Buck Knives Postpones Idaho Move

After careful deliberation, Buck Knives announced the decision to move its intended relocation (first quarter 2004) to Post Falls, Idaho, back to the first quarter of 2005. The revised timeline for moving its operations was to accommodate the complexitie

Tecnica Finalizes Rollerblade Buyout

Rollerblade's sale from Benetton to Tecnica Group S.p.A. has been finalized. Rollerblade joins global sporting goods brands including Tecnica, Dolomite, Lowa, Marker, Nitro, and Nordica. In the new structure, Rollerblade will operate as a stand-alon

Ex Officio Braces for Growth; Adds Key Personnel

Ex Officio recently broadened their sales team to brace for growth in 2004. Three openings in the Midwest, Rocky Mountain States, and Southern territories have made room for some new sales representatives to join the Ex-O team. In addition, two Divisional

Timberland Falls on Back Half Caution…

Timberland matched analysts’ estimates for the second quarter, helped by strong sales of hiking boots and outdoor apparel, but sounded a cautionary tone about the company’s second half prospects…

New Brands Keep Huffy Alive…

Huffy Corporation chairman and CEO Don Graber pointed to the Gen-X acquisition and new customers in its service business as the key drivers for the sales and earnings growth for the second quarter. That left little positive for the company’s bike and tea

…As adidas Throws Its Hat in the Ring…

Callaway CEO Ron Drapeau said Thursday that the Top-Flite acquisition is the “preferred solution to help eliminate the losses in the ELY ball business, but “not the only option”. He may have to look at those other options if adidas is able to convince th

…Trying to Play Catch Up with Nike…

The proposed adidas-Salomon acquisition of Top-Flite will do little to further the intentions spelled out by the company’s CEO, Herbert Hainer, in comments to the German magazine, Der Spiegel…

JOUT Q3 Earnings Slip

Johnson Outdoors on Thursday Told Investors they could anticipate Q3 earnings to be in the 57 cents to 61 cents per share range, off from the 78 cents earned in the year-ago period…