Sport Chalet, Inc. saw sales increase 17.0% to $84.4 million for the company's fiscal first quarter after posting sales of $72.1 million for same period last year. The retailer received a $6.9 million boost from five new stores as well as a comparabl
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adidas Eyewear Shifts Management Team
adidas Eyewear, a division of Silhouette Optical, is re-structuring its US management team. Jeff Ravreby has accepted the position of US Brand Manager; Rocky Fresh has accepted the position of Retail Business Development Manager; and Bill Munch will take
G.I. Joe’s Extends Agreement with Trail Blazers
G.I. Joe’s and the Portland Trail Blazers have extended their sponsorship agreement through the 2008-2009 season. This agreement continues their association which began in 1976-1977, one of the longest in professional sports…
MacGregor Golf Supports Golf Retirement Plus
MacGregor Golf has been named a supporting partner in Golf Retirement Plus, a supplemental retirement
program for PGA Professionals and apprentices, GCSAA Superintendents,
and CMAA Club Managers, which allows them to make their own
contributions or have t
Easton-Bell Sports to Take Bike Sales In-House
Easton-Bell Sports and Veltec Sports, Inc. will end their distribution agreement on August 31st. The transition marks the final consolidation of the merger between Easton and Bell Sports first announced six months ago in February.
Veltec will continue se
Nikwax Canadian Sales Jump 18% in H1
Nikwax N.A. saw a Canadian sales increase of 18% during the first half of 2006 over the same period of 2005. This news follows the May announcement from Nikwax officials noting a 22% increase in the United States market for the first two quarters…
Sporteve Opens in Culver City, CA
L.A.’s first outdoor athletic store for women, Sporteve, in downtown Culver City, opened July 1, 2006, offering women a comfortable place to shop for active wear, shoes, accessories and gear for activities such as hiking, cycling and kayaking, as well as
NRF Lists ‘Hot 100 Retailers’
NRF's monthly magazine, Stores, published its Hot 100 Retailers list, sponsored by Alliance Data, which highlights the retail companies that reported the greatest year-over-year revenue percentage growth. All public companies with more than $100 mill
Thule Sees Strong Growth In North America…
Thule is moving ahead with its plans to double the size of the company by the end of 2007, and is actually well on its way to accomplishing this goal by the end of the current financial year, one year ahead of schedule. This would make Thule an $825 milli
Coleman Q2 Sales Climb; Looking for Acquisitions…
Jarden Corporation, the parent company to Coleman, reported strong sales and earnings growth for the second quarter of 2006. Sales increased 28% to $962 million compared to $754 million in the previous year. Martin Franklin, president and CEO of Jarden, a
Hi-Tec Sees 20% First Half Sales Increase; Inks China Deal
Hi-Tec is reporting a sales increase of 20% for the first half of the year, exceeding internal expectations for the brand. Much of the growth was driven by the company’s outdoor category, but management said that the increase was a direct result of organi
prAna Adds to Liz Claiborne Top and Bottom Line
Liz Claiborne reported better than expected earnings for the second quarter of 2006, with its newly acquired businesses, prAna and Mac & Jac – a high-end fashion apparel company, contributing $17 million in sales with $7 million in expenses for the quarte
Phoenix Predicts Profitable Q2 on 20% Organic Growth
Phoenix Footwear Group is predicting that 2006 second quarter net sales will be over $34 million, more than double the $15.4 million recorded in the second quarter of 2005. The expected increase is from both organic growth and newly acquired business unit
Rocky Sees 12.5% Q2 Sales Decline on Military Sales
Rocky Brands, Inc.’s second quarter net sales decreased 12.5% to $57.3 million compared to $65.5 million for the corresponding period a year ago. The majority of the decline was due to approximately $5.8 million of footwear sales to the military compared
LaCrosse Footwear Sees Outdoor Sales Up 5%
For the second quarter of 2006, LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. posted net sales of $21.8 million, an increase of 10% from $19.8 million for the same period last year. Net income was $1.2 million or 19 cents per diluted share in the second quarter of 2006, up 189
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