BBC Renews Airwalk License with Collective Licensing…

Collective Licensing International, LLC, renewed its agreement with BBC International to license the Airwalk brand through 2007. BBC currently holds the license for sales and distribution of Airwalk branded footwear throughout the United State and Mexico

Vital Apparel to License Soffe Names for Accessories…

M.J. Soffe Co. has signed a licensing agreement with Vital Apparel, under which Vital will produce a line of sports-themed and fashion coordinated accessories for young junior girls under the Soffe brand. Vital will product the goods under the ProMarx di

Crocs Expands Dealers to Triple Sales and Profits…

Crocs Inc. hosted its first official conference call as a public company with triple-digit growth in sales and earnings. During a conference call with analysts and the media, some analysts were cheering as they congratulated the management team. The compa

Work and Outdoor Strong for Lacrosse in Q1…

Lacrosse Footwear, Inc. started the year off right with double-digit sales increases in both its Outdoor and Work segments during the first quarter. Net sales totaled $21.4 million for Q1, up 13% from $18.9 million for last year’s quarter. The company at

Coleman Thrives Under New Management…

Jarden Corporation reported a record first quarter of 2006, due in large part to success in their Outdoor Solutions segment, which is made up almost entirely of the Coleman brand. Outdoor Solutions sales for the quarter increased 24.7% to $228.1 million c

Timberland Focuses on Brands; Cuts Guidance…

Timberland came off of a slow first quarter with a softening market for their U.S. boot business and new import duties in Europe challenging the company on all geographic fronts. In spite of challenges in the urban market, Timberland did have several asp

Junkfood Helps Delta Q3 Despite PacSun Woes…

Delta Apparel, Inc. saw net sales for its fiscal third quarter rise 19% to $69.4 million from $58.3 million last year. Sales in the company’s activewear division, which includes Delta, increased 1.9% to $36.6 million for the quarter. The retail-ready segm

Nautilus Fixes Manufacturing Issues…

Nautilus Inc. put the manufacturing issues that plagued its fourth quarter 2005 results behind it for the first quarter, but has yet to realize the benefits of the restructuring of its operations facilities in Texas and Oklahoma. Roughly half of the doub

New Stores Boost Cabela’s First Quarter…

Cabela’s Inc.’s increased retail presence more than offset declines in its direct business during the first quarter of 2006 bringing double-digit revenue increases and strong earnings gains in spite of a slight comp store sales decline. The four new stor

Sportsman’s Guide to be Sold to Redcats Subsidiary…

The Sportsman's Guide, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement with Redcats USA, Inc., a catalog and online marketer of apparel and home products, under which VLP Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Redcats USA, will acquire all of the out

The Walking Company Shines Bright in Q1…

Big Dog Holdings, Inc. first quarter consolidated net sales were $38.7 million, a 23% increase, as compared with $31.3 million in the first quarter 2005.
Consolidated net sales increased primarily due to the addition of 63 new Walking Company stores whic

Zumiez Sales Up 43% in April…

Zumiez Inc. saw total net sales for the month of April increase 42.8% to $15.0 million, compared to $10.5 million last year. Same-store sales jumped 19.3% for the four week period, on top of an 11.1% increase last year…

Strong Consumer Demand Drives Garmin Q1…

Garmin had the strongest quarter in company history with 67% top-line growth to $322.3 million compared to $192.7 million last year. The bottom line numbers out-paced sales increases thanks to favorable currency translations. Net income grew 84.6% to $87.