The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Denver, Colorado, ruled that Airwalk International, LLC’s senior secured lender, Congress Financial Corporation, may continue with its filed action against the company to cause the foreclosure and sale of the company’s assets
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Athlete’s Foot Targets Greece
The Athlete's Foot has formalized an agreement with Veto S.A. of Athens, Greece to become The Athlete's Foot's master franchisee for Greece. The company projects multiple store openings over the length of the 10-year agreement in an effort
Primaloft Sponsors Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival
PrimaLoft is continuing its involvement as a primary sponsor of the second annual Adirondack Backcountry
Ski Festival to be held on Friday, February 27th – Sunday, February 29th in Keene Valley, NY…
Dragon Brings In New Reps
Dragon Optical Is proud to announce the addition of new territorial reps to our team. All the new reps bring exceptional experience and relationships with their retailers to Dragon…
Lass Joins Dragon Optics
Dragon Optical has announced the addition of Christian Lass to our sales staff. Lass, a long time veteran of the action sports world, will manage all domestic Bike and Motocross accounts and the respective regional reps…
Liz Wilson Wins Seattle 1/2 Marathon
SportHill's National and International Sales Manager, Liz Wilson, placed first in the Women's Division of the Seattle Half Marathon…
Cutter and Buck Fiscal Q2 Net Income Soars 600% Despite Lower Sales
Cutter & Buck Inc. reported that fiscal second quarter sales declined 5.0% from $36.5 million in Q2 2002 to $34.7 million in Q2 2003. Net income soared up 600% from $300,000 last year to $2.1 million, and bringing EPS up 533% to 19¢ per share from 3¢ last
InSport Retains Backbone Media
InSport International has retained Backbone Media of Carbondale, Colorado to manage its public relations efforts. Backbone Media will focus on maintaining InSport’s high profile in the core running and cycling markets while expanding the brand’s presence
Vail Resorts Sees Fiscal Q1 Loss Widen on 8.8% Revenue Decline
Vail Resorts announced total Resort revenue, which includes mountain and lodging revenues, rose or 3.4% to $76.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 ending October 31, 2003. Mountain revenue was $34.1 million, a 1.3% increase from $33.6 million
Join The OIA For Breakfast at OR
Kick off Outdoor Retailer Winter Market by joining OIA for breakfast and learning about the latest research on the outdoor consumer. This premier event will take place on Friday, January 30th at 7:30 am at the Marriot across the street from the Salt Palac
Eagle Creek Collects Over 50,000 lbs. of Food
Eagle Creek and Clive, a subsidiary of Eagle Creek concluded their six week food drive with a grand total of 50,759 pounds of food collected. The company gathered an equivalent of close to 600 pounds of food per employee. All food, and funds collected dur
SIA: Early Chain Store Sales Down 8.2%
Chain store sales were down 8.2% for the beginning of the winter sports season (August through October ) compared to the same period in 2002 according to the SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Retail Audit. In dollars, that translates to $59.7 million in
Specialty Store Gains Outpace Chain Store Declines in SIA Preseason Retail Audit
Overall sales for the entire winter sports market increased by 3.9% in dollars to $314.5 million compared to $302.7 million in 2002 for preseason (August through October) according to the SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Retail Audit. Unit sales were
Deckers Inks Teva Watch and Eyewear License Deal
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has signed two license agreements for watches and eyewear with Capo, Inc. for the U.S. and Canada. Under the terms of the agreement, Capo will design and market Teva branded watches and watch accessories and Teva branded eyewe
Variflex Swings to Fiscal Q1 Loss on Lower Sales
Variflex reported a net loss of $477,000 or ($0.10) per diluted share, on net sales of $12.1 million for the fiscal first quarter ended October 31, 2003, compared to net income of $11,000, or ($0.00) per diluted share, on net sales of $12.6 million for th