L.L.Bean reported annual net sales reached $1.56 billion in the fiscal year ended Feb. 23, 2014, up 3 percent compared with 2012. The Maine-based retailer announced plans to pay 8 percent performance bonuses to approximately 5,000 full- and part-time empl
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Electric Names Global Lifestyle and Surf Marketing Manager
Electric announced that Ian Foulke has joined the company as global lifestyle & surf marketing manager…
Wallenfels Resigns as CEO of Timbuk2
Mike Wallenfels resigned as CEO of Timbuk2, but will continue to work with Timbuk2’s board of directors and senior management team through the end of March…
Crocs Enters Third Year of Fashion-Forward Blogger Program
Crocs, Inc. announced the third year of the brand's style blogger program. Three well-respected style and fashion bloggers are taking part in the 2014 CrocStyle Insider program to help preview and showcase new styles of Crocs shoes…
Crocs Enters Third Year of Fashion-Forward Blogger Program
Crocs, Inc. announced the third year of the brand's style blogger program. Three well-respected style and fashion bloggers are taking part in the 2014 CrocStyle Insider program to help preview and showcase new styles of Crocs shoes…
Dorel’s Cycling Sports Group Ends 2013 in the Dog House
Restructuring charges at Dorel Industries Inc.’s once, high-flying Cycling Sports Group (CSG) dragged down the Canadian company’s net income by nearly 43 percent in the fourth quarter. Dorel said currency-neutral organic sales at its Recreatio
HandH Shooting Sports Named to INC Magazine’s ‘The Build 100’
H & H Shooting Sports in Oklahoma City, OK was selected one of the nation's elite growth sustaining companies by INC Magazine…
Pure Fishing Acquires Cutting Edge Lures
Pure Fishing, Inc., a global provider of fishing tackle, announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of the Cutting Edge Lures business, an Australian provider of tropical and freshwater fishing lures marketed under the Rob Gaden brand
Surf Expo Hires New Addition to Sales Team
Surf Expo announces the return of industry veteran Nikki Houston Duroe to the sales team. Houston Duroe will oversee the sales of Surf Expo’s Swim, Lifestyle, Boutique and Footwear categories…
Quiksilver Trims Q4 Loss
Quiksilver Inc, the parent of Quiksilver, Roxy and DC Shoes, reported revenues declined 4.6 percent in its first quarter ended Jan. 31, to $393 million compared with $412 million a year ago. Revenues were down 2 percent, or $9 million, in constant currenc
New Intrawest Season Pass Caters to Non-Traditional Families
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. introduced a new season pass for the 2014-15 season geared toward America's increasingly non-traditional families…
Timbuk2 to Open Fourth U.S. Store
Timbuk2 will open its fourth U.S. store in Denver's historic Larimer Square this spring…
Adidas Expects Emerging Market Currencies to Impact 2014 Results
Adidas AG reported a narrower net loss in its fourth quarter, benefiting from sharply lower goodwill impairment charges, as well as higher net sales. Currency-neutral sales rose 12 percent in the period but only 3 percent on a recorded basis. Adidas also
Kickstarter Surpasses $1 Billion in Pledges
Kickstarter said it surpassed $1 billion in pledges on March 3. The crowdfunding site has been used by dozens of entrepreneurs in the sporting goods space to launch new products and even companies and is now commonly used as a product development tool tha
NBS Partners with NSSF to Provide the Best Protection for Its Members
Nation's Best Sports (NBS) has partnered with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) to provide NSSF's Premium Retailer Membership to the firearms merchants who are members of this buying group…
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