Armor Holdings has completed the acquisition of Bianchi and Gregory Mountain Products for a total purchase price of $60 million in cash. According to Armor, Bianchi and Gregory will be integrated into the company’s Products Division and they are expected
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Eider Expands U.S. Presence…
The French apparel company, Eider is stepping up their focus on the U.S. market through several initiatives launched by their North American distributor, Eider N.A., owned by Gene Frederick, the company’s president. Eider N.A. has hired True North Brand g
NSGA Report: Outdoor Footwear Helps Push Up Average Footwear Prices…
The National Sporting Goods Association last week previewed some of the data from its annual report due out in May. One element of The Sporting Goods Market in the 2005 report, which was prepared by Irwin Broh & Associates, reveals that the average retai
The Snowboard Market Leads the Way in Electronics…
The entire snowboard industry is riding an electronics wave recently, culminating with this week’s announcement that Burton and Motorola have inked a deal to produce an iPod/Cell phone enabled jacket, helmet, and beanie which incorporate Bluetooth technol
Product Recall: Adams Trail-A-Bike
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Norco Products Ltd, announced voluntary recalls of the Adams Trail-a-Bike or Adams Slipstream Bicycle Attachment. The Starter, Folder, Shifter, Shocker, Ultimate Tandem, Deluxe Folder, Me 2
December Retail Further Magnifies the Dumbbell Effect; Athletic Key to Footwear Gains…
December retail, and the Holiday season in general, was seen as a “mixed bag” by analysts looking for some rhyme or reason behind the numbers that saw retail results all over the place this year. One thing is sure, if you had your own Internet business,
Retail Execs Pull the Holiday Markdown Trigger Early…
With warmer weather putting pressure on apparel and boot sales in December, U.S. retail executives apparently pulled the trigger on pricing to generate lagging Holiday sales this year. After winning the waiting game for consumer dollars last year, U.S. r
The Finish Line Boosts Full Year Outlook on Strong December Sales…
The Finish Line mitigated any concerns over their Q3 earnings shortfall against analysts’ estimates as management painted a rosier picture for the fourth quarter and the year, raising guidance for Q4 on a strong start in December…
Quiksilver Eyes Rossignol…
Skis Rossignol shares jumped early on Monday after a French newspaper reported that Quiksilver Inc. was making a bid for the company. Rossignol is “a company we are looking at more closely, even though it is not the only possibility”, said Bernard Mariett
Latest NSGA Sneaker Report Sees Prices Reverse Down Trend…
The National Sporting Goods Association last week previewed some of the data from its annual report due out in May. One element of The Sporting Goods Market in the 2005 report, which was prepared by Irwin Broh & Associates, reveals that the average retai
Have We Seen the Death of Black Friday?
Many retailers reported last week that they had lackluster Holiday sales until the post-Christmas business jumped the last week of the year. What was the catalyst? Gift Cards. Major retailers from Wal-Mart to Hibbett’s to The Finish Line noted that rob
The Finish Line Jumps into Urban with New Retail Acquisition…
The Finish Line announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of The Hang Up Shoppes, Inc., for $12 million in cash plus a potential earnout of up to $6 million in cash. The Hang Up Shoppes does busines
Federated December Comps Increase 3.4%
Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $5.708 billion for December, an increase of 99.9% compared to total sales of $2.856 billion in the same period last year when including the acquired May Company stores. On a same-store basis, Feder
Kayland Adds to Rep Team
In preparation for the fall/winter 2006 selling season, Kayland has added two new sales reps to its US sales team. Gary Bryden will represent Kayland in the Northwest, while Brad Eckert will handle sales in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware…
West Marine Posts 3.9% Q4 Comps Increase
West Marine, Inc. reported that net sales for the for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005 were $124.8 million, a 5.7% increase from net sales of $118.1 million last year. Comparable store sales for the quarter increased 3.9%, compared to a comparab
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