Direct Sports has joined forces with Play Ball USA in a fundraising effort to promote healthy lifestyles for our nation’s youth. To support this initiative, Direct Sports is currently offering a promotional discount when customers offer a donation to Play
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Ride Snowboards Receive Good Wood Honors
Ride’s brand-new Fever for women and the returning DH for men have just been named “Premium” Good Wood by TransWorld Snowboarding for 2007, meanding they have been tested and chosen as one of the Top 5 Freestyle Boards for Women and Top 10 Freestyle Board
Oakley’s Olivet to Sit on Payless Board
Payless ShoeSource, Inc. has had D. Scott Olivet, CEO of Oakley, Inc., elected to its Board of Directors, with a term that will expire in 2009…
Nike Inc. Fiscal Q1 Profits Down on Tough Comps…
The conversation at Nike, Inc. was very different in the fiscal first quarter this year compared to the same period last year as the company saw gross margins decline, expenses increase, and net income decline for the period ended August 31. Still, the c
Collegiate Pacific Fiscal Year Results Hurt by Charges; Ramps Up Deal Machine Again…
Busy boys down at Collegiate Pacific Inc. last week. During the past week, the company announced a new partnership with Varsity Group Inc. to become their exclusive sporting goods supplier; entered another (and seemingly final) attempt to acquire 100% of
Forzani Sees Strong Back-to-School Season…
Following a strong second quarter report three weeks ago, The Forzani Group reported healthy sales and margins for the 2007 “Back to School” selling season. Retail system sales for the six-weeks from July 30 through Sept. 10, 2006 increased 7.0%, while s
Transworld, Ski, Skiing, and Warren Miller Up for Sale…
CEO of Time4 Media, Anne Moore, announced in a memo to employees that the Time, Inc.-owned subsidiary would be selling off several of its titles, including the TransWorld Media group. In all there are 18 print titles for sale. 440 employees work at the Ti
The Finish Line Lives Up to Lowered Q2 Guidance…
The Finish Line, Inc. lived up to its reduced earnings guidance for the fiscal second quarter ended August 26 as net income was cut nearly in half by sluggish sales, the de-leveraging of occupancy costs, and increased costs associated with the launch of t
Golf Galaxy Posts Solid Q2 Results, But Lowers Sales Guidance on Tougher Business…
Golf Galaxy, Inc. celebrated its fourteenth consecutive quarter of comparable sales increases, following up last year’s 7.4% improvement with an 0.8% gain during this year’s second quarter, but missed Q2 sales guidance that called for sales in the $98 mil
Life is Not So Good after Database Security Breach…
The LifeIsGood.com database, which contained credit card numbers and other sensitive information, was illegally accessed by intruders last week. The company stated that it is unclear if any data was copied, but the database included names, addresses, and
Golfsmith Expands Footprint with Three New Doors…
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. has signed leases to open three new stores in key golf and tennis markets by the end of 2006. The company will open its first store in Tucson, Ariz., its fourth in Houston, Tex., and its fifth in Chicago, Ill. The st
NGF: July Rounds Played Slump, Brings Down YTD…
Accord to the National Golf Foundation, nationwide rounds played in July decreased 2% on a same-store basis over the same month last year. Rounds had been up 3% year-to-date through June, but the July slump brought the overall YTD number down to a gain of
Yue Yuen Q3 Helped by New Developing Markets…
Yue Yuen Industrial Limited, the Chinese footwear manufacturer for brands like adidas, Nike, Timberland, Puma, and several other outdoor and athletic companies, reported sales for the fiscal third quarter increased 18.4% to $1.02 billion compared to $859.
Sport Haley Acquires Reserve Apparel…
Sport-Haley, Inc. entered into an Agreement to purchase all outstanding shares of Reserve Apparel Group, LLC, a joint venture operation between Sport Haley and Explorer Gear USA, Inc. Sport-Haley owned 51% of the J.V. and Explorer Gear owned 49%. The Agre
Interbike Ramps up for an Interesting Year…
With this year’s Interbike promising to be one of the largest ever, manufacturers and retailers have been scrambling to get their final preparations in place. This year, the show will have 305,700 net-sold, square-feet of exhibit space, which is the larg
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