Paul Sullivan has joined Spalding, a division of Russell Corporation, as Director of Diamond Sports. Sullivan will oversee the overall business management of the Dudley softball business and the company’s baseball business and licensing agreements. He wil
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SMS Clothing Hires New Reps
SMS Clothing announced the appointment of two new reps to cover key regions in Canada and the US. Bill Reeves is now covering the Ontario area and Brian Healy is now covering CO, UT, NM, WY…
Image and Design Manager — K2 Sports
Leading outdoor industry hard goods company seeks talented, energetic Image Manager/Senior Designer. Work collaboratively with marketing, product design and sales to achieve desired results. Responsible for creative control of the brand and articulating t
Zumiez Files Papers to Take Company Public…
Zumiez looks to be quickly exercising an exit strategy probably put in place when Brentwood Capital re-capped the business back in 2002, when they took a 41% stake in the action sports retailer and added needed fuel to get them to an IPO in less than thre
Cabela’s Posts Solid Q4 Despite Heavier Promotions, Year-Ago Hamburg Opening…
Cabela's, Inc. was touting its multi-channel selling
model last week as it reported fourth quarter and fullyear
results for 2004. The retailer, which has built a
balanced business across its Direct, Retail, and Financial
Services segments, posted $57
Busy Week: GSI Ekes Out First Profitable Year; Inks adidas and Issues Recall…
GSI seems to have turned a corner. After several years of bleeding red ink, the company has posted its first profitable year with a particularly strong fourth quarter. Net revenues were $135.8 million for the fourth quarter, a 42.6% increase over net reve
Reef May Be Next on Auction Block…
TheDeal.com reported last week that Swander Pace Capital has retained Wachovia Securities to help it sell Reef Holdings. The report indicated that Reef is generating more than $10 million in EBITDA on roughly $80 million in revenues, but other sources fa
Rocky Relies on Military Sales for Record Revenues…
Rocky Shoes and Boots capitalized on U.S. military sales to post a fourth quarter sales increase of 12.6% to $32.9 million compared to $29.2 million a year ago. Military sales made up 17.3%, or $5.7 million, of Rocky’s business for the quarter, compared t
Jarden: Coleman Integration Better than Expected…
In September, Jarden Corporation acquired American Household, parent company to Coleman (See BOSS_0438). The deal closed on January 24 and Jarden recently held an investor conference call outlining fiscal 2004 performance and gave some insight on the inte
Collegiate Pacific Raises Guidance; Adds Another Piece to Team Matrix…
With $50 million in cash received during its recent note placement burning a hole in his pocket, Collegiate Pacific CEO Michael Blumenfeld made another move late last week, signing a letter of intent to acquire team sports distributor Salkeld and Sons Inc
SEW Goes One-On-One with… SBI’s Steve Wynne
Each month, Sports Executive Weekly goes One-On-One with a key executive that is seen as a driving force for the future of the sporting goods, athletic footwear and/or athletic apparel markets.
This month we sat down with Steve Wynn, president and CEO o
Rocky Relies on Military Sales for Record Revenues…
Rocky Shoes and Boots capitalized on U.S. military sales to post a fourth quarter sales increase of 12.6% to $32.9 million compared to $29.2 million a year ago. Military sales made up 17.3%, or $5.7 million, of Rocky’s business for the quarter, compared t
Orange 21 Looks to Europe for 2005; Will Launch ‘Junior’ Line in U.S…
Orange 21, the parent company to Spy Optics and E-Eyewear, capitalized on the snow in the west and strong at-once orders of its goggle and apparel lines to post a 22.3% increase in sales for the 2004 fiscal year to $33.5 million compared to $27.4 million
Norton Takes a (Snowmobile) Stand in Yellowstone…
Interior Secretary Gale Norton made her stance on air, noise, and water pollution in National Parks known to all. Last week, Secretary Norton went on a three-day snowmobile tour through Yellowstone, holding a press conference and photo opportunity where
Jarden: Coleman Integration Better than Expected…
In September, Jarden Corporation acquired American Household, parent company to Coleman (See BOSS_0438). The deal closed on January 24 and Jarden recently held an investor conference call outlining fiscal 2004 performance and gave some insight on the inte
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