Under the new leadership of Shannon Stowell, President, and Chris Doyle, Director, the Adventure Travel Trade Association has launched a series of new programs designed to promote the adventure travel market and deliver professional support, development, (Read More)
The National Sporting Goods Association last week previewed some of the data from its annual report due out in May. One element of The Sporting Goods Market in the 2005 report, which was prepared by Irwin Broh & Associates, reveals that the average retai (Read More)
Salomon is taking its sponsorship program one step further in the Chinese market by financing and training the entire Chinese National Alpine Ski team. The idea behind this financial commitment is to “create a hero” for the 1.3 billion person potential ma (Read More)
Many retailers reported last week that they had lackluster Holiday sales until the post-Christmas business jumped the last week of the year. What was the catalyst? Gift Cards. Major retailers from Wal-Mart to Hibbett’s to The Finish Line noted that rob (Read More)
Armor Holdings has completed the acquisition of Bianchi and Gregory Mountain Products for a total purchase price of $60 million in cash. According to Armor, Bianchi and Gregory will be integrated into the company’s Products Division and they are expected (Read More)
The Finish Line announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of The Hang Up Shoppes, Inc., for $12 million in cash plus a potential earnout of up to $6 million in cash. The Hang Up Shoppes does busines (Read More)
Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $5.708 billion for December, an increase of 99.9% compared to total sales of $2.856 billion in the same period last year when including the acquired May Company stores. On a same-store basis, Feder (Read More)
In preparation for the fall/winter 2006 selling season, Kayland has added two new sales reps to its US sales team. Gary Bryden will represent Kayland in the Northwest, while Brad Eckert will handle sales in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware... (Read More)
West Marine, Inc. reported that net sales for the for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005 were $124.8 million, a 5.7% increase from net sales of $118.1 million last year. Comparable store sales for the quarter increased 3.9%, compared to a comparab (Read More)
The year again saw two companies emerge as central platforms in the outdoor and winter sports space, joining the ranks of powerhouse brands like Columbia, Timberland, and Salomon in size and importance... (Read More)
The year saw the landscape of sporting goods retail shift dramatically in 2004 as the industry gained its second legitimate national sporting goods retailer after Dick’s acquired Galyan’s. (Read More)
The year saw the landscape of sporting goods retail shift dramatically as the industry gained its second legitimate national sporting goods retailer after Dick’s acquired Galyan’s. As they go head-to-head with The Sports Authority in more regions of the (Read More)
We’ve all had to become better business people as the sporting goods industry matures to the point that we now experience the same market forces that have affected other fast-growing industries over the last two decades... (Read More)
While most companies operating in the outdoor market try to keep the facts under wraps, it’s a well-known fact that the industry has become a hot-bed of innovation servicing the U.S. military complex... (Read More)
Sourcing operations at Nike and Reebok International could be disrupted if the devastating tsunamis that hit southern Asia affect their suppliers in the region, Prudential Equity Group said last week... (Read More)
The ads from the 70’s are but a distant memory now as women take a spot front and center for many companies’ growth prospects for the new millennium... (Read More)
The political scene in the Bicycle, Outdoor, and SnowSports industries has never been more polarized with strong and conflicting opinions expressed, sometimes violently, from left and right wing advocates... (Read More)
Skis Rossignol shares jumped early on Monday after a French newspaper reported that Quiksilver Inc. was making a bid for the company... (Read More)
Frank Hugelmeyer has again driven OIA to pick up a ball dropped by other sporting goods industry associations and led an industry-wide fund raising campaign for the victims of the tsunami that devastated so many countries around the Indian Ocean... (Read More)
At first glance the merger and acquisition deals in 2004 did not appear to be as large or as plentiful as in 2003, but it soon becomes apparent that the deals this past year may turn out to be more significant in the long run... (Read More)