SIA Sees Improved Retail Environment

SnowSports Industries America (SIA) reports today that the mood among retailers in most parts of the country is optimistic for the coming season based on sales through the first ten days of November. The data is based on personal interviews with a nationw

MSR Wins General Innovation Award From Popular Science

Mountain Safety Research's MSRR MIOXR Purifier has been selected the “Grand Award Winner for General Innovation” by the editors of Popular Science Magazine in the 16th Annual December 2003 “Best of What's New” issue on newsstands November 12…

SmartWool Signs Partnership Agreement With Vail

SmartWool is pleased to announce a multi-year partnership with Vail Resorts, designating SmartWool as the “Official Sock” for many of the top ski areas in the country: Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge Resort, Keystone and Heavenly Ski Resort…

Airwalk Foreclosure Plan Stymied at 11th Hour…

Airwalk International’s parent company, Sunrise Capital Partners, almost made it to the finish line in their bid to buy the troubled company out of foreclosure on Friday, but they were stymied at the eleventh hour by a group of Asian factories and an agen

Margins Help Adams Golf Pare Q3 Loss…

The combination of rising sales and improved efficiencies had an obvious impact on the bottom line at Adams Golf, with the company posting a narrowing its Q3 loss to $343,000 from a loss of $4.3 million in the year-ago period. Total net sales increased 3

Lower GM Hurts Golfsmith Q3 Profits…

Golfsmith International saw net income for the third quarter fall 70.6% to $1.1 million from $3.4 million in the year-ago period. Net income from U.S. operations contributed 85.3% of total earnings, while Canada operations contributed 10.4% and Europe pro

Warnaco Looks for More from Speedo…

Speedo parent Warnaco said that the company’s swimwear group always runs losses in the third quarter since the company sees just 10% of its total year revenues for the division in Q3. But the operating loss widened for the period to $8.6 million from $3.

New Balance Talks on China Strategy…

In an exclusive interview with Sports Executive Weekly, New Balance Athletic Shoe president Jim Tompkins threw water on a Chinese newspaper report that suggested that New Balance would open 70 stores in China by the end of next year.

Liz Goes Urban with Enyce Acquisition…

Sport Brands International continued with its focused approach last week as the new parent company of Fila announced it had agreed sell Enyce and its sister brand, Lady Enyce, to Liz Claiborne, Inc. for approximately $114 million, including the retirement