Petzl Launches Safety Site

Petzl has launched a new section of Petzl.com dedicated to helping consumers determine the safety and quality of aging climbing equipment. Through video sequences the site guides users through a comprehensive evaluation of the quality and safety of their

Oregon Outdoor Vendors Team Up and Speak Out

Some of the biggest names in Oregon's corporate world joined with local manufacturers of outdoor equipment to call on the Bush Administration to uphold protections for National Forest roadless areas. Adidas, Columbia Sportswear, Entre Prises US, Meto

Utah Sees Record Skier Days

Ski Utah, the marketing arm of the Utah Ski Association, today reported that the state’s 13 ski areas saw a record number of skier days during the 2003-04 winter season. The National Ski Areas Association defines skier days as one person visiting a ski ar

Unifi Acquires Select Sara Lee Assets

Unifi has acquired the hosiery yarn and texturing assets of Sara Lee Branded Apparel and entered into a long-term agreement to become the hosiery manufacturer's nylon supplier. The deal will increase net sales in Unifi's nylon yarn division by o

Marmot Hires New Great Lakes Sales Agency

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

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

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