Author: Teresa Hartford

L.L.Bean and the American Skiing Company recently announced their new outerwear partnership. Beginning this fall, L.L.Bean will be the official outerwear supplier to leading ski resorts including Steamboat, The Canyons, Killington and Sunday River. As par

Same-store rounds played in the U.S. fell 10.8% in March 2005 vs. March 2004, according to data provided to NGF by golf course operators around the country. The resulting year-to-date figure is 5.2% lower than the same period last year. In the Sunbelt, wh

Phoenix Footwear saw a considerable sales gain, but income remained flat on less than expected revenue contributions from the Altama footwear business. Phoenix acquired the brand in the second half of last year with expectations of leveraging its military

Jarden Corporation, the new parent company of Coleman, more than tripled first quarter net sales to $521.3 million compared to $158.3 million for the same quarter last year. Coleman was expected to be relatively flat for the year, but the brand experience

Nautilus, Inc. has acquired its Canadian distributor in an effort to expand the reach of its Nautilus and StairMaster brands in the specialty and commercial markets, while intensifying the marketing of Bowflex and Schwinn Fitness brands through the direct

Please note that the mid-week SEW_0517.5 and the regular SEW_0518 issues contained an error regarding licensed sales for Puma. Puma contacted SEW last week to confirm that licensed sales of Footwear, Apparel, and Accessories were actually 85% of all lice

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service made an official announcement last week stating that they will be implementing a rule to “conserve roadless areas in national forests through inviting input from state governors” in order to manage invento