Escalade Sports Again a Drag on Q1…

Escalade, Inc. announced that net income nearly doubled for fiscal Q1, increasing 93% to $1.2 million or 9 cents per share, as compared to 5 cents in Q1 last year. The gain was due entirely to the turnaround of the office products operations. Company ne

Puma Looks to Come Out of FIFA Action in One Piece…

News out of Germany last week has the Court there apparently siding with Puma AG in the ongoing dispute over a one-piece kit the company had designed for Cameroon. FIFA had previously fined Cameroon for wearing the uniforms during the African Cup in 200

Obituary — J. Carter Bacot

J. Carter Bacot, a member of the Board of Directors of Foot Locker, Inc. and the lead director, died at home in Montclair, NJ on April 7, 2005. The cause was cited as cardiac arrest in published reports. Mr. Bacot, who had been a FL director since 1993,

SIA Retail Audit: Sales At Chain Stores Up 3.4%

Overall sales for the entire winter sport market (including specialty and chain stores) were flat, up 0.5% in dollars to $2.06 billion for the August 2004 through February 2005 period, compared to $2.05 billion reported for the same period last year, acco

SIA Retail Audit: Sales Down 0.4% at Specialty

Overall sales for the entire winter sport market (including specialty and chain stores) were flat, up 0.5% in dollars to $2.06 billion for the August 2004 through February 2005 period, compared to $2.05 billion reported for the same period last year, acco

SGMA Sees Bowling as the Top Participation Sport in U.S.

Fitness is the focus for millions of Americans. That’s the dominant theme of sports participation in the United States – as 14 of the top 30 sports/activity categories are fitness-related. That’s the conclusion of SGMA International’s analysis of the Spor

B.O.S.S. Looks Ahead at Spring/Summer Apparel…

Outdoor apparel is changing. Just one stroll around OR Summer Market last year provided plenty of evidence, and this evolution continued at both OR Winter Market and SIA’05. Technical outerwear companies are producing pieces that would have been laughed o

The Any Mountain Saga Continues…

A local Marin County paper recently ran a story about the hurdles that Any Mountain, the regional outdoor retail chain based in Marin County, Calif. that filed for bankruptcy late last year, has had to overcome in recent years. In the article, Bud Hoffma

Icebreaker Looks to be Mulesing Free…

Last week BOSS reported on SmartWool’s actions to put a stop to the practice of mulesing on New Zealand Merino wool farms (see BOSS_0514). BOSS also noted that Icebreaker works closely with New Zealand’s Merino Farmers as well, but the company’s CEO, Jere

Quadriga Acquires Jack Wolfskin…

Funds advised by Bain Capital have sold all shares of Jack Wolfskin to private equity firm Quadriga Capital. Jack Wolfskin’s top management will continue to hold a considerable, but minority, part of the shares. No financial details were disclosed, but J

Dolphin Ups Offer for Johnson Outdoors Shares…

Dolphin Partners has increased its offer to purchase approximately 1.5 million newly issued Class B common shares of Johnson Outdoors to $21.75 per share. The minority investor group and an affiliate sent a letter to the company two weeks ago offering to

One-On-One With Tyler Jordan of Arc’Teryx

Each month, The B.O.S.S. Report goes One-On-One with a key executive that is seen as a driving force for the future on the Bicycle, Outdoor, and/or SnowSports markets.

This month we sat down with Tyler Jordan, CEO of Arc’Teryx. Arc’Teryx was found