The 2006 Winter Trails program, now in its 11th year, drew over 12,100 participants – more than double the number of participants in 2005. The international event offered newcomers to snow sports an opportunity to try snowshoeing and cross country skiing
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Hasty Joins Schutt Sports as Sr. Marketing Manager
Rick Hasty has joined Schutt Sports
as the Senior Marketing Manager over Baseball and Softball. Hasty worked for
Rawlings / Worth for the past ten years. Prior to that, he worked for Spalding and
Steele’s…
Sportsman’s Guide Sees Q4 Sales Increase 10%
The Sportsman's Guide, Inc. reported record results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2005. After adjusting out the additional week in the fourth quarter of 2004, the consolidated net sales for the fourth quarter of 2005 incre
Feb. Comps Dip at The Buckle…
The Buckle, Inc. saw February net sales increase 4.6% to $34.1 million from sales of $32.6 million for the same period last year. Comp store net sales month decreased 0.4%…
Crocs Swings to Q4 Profit on Strong Sales Growth…
Jim Cramer, the energetic and often crazed host of CNBC’s Mad Money, shrugged off the opinions of analysts that talked down the nascent public company’s stock last week, urging his audience to stay in it. “And I need you to back up the truck,” he said.
Famous Footwear Goes Low Profile in High Style…
Famous Footwear intends to invest in strong trends they see in the skate shoe business across all genders and expect to see a “huge uptrend” in the business this spring. The retailer also expects to see continued strong momentum in the juniors business,
Speedo Lifts Warnaco Swim…
Warnaco Swimwear division revenues increased 3.5% to $85 million for the fourth quarter, thanks to a 6.3% increase in Speedo revenues. The Speedo increase was partially offset by a decrease in designer swimwear revenues, due primarily to a sharp drop in
Easton Looking Like a Smart Move for Riddell Bell…
The soon to be Easton Bell has filed with the SEC this week, disclosing the income statements and balance sheets of Easton Sports, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jas. D. Easton, Inc. During 2005, the company’s net sales increased 5.3% to $238.3 milli
Aldila Q4 Sales Rise on Growing Brand Name…
Aldila, Inc. reported net sales increased 45.2% to $18.0 million for the fourth quarter compared to $12.4 million in the same quarter of 2004. The company reported net income of $2.7 million, or 48 cents per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2005 a
Finish Line Q4 Comps Flat on Product Shifts…
The Finish Line saw much of what the rest of the retail market saw in February, but was perhaps also impacted by the shift of some Marquee product launches into the January period. The Air Max 360 was a hit for most everyone in January, which is clearly
Vaude Acquires Edelrid…
Vaude has acquired Edelmann + Ridder GmbH & Co. KG, parent company to the Edelrid brand of climbing ropes and accessories. The two companies should be able to realize synergies relatively quickly due to their close proximity and Vaude’s existing experienc
CenterStone Sees Online Orders Jump at Specialty Retailers …
Wholesale online transactions advanced aggressively from “trend” status in 2004 to a profitable industry standard during 2005 as CenterStone Technologies, Inc. announced a third consecutive year of record usage by retail dealers of the company's busi
SIA.07 Expects to Sell Out by March…
SIA has reported that space requests for current exhibitors and new companies interested in exhibiting at SIA.07 are coming in at the fastest pace ever. SIA anticipates that with nearly all past exhibitors expected to return and the strong demand from new
Camelbak Investigating Diverted Product on Sale at Costco Web Site…
Employees of CamelBak spotted a relatively small number of the company’s M.U.L.E. hydration packs for sale on Costco’s web site. Camelbak is in the process of investigating how this unauthorized sale came about, since Costco is not a Camelbak dealer. The
Vail Resorts Restructures…
Following Adam Aron’s decision to retire from his position as Vail Resorts’ CEO, the company is restructuring its senior management team. Robert Katz, will replace outgoing chairman and CEO Adam Aron. SVP/COO’s William A. Jensen and Roger McCarthy were na