Marmot has appointed Mountain High Sales as its new sales agency in the Great Lakes territory. Mountain High Sales and Marketing, owned and directed by Eric and Marcia Haberman, and based in Pittsburgh, PA, services Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. J
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Billabong Launches New Brand
Billabong announces the launch of a new brand: Honolua Surf Co., which will commence as a stand-alone wholesale company separate to the Honolua Surf Company retail division. The Honolua Surf Company retail division will remain the same and continue as a r
New NSGA Report Focuses on Female Sports Participation
Among sports participants age seven and older, females constitute a majority of participants in four of six fitness activities surveyed for 2003 by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA), according to NSGA Vice President of Information & Research
Pacific Sunwear Completes Stock Buy-Back
Pacific Sunwear of California repurchased an aggregate of 2,223,700 shares of Pacific Sunwear common stock in the first quarter at an average price of $22.483, for approximately $50.0 million. These repurchases complete the authorization made by the compa
Apparel a Bright Spot for adidas-Salomon…
adidas-Salomon saw a sizable gain in its gross margin overshadow sales declines across most regions and brand groups to help the company post a 41% increase in net income for the first quarter of 2004. The company pointed to the impact of foreign currency
Reebok First FLA Accredited Company…
The board of directors at the Fair Labor Association have named Reebok as the first FLA company to have a program accredited. Reebok’s footwear factories underwent an extensive review process which examined the company’s independent factory monitoring pr
FX Rate Both Curse and Benefit to THC…
Despite a solid sales increase and gains in the gross margin line, The Hockey Company swung to a loss in the first quarter, due primarily to extraordinary expenses and foreign exchange losses on long-term debt…
Mission Makes a Statement with ITECH…
The parties involved with Mission Hockey and ITECH Sports Products see their announced merge as a perfect fit for two companies playing in the same space with complimentary product offerings. The deal announced last week will see one merged entity surviv
Cramer Jumps into P.E. Business with Both Feet…
Cramer Products had to make the decision to either build or sell when it came to its PE products business, but the company’s decision to pursue the latter actually led to an acquisition that supports the first option. Cramer will definitely grow its PE b
As PE4Life Rallies Feet on the Hill…
In honor of National P.E. day last week, Herschel Walker, Billie Jean King, and a host of other celebrity athletes joined P.E.4Life to release its “Blueprint for Change.” This 10-step action plan is designed to make children healthier through quality, dai
Sport Haley Settles Securities Suit…
Sport Haley announced that a class action securities lawsuit that was originally filed in October of 2001 has been settled. The company, Kevin Tomlinson, Robert G. Tomlinson and Robert W. Haley were all named as defendants. The settlement says that Spor
Gildan Out of Powder for the Back Half…
Gildan Activewear is backing off its previous earnings forecast for its fiscal year due to capacity constraints and lower inventories. It appears the company raided the warehouse in the first of its fiscal year and sold more units at lower prices to meet
LaCrosse Swings to Q1 Profitability…
LaCrosse Footwear posted a 19.4% jump in first quarter 2004 sales, recording $23.7 million in revenue for the period, compared to $19.9 million for the first quarter of 2003. Sales of Lacrosse brands increased to the retail channel in the quarter and Dan
Rebel Sport NZ Sees Sales Shortfall…
The parent company of Rebel Sport NZ, The Briscoe Group ltd., reported total Q1 sales for the company were NZ$67.3 million ($44.9 mm), a 1.9% decline over the NZ$68.6 million ($37.7 mm) posted last year. Rebel Sport sales decreased by 0.14% to NZ$22.0 mi
Easter Shift Holds Back Retail Increases in April Comp Sales Results…
The shift in the Easter calendar stymied the robust retail sales growth of the last few months, pushing a week of holiday sales into the March period. Some were also pointing to colder weather in the Northeast as a reason for a retail sales gain that wou
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