Zumiez Q4 Net Jumps 66% on 12% Comps…

Zumiez Inc. posted double-digit same-store sales increases for 2006, the fourth quarter of 2006, and each month in the fourth quarter. The bottom line grew as well, up over 60% for both Q4 and 2006. Net sales for the fourth quarter increased 49.0% to $112

Obituary: Roswell Brayton, Jr.

Roswell Brayton, Jr., Woolrich’s president, passed away suddenly last week. He was 55 years old. Brayton collapsed on March 12 at Woolrich headquarters in Woolrich, Penn. He was rushed to Jersey Shore Hospital where medical personnel were unable to revive

One-On-One with Merrell’s Tobin Teichgraeber…

As creative director of the Merrell Apparel brand, Tobin Teichgraeber led a custom team of designers and marketers to build Merrell’s new apparel platform. His experience in strategic marketing, brand planning and launching and expanding brand categories

Etonic Names Elwell as CEO

Etonic Worldwide has chosen industry veteran Tom Elwell to be the company’s next CEO. Elwell comes to Etonic with over 30 years of experience in the footwear and golf industries, most recently serving as Mizuno USA’s vice president and general manager of

adidas Takes DFB to Court Over Contract

adidas will be taking the German Football Association (DFB) to arbitration court over a disagreement regarding the length of adidas' sponsorship agreement. adidas said in a release that it believed the deal “was effectually extended in August 2006 un

Adams Golf Sees Q4 Sales Jump

Adams Golf reported net sales increased 35.1% to $13.1 million for the fourth quarter from $9.7 million in the comparable period last year. The company used the sales gains to switch last year's net loss of $1.0 million to a net income of $4.4 millio

Golfsmith Q4 Revenues Up 4.5%, Net Loss Improves

Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. saw fourth quarter net revenues amount to $75.0 million, up 4.5% from $71.8 million in the year-ago quarter. In the fourth quarter, same-store sales decreased 5.5%. The company reported a net loss of $1.6 million, or

Ashworth Sees Domestic Woes Plague Q1 Results…

Growth overseas was not enough to offset decreases in the U.S. for Ashworth during the company’s fiscal first quarter. The overall sales decline, paired with increased expenses as well as decreased gross margins related to the “underutilization of the Emb

K2 Grabs Snow Sports Market Share in Q4…

K2 Inc. appears to be the only publicly reporting Snow Sports company to see any up-side in the 2006-07 winter season. The company reported solid top-line and bottom line growth during the fourth quarter with these results primarily driven by winter sport

Heely’s Rolls Through First Quarter in Public Eye…

Heely's, Inc. ended its first quarter as a public company at the same time as it ended its first fiscal year, all the while reporting triple-digit growth for sales and earnings for both periods. Sales grew both within the U.S. and without, with domes

Big 5 Q4 Earnings Climb on 4.2% Comp Increase…

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation reported its 44th consecutive quarter of positive comparable store results with a quarter that management described as finishing strong on a conference call with analysts. “Very favorable winter weather” paired with a comb

Umbro’s U.S. Business Disappoints in 2006…

Umbro’s U.S. business has underperformed significantly in 2006 due to weakness at Foot Locker. The company said the U.S. performance “has not been in line with expectations, the shortfall resulting from reduced revenues from Foot Locker.” Overall, sales i