Fox River donated $4,100 to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). The company has been donating 5% of the profits on sales of its women's line since that products inception in 2000…
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Mossy Oak Apparel Changes Name to Russell Outdoors
Mossy Oak Apparel Company will change its name to Russell Outdoors, the subsidiary of Fruit of the Loom reported. Fruit of the Loom, Inc. acquired Russell Corporation and its Mossy Oak Apparel Company business in August 2006. The Mossy Oak brand will cont
Oboz Moves to Bozeman
Oboz has relocated to a new headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. The larger offices are located in downtown Bozeman, one block off the town’s historic Main Street. Oboz is now in a building that dates from 1909, and which was once used by Schnee’s as a cobb
Lotto Sport USA Launches First Integrated Marketing Campaign
Lotto Sport USA has launched its first integrated marketing campaign in the company’s history. The campaign will consist of print, television and web advertising along with in-store point of sales. The print ad campaign will break this month in core socc
Jibbitz Receives $56 Million in Infringement Case
Crocs, Inc. reported its wholly owned subsidiary, Jibbitz, LLC, prevailed in its Federal copyright and trademark infringement case against defendant Jinjiang Huakai Shoes and Garments Co. Ltd., Jinjiang Jiaxing Shoes and Garments Co. Ltd. and Yuanhui Chen
Polartec Adds Sales Account Manger for Rockies
Polartec, LLC has added Matt Johnson as a new sales account manager for the Rocky Mountain region. Johnson joins Polartec after ten years at The North Face, adding extensive industry experience to the Polartec sales team…
SIA: Online Customer Reviews Sway SnowSports Consumers
SnowSports Industries America recently released its End of the Season Survey from the SnowSports Consumer Panel that reports 86.4% snow sports participants read online product reviews that other consumers have written before purchasing new products. Almos
Schutt Sports Forms Sports Marketing and Business Development Division
Schutt Sports has formed a new division, the Sports Marketing and Business Development Division, to be headed up by chief marketing officer, Dave Rossi. The division will focus on the marketing and re-branding programs the company had undertaken throughou
K2 Sports Reorganizes Sales Management Structure
K2 Sports made a handful of promotions as part of a reorganization of its sales structure. In all, K2 Sports promoted John O’Connor to U.S. sales director; Ben Wallace to national sales manager for K2 Skis; Kevin Lewis to national sales manager for Line S
Warnaco Swim Revenues Decline 5% in Q1
The Warnaco Group, Inc. saw net revenues rise 18% to $574.9 million compared to $485.9 million in the prior year period. Swimwear Group revenues were $107.2 million, a 5% decline compared to the prior year period, and operating income decreased 9.0% to $1
Costco Posts 8% Increase in April Comps
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $5.54 billion for the month of April, an increase of 12% from $4.94 billion last year. Comparable store sales increased 8% for the company as a whole with a 7% rise in the U.S. and a 14% jump for the inte
Stage Stores Records 1.0% April Comps Dip
Stage Stores, Inc. reported sales for the month of April increased 3.8% to $106.5 million from $102.6 million last year. Comparable store sales decreased 1.0% this year versus a decrease of 14.8% last year…
Wal-Mart Posts 3.8% Increase in Comps for April
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported total company net sales increased 9.8% for the fiscal month of April to $29.18 billion from $26.57 billion for the year-ago month. Comparable store sales increased 3.8% for the month…
Gottschalks April Comps Decline 3.9%
Gottschalks Inc. reported a 3.9% decrease in comparable store sales for the month of April from the prior year. Total sales for the four-week period decreased 4.9% to $38.3 million compared to $40.3 million in the same period of fiscal 2007…
Jarden Sees Double-Digit Growth on K2 Acquisition
Jarden Corporation reported a 48.3% jump in first quarter net sales to $1.22 billion compared to $820.9 million for the same period in the previous year. Net sales were buoyed by the acquisitions of Pure Fishing and K2 Inc. On an organic basis, net sales
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