With its potential negative impact on small business, the sporting goods industry seems deeply troubled about the nation's healthcare insurance overhaul…
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Industry Vendors Boost Margins and Profits in Q4
The light seen at the end of the industry’s third quarter last year started to shine a bit brighter in the fourth quarter as more companies saw sales increase, margins improve and losses either narrow or move into profit territory to finish off a ye
RECALL: Mares Nemo Air Dive Computers
Mares USA, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, will be recalling approximately 755 Mares Nemo Air Dive Computers sold in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico…
RECALL: Scuba Regulators
Tabata USA, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall on approximately 250 RS-670 scuba regulators due to a faulty chamber plug…
Genesco Eyes Robust Growth for New Lids Concepts
Capitalizing on the lessons learned from expanding the Lids licensed caps chain as well as that chain's scale, Genesco Inc. last week detailed its heady expansion possibilities for its two recent acquisitions, Sports Fanatic and Impact Sports…
VF Corp. To Boost Marketing to Support Outdoor and Action Sports Brands Growth
VF Corp. will use television advertising during the holidays for the first time this year in a bid to expose people in China and other select overseas markets to The North Face brand, the company’s CEO Eric Wiseman said last week at the Telsey Advis
Giant Manufacturing Co. To Build New Green Facility in China
These days, focusing on the green movement often times seems like just another means of turning a profit…
Perry Ellis Eyes Golf Growth
Perry Ellis International, speaking at the Telsey Advisory Group Consumer Conference, touted its numerous growth initiatives in golf…
OBIT: George Nissen
George Nissen, former American gymnast and inventor of the modern trampoline, died at the age of 96 on April 7 due to complications from pneumonia at UC San Diego Thornton Hospital in La Jolla…
Callaway Golf Sees First Quarter Upside
Hoping to rebound from a fiscal 2009 that saw sales fall 15.0% in a bleak golf environment, Callaway Golf Company estimated net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 would reach approximately $303 million – which would represent an increase of 11% co
West Marine Sees Warm Weather, Big Tickets Boost Q1
West Marine, Inc. management said they were “very pleased” with sales results for their fiscal first quarter ended April 3, boasting an 8.5% sales increase on surging comps and increased demand for big-ticket items like boats, motors and elect
NRF: Retailers Ramp up Spending
According to a survey of more than 300 retailers by the NRF Foundation and KPMG LLP, many stores remain cautious but are looking to invest in growth opportunities again after surviving the Global Recession…
Prince Sports Closes $12 Million Recap
Prince Sports Management Holdings LLC completed an $11.67 million equity offering of Class A-1A units as part of a refinancing…
Play It Again’s Sales Declined 5.5% in 2009
Play It Again Sports had revenues of $222 million across its franchisees in 2009, down 5.5% from $235 million in 2008, according to the form 10-K filing for its parent, Winmark Corp…
Fox Racing Shox Parent Closes Secondary
Compass Diversified Holdings, which owns Fox Racing Shox, said it raised approximately $73.4 million in gross proceeds from the sale of 5.1 million shares in a secondary offering that also included the sale of 1.3 million shares from an existing sharehold
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