Sport Chalet, Inc. reported net income for the third quarter ended Dec. 29 reached $1.5 million, or 10 cents per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1.9 million, or 13 cents, in the third quarter of last year. Third quarter 2014 net income represent
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Fox Factory Estimates Q4 Sales Grew in Mid-Teens
Fox Factory Holding Corp. expects to report net sales grew nearly 15 percent to approximately $65 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2013, the company reported Monday.
Ride Snowboards Hires Outerwear Category Manager
Ride Snowboards, an established leader in the snowboard industry, is beefing up its outerwear division. Today, Ride announces the promotion of Diane Egnatz to Outerwear Category Manager.
SIA Installs Gundram as Chariman, Adds Four Female Directors
Snowsports Industries America installed Bob Gundram, co-founder of Capita Snowboards, Union Bindings and Coal Headwear, as its news chairman at its annual meeting during the SIA Snow Show in Denver last week…
Accenture Survey: Webrooming Eclipsing Showrooming
More Americans are opting for in-store pick-up of online orders than a year ago and more are “webrooming” than showrooming, according to a survey released by Accenture…
December Golf Rounds Decline Again
According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds played on a national level were down 9.0 percent in December 2013 compared to December 2012. For 2013, rounds were down 4.9 percent…
Penn State Licensees Sourcing from Bangladesh Must Sign Safety Accord
Penn State told apparel licensees that effective March 31, any company that sells clothing made in Bangladesh under a Penn State license must sign an Accord on Fire and Building Safety, committing to ensuring safe working conditions. Failure to sign the a
Johnson Outdoors Logs First-Quarter Loss
Johnson Outdoors Inc. reported a loss of $2.2 million, or 22 cents a share, in the first quarter ended Dec. 27, against earnings of $200,000, or 2 cents, a year ago. Sales fell 9.4 percent to $79.1 million from $87.3 million. The company said the “harsh
ATK’s Sporting Group’s Sales Climb on Acquisitions
Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) reported third quarter sales in its Sporting Group increased 78 percent to $524 million compared to $294 million in the prior-year quarter, boosted by the results from the recently acquired businesses of Savage and Bushnell,
NRF Responds to Minimum Wage Hike
President Obama in his State of the Union address said he plans to sign an executive order increasing the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour for workers on new government contracts and asked Congress to approve the same increase for all wo
Bass Pro Shops to Open Hooksett, NH Store
With some of the largest mountains on the East Coast, and major rivers such as the Merrimack, Piscataqua, and Connecticut, New Hampshire offers one outdoor adventure after another…
U.S. Rep. Daines Introduces Making Public Lands Public Act
U.S House Representative Steve Daines (MT) introduced the Making Public Lands Public Act (H.R. 3962) to open access for hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation on existing public lands…
Performance Health Acquires Bon Vital
Performance Health, manufacturer and marketer of TheraBand, Biofreeze, Perform, Cramer and Hygenic branded products, acquired Bon Vital', Inc., a manufacturer of topical products serving the massage therapy and spa professions…

Modell’s CEO Mitchell Modell Goes Virtual for Super Bowl
As part of its Super Bowl marketing push, Modell's CEO Mitchell Modell is welcoming Super Bowl XLVIII fans to its Times Square flagship store via a Virtual Assistant interactive digital signage from Tensator, provider of queue management and customer
Two-time Olympian Tyler Butterfield Partners with Zone3 Wetsuits
Zone3, the wetsuit brand, announced a partnership with Tyler Butterfield, two-time Olympian and top long-course triathlete…