G.I. Joe’s Opens Tenth Washington Store

G.I. Joe's will officially open the company's tenth Washington store, in Mount Vernon, on Sunday, May 1. The Mount Vernon G.I. Joe's store is the chain's first new store in Washington this year, the first in Washington since the Lake S

Columbia Sees Income Rise 6.5% on Sales Jump of 18.9%

Columbia Sportswear announced record first quarter net sales of $245.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, an increase of 18.9% over net sales of $206.7 million for the same period of 2004. The company reported record net income for the first qu

Delta Apparel Income Up 42% Despite Slip in Sales

Delta Apparel, Inc. reported financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2005. Net sales slipped to $58.3 million from $58.8 million in the prior year. Net income increased 42.1% to $5.4 million compared to the prior year's level of

Reebok Q1 Results Show a Shift in the Business…

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

Brunswick Looks to More Marine in Q1…

Brunswick looked to its Marine division to post a 16.8% increase in revenues to $1.40 billion for the first quarter from $1.20 billion in Q1 last year. However, the Fitness division and the Bowling division were both a drag on operating income for the qua

Stearns, Inc. Acquires Wader Company…

Stearns has acquired Hodgman, Inc., a wader and wading accessory company founded in 1838. Hodgman’s products include breathable, neoprene, canvas and rubber waders, outerwear, wading boots, rubber knee boots, and accessories…

Head Moves 90% of Tennis Racquet Production to China…

Head has decided to outsource 90% of its tennis racquet production from its European sites in Kennelbach, Austria and Èeské Budejovice, Czech Republic to China. This move is in response to the sharp rise in the euro-dollar exchange rates over the past two

Skechers Q1 Sales Rise 11.2%; Earnings Jump 47%

Skechers USA, Inc. announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005. Net sales for the first quarter of 2005 rose 11.2% to $246.2 million compared to $221.5 million in the first quarter of 2004. Net earnings for the quarter were $10.

Nike Sues adidas in U.S. Court over Stripe Fight…

Nike, Inc., fresh off a ten year battle in Spain that gave them rights to their brand name there, has decided to challenge their top global competition’s recent victories over any company using stripes as decoration on apparel. It will be the Swoosh ver

Schutt Sports Gets Capital Infusion for Growth…

Schutt Sports got a shot in the arm last week as private equity firm Gridiron Capital LLC took a majority stake in the team sports company. There are no changes planned for the company and Julie Nimmons will remain at the helm of Schutt…