Oakley Posts Q4 Sales Gain; Net Off Cause…

Oakley saw a respectable 6.2% sales gain and even a 20 basis point margin improvement get lost along the way down the income statement as the company posted a net income decline for Q4.
Fourth quarter net sales were $162.4 million, up 6.2% from $153.0 mil

Oakley Unveils Brand Strategy; Picks Up Oliver Peoples…

After Oakley saw its Q4 sales gain fail to translate to the bottom line, management unveiled several initiatives that it hopes will help achieve sustainable revenue growth, improved long-term earnings growth, and return on investment. In addition, the com

Acushnet Posts Q4 Loss Despite Sales Gain…

Acushnet sales were up 3.0% to $201.6 million in the seasonally slow fourth quarter as revenues grew across all product lines. But the golf division of Fortune Brands, which includes the Titleist, FootJoy, Cobra, and Pinnacle brands, posted a $6.4 millio

ispo Winter 2006 Draws a Crowd

ispo winter 06 took place on 160,000 sq. m. at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre from January 29 to February 1, 2006. A total of 1,806 exhibitors, compared to 1,600 last year, from 49 countries, compared to 44 last year, attended the fair. 81% of the atten

Intrawest Turns Snow into Profits…

Intrawest reported a strong fiscal second quarter and managed to pull itself out of the red, largely due to the sale of its Mammoth ski area in Lake Tahoe. The sale added $60.0 million to the company’s bottom line, but even without this benefit, the compa

SIA.06 Wraps-Up; Attendance on-par with Last Year

Exhibitors displaying new product lines at SIA.06 for the 2006-07 season represented over 95% of the market share for the ski and snowboard sectors and 80% of the Nordic, telemark, and snowshoe market. The show boasted 350,715 net square feet and 900 bran

SIA.06: Hardgoods Turned a Few Heads Too…

While fashion certainly stole the show at SIA.06 there was no shortage of innovation coming from the hardgoods companies. Alpine Ski companies are looking at new shapes and binding interfaces to improve speed, edge control, and overall performance, while

SGMA Opposes 2nd Annual PEP Budget Cuts

Just as he did last year, the President has recommended the elimination of the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) by 2008. The 2007 budget proposes only $26.4 million for PEP, the amount needed to fund previously-awarded, multi-year PEP grant

Brine Signs Clemens to Soccer RandD Team

Brine, Inc. signed an agreement with Mandy Clemens to join the Brine Soccer R&D Team. The 27-year-old San Diego native and Santa Clara University graduate will be prominently featured in Brine advertising, including their “Find Your Game” campaign. In add

Hurley Names New Skate Marketing Manager

Hurley added Aaron Astorga as Skate Marketing Manager to its team of professionals. As such, Astorga will manage the skate team and all athletic development, media, events, and promotions related to the company’s athlete roster including skate, BMX, MotoX