Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 17, 2005 | Outdoor, Outdoor Product, Uncategorized, Update
Vital Apparel Group has reached agreement to purchase the assets of ProMarX Specialties USA, a girls’ sports accessory company. The ProMarX accessory line will become Vital Accessories and be marketed along with the Vital Team girls’ and women’s apparel l (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 17, 2005 | Outdoor, Outdoor Product, Uncategorized, Update
With an estimated 30% of retail sales for the season accounted for, trends are emerging in the SnowSports market which, historically, will continue through the remainder of the season. SnowSports retail sales slowed down slightly in the month of November, (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 17, 2005 | Outdoor, Outdoor Supplier, Outdoor Vendor, Uncategorized, Update
ICON’s sales decline was precipitated by the discontinuation of ICON’s “Jump King” business, a 22.7% decline in sales of strength training equipment, and an 8.1% drop in cardiovascular equipment. All the above, coupled with a sharp drop in margins pushed (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 17, 2005 | Outdoor, Outdoor Product, Uncategorized, Update
The Stride Rite Corporation just got over the profit line in the fourth quarter, managing to pull out net income of just $51,000, or zero earnings per share. Still, it was a swing to profit from Q4 last year when SRR posted a net loss of $965,000, or two (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 17, 2005 | Outdoor, Outdoor Product, Uncategorized, Update
Mizuno USA, Inc. announced last week that it posted its fifth consecutive year of revenue and earnings growth, reporting that overall sales for the company increased 12% versus the prior year. Since 1999, Mizuno has seen revenue grow 77%... (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 17, 2005 | Outdoor, Outdoor Product, Uncategorized, Update
Norco Products Ltd, in cooperation with The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has announced voluntary recalls of the Adams Trail-a-Bike or Adams Slipstream Bicycle Attachment. The Starter, Folder, Shifter, Shocker, Ultimate Tandem, Deluxe Folder, M (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 17, 2005 | Uncategorized, Update
ASICS hasn’t delivered $200 million in sales in the U.S. in a decade, but the company blew past the mark again in 2004 on the growth of the running market in general and the strength of the brand at both specialty and sporting goods. ASICS America Corpor (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 17, 2005 | Uncategorized, Update
Each month, Sports Executive Weekly goes One-On-One with a key executive that is seen as a driving force for the future on the sporting goods, athletic footwear and/or athletic apparel markets. This month we sat down with Jim Weber, president and CEO of B (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 17, 2005 | Outdoor, Outdoor Financial, Uncategorized, Update
Sport Brands International, the parent company to Fila footwear and apparel, finalized a deal with Cloudveil that has been several months in the making. Cloudveil Mountain Works, Inc. is now a division of SBI with all Cloudveil management, customer servi (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 17, 2005 | Uncategorized, Update
Hi-Tec Sports USA has reported their best year in over 10 years in the U.S. market, with 16.8% growth for the company as a whole, from $39.7 million in 2003 to $46.4 million this year. The company’s outdoor division posted 15.2% sales growth for the year (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 17, 2005 | Outdoor, Outdoor Product, Uncategorized, Update
Last month, BOSS reported that Lafuma N.A. was in the process of moving all operations to a new HQ in Broomfield, CO, and recently, the company announced that the move to the 15,000 square foot facility has been completed. According to the company, the ne (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 17, 2005 | Outdoor, Outdoor Retailer, Uncategorized, Update
Trak Sports USA, the parent company to Karhu USA and Line Skis, has inked a deal with F3 Distribution to sell and market its brands in the Canadian market. For 30 years Trak Sports has been doing business directly with retailers Canada, but according to t (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 17, 2005 | Outdoor, Update
Climb High, the U.S. distributor of Mammut, Raichle, Ajungilak and ToKo, will now operate in the U.S. market as the Mammut Sports Group. Climb High was acquired by Mammut over four years ago and the name change in the US market is an attempt to build a c (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 17, 2005 | Outdoor, Outdoor Product, Uncategorized, Update
Raleigh Cycle Limited announced that its financial results for the year ended September 2004 show a significant turnaround in performance. Revenues grew 10% from $259 million in 2003 to $285 million in 2004. 7.3% increase in cycle units sold. The company (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 17, 2005 | Uncategorized, Update
With an estimated 30% of retail sales for the season accounted for, trends are emerging in the SnowSports market which, historically, will continue through the remainder of the season. SnowSports retail sales slowed down slightly in the month of November, (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 13, 2005 | Outdoor, Outdoor People, Uncategorized, Update
Collegiate Pacific has launched Road Sales Teams in three new major markets: Cincinnati, the Washington D.C. vicinity, and a formerly untapped portion of North Carolina. The company expects the 10 new road sales professionals to generate approximately $5, (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 13, 2005 | Uncategorized, Update
Mizuno USA, Inc. posted a record setting year in sales revenue and profit, with a 12% increase over previous year’s sales. This is the fifth consecutive year of revenue and earnings growth for the company. Since 1999, the sporting goods manufacturer has (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 13, 2005 | Uncategorized, Update
Ron Mount and his firm, The Mounties Corporation, will represent LOTTO in the Northwest Territory, Canada. (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 13, 2005 | Outdoor, Outdoor People, Uncategorized, Update
Under Armour seeks a Retail Marketing Manager with 5 or more years of related experience. The Retail Marketing Manager will act as a liaison between the Marketing Department and both the Sales and Apparel Departments, and manage the marketing in ma (Read More)
Posted by Teresa Hartford | January 13, 2005 | Apparel, Apparel Supplier, Apparel Vendor, Outdoor, Outdoor Supplier, Outdoor Vendor, Sportsman Supplier, Sportsman Vendor, Sportsmans, Update
Under Armour seeks a Merchandising Manager with 5 or more years of merchandising experience. The Merchandising Manager will provide Merchandising strategy, fixtures, POP and overall policy for the company and for Under Armour retailers... (Read More)
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