Gander Mountain Sees Billion Dollar Year Ahead…

Gander Mountain fourth quarter sales increased 16.4% to $326.9 million compared to $280.8 million during the fourth quarter of last year. Comparable store sales inched up 0.4% and were not as strong as management planned due to the warmest December on rec

Outdoor Apparel Thrives Through Slow Winter…

Apparel has quickly become the driving force behind sales growth for most outdoor retailers, whether big box or specialty. The softgoods category speaks to consumers from nearly all disciplines and even the customer who has never spent a week hiking the A

VF Corp. Acquires The North Face China Biz

VF Corporation has acquired The North Face branded business in China from its licensee, Korea-based Youngone Corporation. VF will now take over the business in China, where the company sees a potential for $40 million in revenues within five years. In add

Yue Yuen Q1 Sales and Profit Rise

Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited saw turnover for the fiscal first quarter ended 31st December, 2006 increase 9.4% to $960.3 million with net profit increasing 5.4% to $93.3 million. The Group has recorded steady growth in the core footwear manufact

Mission-Itech Restructures Canadian Sales Team

Mission-Itech Hockey made several changes to the structure of its Canadian sales force. John Casey will move from his current position as the director of Canadian sales into a position as an independent sales representative with his company – John Casey M

Golfsmith Names Hanaka as Chairman of Board

Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. named Martin E. Hanaka as chairman of the board of directors. He replaces First Atlantic Capital, Ltd.'s Charles Shaw, who will retire from the board in May after serving as Golfsmith chairman since October 2002

Seoul Nassau Names Lucas as Sales Director

Seoul Nassau (UK) Ltd has appointed Scott Lucas as sales director. Seoul Nassau is a full service supplier of golf course accessories, range equipment and amenity products to the UK and Ireland. Lucas, aged 46, joins Seoul Nassau with over 25 years experi

New Balance Sponsors ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Marathon Series

New Balance will be the official footwear sponsor of Elite Racing’s series of musical marathons through 2009. The five race series includes the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego, CA, Country Music Marathon and ½ Marathon in Nashville, TN, the P.F. Chang

Tavik Signs Surfer/Sales Rep

Brandon ‘Tippy’ Tipton, has been named both a sales representative and a competing athlete for TAVIK, an action sports lifestyle clothing line based out of Costa Mesa, Cali….

DSW Sees Sales and Net Gains in Q4; Year

DSW Inc. reported net income of $16.6 million on net sales of $329.1 million for the fourteen-week fourth quarter ended February 3, 2007, compared with net income of $10.0 million on net sales of $283.8 million for the thirteen-week fourth quarter ended J

SIA.08 Sold Out Already

SnowSports Industries America announced that the SIA.08 SnowSports Trade Show is already sold out. To date, SIA said it “has received more space requests at a higher volume and earlier time period as compared to the same time in years past.” Current requ

Finish Line Q4 Income Slips

The Finish Line, Inc. saw net income for the fourth quarter, which ended March 3, 2007, total $21.1 million, or 44 cents per diluted share, down from $28.1 million, or 58 cents per diluted share for the thirteen-week quarter last year. Consolidated net sa