Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. saw net sales for the third quarter increase 6.4% to $36.5 million from $34.3 million last year. Organic growth for the quarter was 8.8%. Top line sales growth was led by strong results at Royal Robbins and Chambers Belt, part
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Johnson Outdoors Cuts Fiscal Q4 Loss Dramatically; New Product Drives Gains…
Johnson Outdoors’ operational improvements worked their way down to the bottom line for the company’s fiscal fourth quarter and the 2006 fiscal year with a mid-single digit sales increase translating to an income increase in excess of 20% for the full yea
Cascade Designs Moves on with New Leadership…
Last year, Cascade Design’s founder, John Burroughs, made the decision to consolidate all of Cascade Design’s ownership into his own hands. This set off a chain of events that included Lee Fromson, the president of the company, deciding to leave his posit
Eddie Bauer Q3 Loss Grows; Inks Deal to go Private…
Eddie Bauer Holdings’ third quarter revenues were $211.3 million, a decline of 2.8% compared to $217.3 million reported for the same period last year. Net merchandise sales were down 2.6% to $199.3 million compared to $204.7 million last year. Comparable
Mammut to Acquire German Headlamp Brand…
The Mammut Sports Group AG has inked a deal to acquire the Lucido brand from Invia Sportartikel Vertriebs GmbH of Eurasburg, Germany. Lucido develops and sells LED head and hand lighting systems, and is expected to fit in with the current Mammut Sports Gr
New Balance Foundation Sponsors First Maine Hut
The New Balance Foundation awarded a $500,000 gift to the Western Mountains Foundation for its Maine Huts and Trails program. This gift will make the New Balance Foundation the sponsor of the first hut, planned for construction in 2007 in Carrabassett Va
Sport Chalet Opens 45th Store
Sport Chalet, Inc. opened of its new 44,000 sq. ft. store located in the Eastvale Gateway Shopping Center at 12399 Limonite Avenue, Mira Loma, California 91752. This is the company's 45th store…
MacGregor Completes Greg Norman Acquisition
MacGregor Golf has completed its acquisition of the Greg Norman Collection apparel business (“GNC”) from the adidas Group. The golf equipment and apparel companies, with combined annual sales of more than $150 million, will be operated as separate busines
Onitsuka Tiger to Open Kobe Flagship Store
Japanese sports fashion brand and Asics subsidiary Onitsuka Tiger will open a flagship store in Kobe, Japan, where the brand was born in 1949, on November 25. Onitsuka Tiger Kobe is located in the Kyukyoryuchi district where foreign merchants lived when t
Johnson Outdoors Q4, Annual Sales Grow 4%
Johnson Outdoors Inc. reported a 4% increase in net sales for the fiscal fourth quarter to $80.3 million from $77.1 million in the year-ago quarter. Net income for the quarter improved to a net loss of $0.9 million from a net loss of $3.4 million for the
NHL Teams with Reebok for NYC Store
The National Hockey League (NHL) and Reebok plan to open a flagship retail store in New York City, N.Y. in the fall of 2007. The 6,700-square-foot retail store will be located at 1185 Avenue of the Americas, at the corner of 47th Street, in midtown Manhat
FieldTurf to be Installed at Gillette Stadium
The New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium will replcae the current natural grass field with FieldTurf in tame for the next home game against the Chicago Bears. Gillette Stadium is the ninth NFL stadium to install FieldTurf, joining Atlanta’s Georgia D
Nike Adds Media Vet to Board
NIKE, Inc. appointed veteran media executive Johnathan A. Rodgers to its Board of Directors. Rodgers, 60, is President and CEO of TV One, a fast-growing cable channel that currently serves approximately 33 million households and offers a broad range of li
Foot Locker Management Dismisses Sale Rumors
During Foot Locker, Inc.'s third quarter conference call, Matthew D. Serra, company chairman and CEO stated, “The continued rumors in the press regarding Foot Locker being involved in discussions of a potential sale of the Company are not true. There
Lucid Notion Snowboards Names CEO
For the first time ever in the history of the company, The Lucid Notion Snowboard Company now has clear direction! Company owners have hired industry professional Mr. Scott Anderson to handle the day-to-day operations with the appointment of him as Lucid
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