Gargoyles Performance Eyewear has added Major League Baseball All-Star Grady Sizemore as a brand ambassador…
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Point6 Adds Outdoor Veteran to Sales Team
Point6 has appointed outdoor and ski industry sales rep veteran Jeff Ludwigson to their sales team. Ludwigson is based in Minnesota, and has extensive experience working in the outdoor and ski industries…
Lorpen Adds Wintersports Reps
Lorpen has expanded its U.S. sales force to increase its presence in the wintersports category…
Callaway Sees Q3 Sales Down 8% on Fewer Promotions
Callaway Golf Company reported net sales of $176 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2010, a decrease of 8% compared to $191 million for the third quarter of 2009…
European Outdoor Group Reaches Agreement with FESI
The European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) has agreed to begin sharing information with the European Outdoor Group's Sustainability Working Group (SWG) to keep the industry abreast of European legislation affecting the supply chain…
Saris Cycling Group Names Australian Distributor
Saris Cycling Group, makers of Saris bicycle racks and CycleOps performance training products, have agreed to an exclusive partnership with Monza Imports for distribution in the Australian marketplace…
Powers Outdoors Closes Rockford Canoe
After four years, Powers Outdoors abruptly closed its downtown shop earlier this month…
Collective Brands Sees Long-Term Growth Coming From Wholesale and International
At its annual investor meeting last week held in Topeka, KS, Collective Brands provided long-term growth targets for the company, including sales growth of 3-5%, operating profit growth of 9-12%, and EPS growth of 12-16%…
VF Corp. Ups Full Year Guidance on Stronger International, Direct Businesses
Boosted by strong international sales of The North Face and Vans, VF Corp. posted record profits in the third quarter, raised its guidance for 2010 and said it will increase its spending on marketing by half in the fourth quarter from a year earlier…
Columbia Sportswear Posts Solid Q3 Results Despite Supply Chain Constraints
Columbia Sportswear reported record sales numbers for the third quarter due to promising Fall 2009 backlog orders and strong early sell-through for its new winter line, led by Omni-Heat…
Rocky Brand’s Work, Military Segments Drive Strong Q3 Profit Growth
Rocky Brands, Inc. saw profit soar nearly 70% for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 on continued strength from the company’s Wholesale and Military segments…
LaCrosse Sees Overseas Supply Issues, Weak Market Halve Q3 Profit
LaCrosse Footwear said a double-digit decline in its Work business and capacity limitations at the company’s third party manufacturing partners in China cut its profits in half for the third quarter ended Sept. 25, although management said pending o
Puma’s CEO to Head PPR’s New Sports Division
Puma's CEO Jochen Zeitz will head a new a new Sports & Lifestyle unit at PPR SA, its parent company. Zeitz, who has been Puma's CEO since 1993, is charged with building a portfolio of brands around the Puma label…
Cybex Posts Q3 Loss on Flat Sales Growth
Cybex is currently operating in what company Chairman and CEO John Aglialoro calls a “slugfest”, meaning that despite improving economic conditions, some companies are still searching for a new identity as they bounce back from lackluster sale
Sports Direct Reports 9-week Sales Growth; Cleared of Fraud Suspicions
Sports Direct International Plc, the parent of Sports World in the U.K., reported group total sales for the nine weeks ending Sept. 26 rose 5.4% to £295 million ($465 mm). Gross profit for the period also increased 5.4% to £117 pounds ($175 mm)…