VF Sees Retail and International Driving Growth…
VF Corp., which has historically been a supplier to the mass channel, expects that by 2012, 72% of its total revenues will be either international, its own retail stores, the specialty channel, or the ups
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Dick’s SG Expands Golf Program with Maxfli Acquisition…
Dick’s Sporting Goods took another step in its path towards exclusivity on the retail floor. The company acquired the Maxfli brand and all its related trademarks from TaylorMade-adidas Golf. Dicks SG, however, will be starting from ground zero with the br
American Rec Parent to Go Private…
Kellwood Company will go private as early as this week after shareholders of the company overwhelmingly accepted an offer from private equity firm Sun Capital Securities Group, LLC. Sun Capital said 70.8% of the shareholders of Kellwood Co. tendered thei
OR Winter Market Sees New Trends Emerge in Footwear…
Footwear at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market saw several trends crossing the show floor. Trail Running remains a hot category with more vendors making a presence felt here, both from the traditional outdoor companies and from the traditional running guys…
New Management Retools Yakima Dealer Programs…
Intent on making Yakima “sweet and easy,” new management has overhauled how the company sells to dealers. Starting last month, Yakima unveiled a new dealer program that greatly simplifies how dealers place preseason orders…
Golf Report: Dick’s Sporting Goods Expands Golf Program with Maxfli Acquisition…
Dick’s Sporting Goods took another step in its path towards producing all products seen on its retail floor. The company acquired the Maxfli brand and all its related trademarks from TaylorMade-adidas Golf. Dick’s, however, will be starting from ground ze
Golf Report: Golf Hardgoods Post Strong Year at Retail on Strength of New Drivers…
Data compiled by SportScanINFO shows that 2007 proved to be a strong year at retail for the golf hardgoods market. Sales increased 7.1% to $1.33 billion for the year as the introduction of new products, particularly in Drivers, spurred consumers to change
Golf Report: Bushnell Golf Sales Jump 25% for Fiscal 2007…
Bushnell Outdoor Products reported that its rangefinders led to strong double-digit sales growth for the company’s golf business in 2007. The company built on record 2006 sales numbers with a 25% increase for 2007. The company attributed the dramatic sale
Golf Report: Wilson’s Soft Golf Sales Drag Overall Brand…
The Wilson brand, which parent company Amer Sports is now calling its Ball Sports division, ended a rather dismal 2007 with a weak fourth quarter. Sales decreased in the mid-singles for both time periods for the brand as a whole with decreases in Golf lea
Golf Report: NGF: Slow December Turns 2007 Rounds Played Negative…
The National Golf Foundation reports that same-store rounds in the U.S. dropped 14.2% for the month of December, bringing what had been flat year-to-date numbers through November down to a dip of 0.5% at year’s end…
Golf Report: Ping Apparel Parent Expects 8.5% Q4 Sales Decline…
Perry Ellis International, Inc., producers of Ping Apparel, expects to report Q4 earnings that will meet or beat analysts' average estimate of 61 cents per share. The company also said that while the first half of its current fiscal year, which began
Golf Report: Callaway Teams with St Andrews Links for Accessories…
Callaway Golf signed a five-year, worldwide license with St Andrews Links to develop a dual branded range of golf accessories. The partnership will allow the world famous St Andrews Links mark to appear on a range of Callaway Golf products and will direct
Golf Report: Mizuno’s Strong Q3 Boosts YTD Results…
Mizuno Corp. posted a strong third quarter that helped to buoy results that had been lagging during the first half.
For the quarter ended December 31, 2007, net sales grew 12.8% to ¥43.20 billion ($381.9 mm) from ¥38.31 billion ($325.2 mm)…
Golf Report: Sport-Haley Swings to Net Profit on 5% Sales Gain…
Sport-Haley, Inc. saw increased sales in its SPORT HALEY brand combine with Top-Flite sales that did not occur in the year-ago period to boost its overall fiscal second quarter net sales. The increased Q2 net sales, in turn, brought the company into the b
Warnaco Sells Lejaby
The Warnaco Group, Inc. entered into an agreement to sell its Lejaby business to Palmers Textil AG for approximately €32.5 million (approximately $47 million) in cash and €12.5 million (approximately $18 million) in an interest free note due December 31,
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