Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. named Cathy B. Taylor as CEO, effective April 23, 2007. James Riedman, who serves as Phoenix's Chairman of the Board of Directors and since May 2006, as Phoenix's interim CEO will continue in his role as Chairman…
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Orange 21 Doubles Loss in Q4 Despite 28% Sales Gain
Orange 21 Inc. reported net sales for the fourth quarter of 2006 increased 28% to $11.4 million compared to $8.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2005. The company reported a net loss for the fourth quarter of 2006 of approximately $4.0 million, compared
Nautilus Signs India Health Center Supply Deal
Nautilus, Inc. has been awarded an exclusive supply agreement with Talwalkars, one of India's largest chain of health centers. The exclusive partnership involves outfitting 20 health and fitness centers in 2007, with another 80 planned in major retai
Wynit Adds Director, Marketing and New Business Development
Mark Gustavson has joined WYNIT, Inc. as its director, marketing and new business development responsible for executing corporate marketing strategy and spearheading new market initiatives to drive the company's growth into
key U.S. markets…
Kellwood Names VP Controller
Kellwood Company has promoted Daniel L. Karpel to vice president controller. Karpel joined Kellwood in January 2006 as controller. Prior to joining the company, he was director of planning and financial analysis at Spartech Corporation…
Industry Organizations Partner on Participation
Four of the leading sports trade associations have partnered to complete the largest online study of sports participation in the United States. This year’s study was a joint effort of the newly formed USA Sports Participation Study, a collaboration of spo
Element 21 Golf Adds to Board of Directors
Element 21 Golf Company added Mary E. Bryan to its Board of Directors. Ms. Bryan brings to e21 a multi-faceted 30 year background in the golf industry. Her experience includes 25 years on the LPGA and Senior LPGA Tours, TV/radio golf announcing on major n
RECALL: Life is good Kid’s Sweatshirts
The U.S. CPSC and the Independent Trading Co. of San Clemente, Cali. are recalling approximately 1,200 Life is good Children's Sweatshirts. The garments have a drawstring through the hood, posing a strangulation hazard to children…
Puma AG Expects to Remain Autonomous Under PPR Structure…
Turns out the rumors were true this time. At the very least, Puma AG has a new majority shareholder that now holds all the shareholder seats on its supervisory board, and the brand may very well have a new owner when all the dust settles on the take-over
Easton-Bell Q4 Sales Climb on Merger Upside…
Easton–Bell Sports reported strong sales growth for the fourth quarter of 2006, but this did not reflect in the bottom line, primarily due to amortization charges, integration expenses and one-time write-downs relating to the implementation of SAP softwar
Easter Shift, Warm Weather Drive March Comps…
After the coldest February in over a decade, March turned out to be one of the ten warmest in over 100 years, according to Weather Trends International. Add in the Easter holiday, and retailers looked to be sitting pretty and ready to enjoy some comp gai
Outdoor Footwear Sees Fashion Trends Impact Sales…
Outdoor footwear is currently being impacted by several converging trends in the broad consumer market. According to data collected by SportScanINFO which recently updated its reporting database structure to more accurately portray the outdoor appa
OIA Refines Agenda to Address New Congress
Members and staff of the Outdoor Industry Association will arrive in Washington D.C. this week to visit the new Congress and lobby for policies that favor the outdoor industry. In 2007, OIA has refined its message to address two key points – recreation an
Liquidlogic and Legacy Complete Merger
Liquidlogic and Legacy Paddlesports have merged, after months of thoughtful discussion among the owners and their retailers and are now headquartered at the Legacy Paddlesports plant in Greensboro, NC…
Escalade Sports Posts Sales and Earnings Gains in Q1
Escalade, Incorporated posted revenues in the first quarter of 2007 that were relatively unchanged in total from the same period last year. However, revenues in the Sporting Goods segment increased 3% in the first quarter compared to the same quarter last
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