Author: Teresa Hartford

Columbia Sportswear Company pointed to issues with the weather last year, increased competition from “recapitalized companies”, and their own product selection in the Outerwear category as reasons for a decline in future orders for Fall ’05. The company

Amer Sports Corporation reported its first quarter under a new name last week, posting currency-neutral increases across all divisions with the exception of the Atomic Winter Sports group. The company had to anniversary big numbers from Q1 last year when

Nautilus seems to be taking some steps in the right direction in its objective to capture 40% of the global fitness market. The company has been steadily increasing its margins and stepping up its investment in both research and marketing, resulting in sa

Cabela's saw first quarter comp store sales decline 6.3%, due primarily to the last year’s grand opening of Cabela’s retail store in Penn., which brought this quarter’s comps down by 4.5 percentage points. The remainder of the comp-store decline was

Cybex net sales for the first quarter inched up 1.0% to $24.8 million compared to net sales for Q1 2004 of $24.4 million. Gross margin decreased 210 basis points to 35.8% compared to 37.9% while SG&A expenses ticked up 10 basis points to 32.6% of sales.

Reebok International Ltd. continues to integrate The Hockey Company into the Reebok Brand business, merging the Reebok Canada operation with THC’s operation and appointing Matt O’Toole, CEO of The Hockey Company, to lead the combined operation. Reebok Ca

PUMA AG reported another healthy quarter across the board in Q1, with both sales and profits increasing in double-digits for the period. The company is starting to see a bit of a shift in energy though, as sales growth in the Americas and the U.S. easily