Nike, Inc. is recalling approximately 235,000 Football Helmet Chin Straps as the chin strap's plastic cup can break as a result of contact, exposing the player to facial or head injuries…
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Johnson Outdoors Q4 Profit Growth Powered by Marine Electronics…
Marine electronics, including trolling motors and fishing gear, powered a 9% gain in sales and rare fourth-quarter profit at Johnson Outdoors, the Racine, Wis. company reported. “It’s official,” Johnson Outdoors CEO Helen Johnson-Leipold said of the com
Easton Sees Strong Bottom Line Increases in Q3…
Easton Bell Sports saw relatively flat sales for the third fiscal quarter with just over 1% growth. Increases in Easton’s Action Sports segment were partially offset by a slight decline in team sports sales. However, this slow growth did not impact the bo
Walking Co. to Acquire Florida’s Natural Comfort Chain…
Big Dog Holdings, the parent company to The Walking Company, signed a letter of intent to purchase the assets of Natural Comfort Footwear, a chain of eight retail stores selling comfort shoes in Florida. Big Dog will be changing the Natural Comfort stores
Deckers Looks to Become a $750 Million Company…
At the Deckers annual investor meeting held this month in Goleta, CA, the executive team and representatives from each of the company’s brands – UGG, Simple and Teva – gave an overview of the progress made in the past few years as well as future growth in
Orange 21 Sees Strong Q3 Turnaround…
Orange 21 third quarter net sales increased 16% to $13.2 million compared to $11.4 million last year. The company said that this was spurred by increased marketing efforts and a larger sales force. The sunglass maker was able to keep gross margins steady
Nielsen Inks Sales and Marketing Deal with ISPO China…
Nielsen Business Media, the parent company to Outdoor Retailer, Action Sports Retailer, and several other sporting goods industry trade shows, has signed an exclusive multi-year partnership agreement with Messe Munich International, owners and organizers of the ISPO China trade show. Under the terms of the agreement, Nielsen will be responsible for all North American sales […]
Exel to Shutter N.A. Ops; Inks Distribution Deal with Alpina…
Alpina Sports Corp will take over distribution of all Exel products in North America Effective January 1, 2008. Exel Sports will be closing down their company run North American distribution centers effective January 2009, while concurrently ASC will be t
Izod Exec Joins Under Armour as VP of Apparel
Under Armour, Inc. announced the addition of Suzanne Karkus as its new SVP of Apparel. She joins Under Armour from IZOD Womenswear where, as president, she launched the brand in 2003 and established it as a premium lifestyle collection…
Recall: Nike Football Helmet Chin Strap
Nike Inc. issued a voluntary recall of their football helmet chin straps after several reported incidents in which the plastic cup guarding the chin broke after contact. Nike said it had received incident reports that include two concussions related to th
Sport-Haley Posts Loss
Sport-Haley, Inc., the golf apparel supplier, reported sales declined 2% in its third quarter ended September 30, to $3.4 millio from $3.5 million. The net loss for the latest quarter was $627,000, compared with the net loss of $397,000 a year ago…
Mike Edwards Leaves Lucy
Mike Edwards, who ran Lucy for more than three years, has left the chain following its recent sale to VF Corp. Michelle Lantow, chief financial officer, will serve as interim president until a permanent replacement is named by VF Corp…
Hanesbrands Aids Tropical Storm Noel Victims
Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of Hanes and Champion, has responded to Tropical Storm Noel by providing immediate and ongoing assistance to Dominican Republic communities where the company has seven manufacturing facilities. In total, Hanesbrands has author
Columbia Sportswear Appoints European General Manager
Columbia Sportswear CO. appointed Christian Finell as general manager of Europe. He joins Columbia following a seventeen year career with Salomon SA, most recently serving as Head of Salomon EMEA (Europe, Middle-East, and Africa)…
VF Imagewear Names President of Activewear
VF Imagewear, Inc. named Scott Baxter president of its Activewear Division, which markets branded apparel under agreements with licensors such as the NFL, MLB, Harley-Davidson, the NHL, the NBA, the leading colleges under the ESPN College GameDay brands,
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