s market.
Interbike Rides into Vegas on a Chopper; Attendance Exceeds 21,000…
If one product category had to be picked out of the entire array of goods at Interbike as the main theme of the show it would have to be the chopper. The 2004 show saw more new companies producing choppers and product line extensions into the category tha
Forzani Warns on Q3 Results After Weak Back to School Season…
The Forzani Group Ltd. said heavy competitor discounting in the August/September BTS selling period impacted sales for the period, forcing Canada’s largest sporting goods retailer to revise its Q3 earnings forecast downward.
FGL reported that total retail
Outdoor Industry Rendezvous Lives Up to High Expectations…
The OIA outdid themselves once again at the annual Outdoor Industry Rendezvous held the first weekend in October. The speakers all had very strong presentations, high quality material, and at times, provocative. OIA organized and executed the event to pe
Merrell Gets a Stronger Revenue Lift from Europe…
Wolverine World Wide saw sales increases at three out of four of its brand divisions in the fiscal third quarter ended September 11 combine with improved profits in all divisions to contribute to the eleventh consecutive quarter of both record revenue and
Rocky Shoes and Boots Sees Record Q3 Despite Hurricane Impact…
Rocky Shoes & Boots, which now also owns the Gates Gloves business, said they expect third quarter earnings to increase approximately 22% to $50 million, while EPS are expected to meet analysts consensus estimate of 95 cents per diluted share, or a 23% in
Salomon Looks to Apparel and Footwear to Improve Margins, Build Sales…
The honors of presenting the Salomon division overview at adidas-Salomon’s Investor Day last week went to Christian Finell, who heads up Salomon for the Europe region. In reviewing the market, Finell said that Salomon had seen sales increase 400% since 1