Pacific Trail Inks Licensing Deal with Tuned In Sports

Pacific Trail has signed a three-year licensing agreement with Tuned In Sports, Inc., a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of recreational tents, camping furniture and canopies. Tuned In Sports, headquartered in Washington DC, will begin distribution

Cloudveil Gears up for Fall ’04

Cloudveil has announced three strategic business partnerships that, according to the company, will further strengthen their infrastructure and rep force. Cloudveil has formed a partnership with Sojitz Corporation of America. The company is also relocating

SIA Ads XC Ski Element to Winter Trails Program

The opportunity for consumers to experience cross country skiing will be added to the 2005 Winter Trails program organized by SIA and the American Hiking Society. Historically a snowshoe event, Winter Trails celebrates its tenth anniversary next year. Sin

Sugoi Ads ‘.com’ to its Web Presence

For a company that described itself as “progressive with highly developed web presence,” it has taken until 2004 for Sugoi to officially enter the .com era. That's because the last 8 years have been spent with a web home of www.sugoi.ca as a couple

Russell Acquires Huffy Sports Company

Russell has purchased the assets of Huffy Sports Company, a division of Huffy Corp., for $30 million in cash, subject to working capital and other adjustments. Under the terms of the agreement, Russell will also assume certain operating liabilities. Huffy

Phoenix Completes Altama Acquisition

Phoenix Footwear Group has completed the acquisition of Altama Delta Corporation. Altama generated revenues of $40 million for the 12 months ended April 3, 2004. The Company expects that the acquisition will be accretive to earnings per share. The Company

SGMA Report Shows an Upside for Outdoor

The most recent SGMA Sports Participation in America report revealed some good news for the outdoor industry and some very interesting potential future trends in the bicycle industry. The study released by SGMA, which assesses participation trends in ove

Oakley Sees Soft Second Quarter…

Oakley has lowered its earnings and sales guidance for the 2004 fiscal year to reflect what the company is describing as softer than expected sales in the second quarter and production shortfalls that resulted in decreased inventory turns. The company pr

Russell Boosts Q2 Guidance; Now Has Slice of K2 Inc…

Russell Corporation is benefiting from K2 Inc.’s acquisition of Marmot Mountain and will realize a gain of approximately 8.5 cents per share in the second quarter for their interest in Marmot. K2 told SEW last month (SEW_0425) that the deal included a 50

Bush Ends Roadless Protection in U.S. National Forests…

Ann Veneman, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture announced the government’s intention to abandon roadless protections for over 58 million acres of national forest. This decision has the potential to open these lands to deforestation by timber and mining co

Specialized v. Scott USA…

The recent launch of Scott USA bicycles in the U.S. market at the Sea Otter Festival caused some concern among the ranks of Specialized executives. Scott USA has been a strong competitor in Europe, and the company’s ‘Genius’ full suspension MTB design, ac