Lafuma reported that first fiscal half sales, which ended March 31, 2007, increased 5.3% to €122.6 million ($159.4 mm) compared to the same period of last year when the group reported €116.5 million ($142.1 mm) in sales…
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Matuous to Join Start-Up; Access Fund Looking for New Director…
Steve Matous, Access Fund Executive Director since 2002, will depart his post at the end of June. A search committee has been assembled and Deanne Buck, current Access Fund Programs Director, has been named Interim Executive Director and will assume respo
Grassroots Launches Dual Web Platforms…
The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance unveiled its new 'dual' web portal. The new web presence includes the Alliance's blog and a website portal. The Alliance chose to have a dual web presence to encourage daily interaction…
Eddie Bauer Q1 Revenues Up…
Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. reported first quarter revenues increased 10% to $214 million from $194.5 million…
L.L. Bean Looks for Greener Catalogs…
L.L. Bean is turning to another supplier for paper for the 250 million catalogs it ships each year…
Pacific Cycle Sees Bounce back in 2007
After two years of limited growth at Pacific Cycle, 2007 is shaping up as a much better year, its parent, Dorel Industries, told shareholders last week at its annual meeting…
Backpacker Magazine Acquired by Active Interest Media…
Following last week’s rumors concerning a potential sale of Backpacker Magazine (see BOSS_0720), Rodale Media announced that it has signed a deal to sell the title to Active Interest Media…
Sugoi to Sponsor Five Marathons
Sugoi announced a three-year partnership with Elite Racing to be a corporate sponsor and the official technical apparel sponsor for five annual Elite national marathons and half-marathons. Beginning with the Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon in April, 2
IMG Acquires Licensing Partners International…
One week after completing its acquisition of Collegiate Licensing Company, IMG acquired CLC sister company, Licensing Partners International.
April Results Put a Final Hurt on a Tough Retail First Quarter for Many…
The combination of unpredictable weather patterns with a shift of Easter into fiscal March proved too much for many retailers in April as only the Luxe and Club channels managed to see much improvement over the year-ago month…
The Bat Ban Saga Continues in NYC as Group Files Suit; Massachusetts Rejects Proposed Ban…
The governing body for high school sports in the State of Massachusetts last week rejected a proposal to ban non-wood and composite bats from use in high school baseball, apparently guided more by an objective view of the scientific studies. For the thir
Coll Pacific Fiscal Q3 Driven by Organic Growth…
Collegiate Pacific Inc. reported third quarter sales grew 6.4% to $63.2 million, primarily attributable to a 17% organic growth rate generated by its road sales force and end-of-season basketball uniform deliveries, as well as solid uniform demand from sp
Adams Golf Sees Hybrids and Drivers Set Q1 Pace…
Adams Golf rode the strength of its Hybrid irons in the first quarter as it posted double-digit sales gains which trickled down the income statement to a low-teens gain on the bottom line as well…
Warnaco Swimwear Sees Fairly Flat Q1 Sales…
Warnaco, Inc. reported that its Swimwear Group posted a 1.8% improvement in revenues to $136.8 million from $134.4 million in the year-ago period.
Golf Town First Quarter Slows…
Canadian golf specialty retailer Golf Town posted a modest increase in overall sales for the first quarter, but saw a comparable store sales slip in the low-singles foster a widened quarterly loss…
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