Stearns, Inc., which was part of the K2 Inc. sporting goods empire acquired by Jarden Corp. last year, has laid off more than 20 employees, including company president Paul Ebnet. According to reports in the St. Cloud Times, the downsizing will be taking
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Consolidators See Outdoor Divisions Still Making Biggest Contributions…
VF Corp.’s outdoor coalition of brands will play the lead role in helping the apparel giant meet its recently upgraded five-year growth plans, the company’s new CEO told analysts last week. Wolverine World Wide, Inc. is looking at revenues in the range of
Volcom Adds Sunglasses; Lowers Q4 Outlook…
Volcom began its discussion at ICR with a welcome to the newly acquired Electric Visual business, which was founded by industry veterans, Kip Arnette and Bruce Beach. Electric is mainly known for its sunglasses and goggles, though approximately 15% of the
Holiday Sales Strong for Celtics and Garnett Merchandise…
The NBA reports that the Boston Celtics and the team's All-Star forward Kevin Garnett are the hottest selling merchandise and jerseys, respectively, for the league at the NBA Store in New York City and online at NBAStore.com for the holiday season. T
Apparel Companies Look to New Channels and Categories to Diversify Growth…
Delta Apparel, Inc., parent company to M.J. Soffe, took the stage at both Cowen and ICR to highlight the progress of recent initiatives designed to bolster sales and improve profitability. While it continues to see growth in the screenprint market, Gildan
ORWM Takes the First-to-Market Position this Year…
Nielsen Sports Group is hoping Outdoor Retailer Winter Marketplace’s new status as the first major sports show of the year will spur what is already its fastest growing exposition. For the first time in at least ten years, ORWM falls before the SIA Snow
Actual Winter Weather Gives Specialty a Boost…
Heavy snow in California, Utah and Colorado since mid-December is helping specialty retailers recover from a dreadful holiday season…
OIA Announces Finalists for Annual Awards…
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) announced the finalists for the 2008 Outdoor Industry Innovator Award and the Outdoor Industry Ambassador Award…
SIA Attracts 72 Brands to New ECOsource Exhibit…
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) said 72 brands will show products made from recyclable or sustainable materials its inaugural ECOsource exhibit at SIA.08 SnowSports Trade Show. That marks a record high participation rate for a first-time product show
Johnson Outdoors Incurs Charge for Escape
After two years and millions of dollars of investment, Johnson Outdoors Inc. said it was “exploring strategic alternatives” for its money-losing Escape brand of electric-powered boats and shifting resources to its paddle sports brands…
Canada’s Golf Town Plots Expansion
Golf Town, based in Toronto, plans to open five new stores in key markets throughout the Quebec region over the next twelve months. Established in 2002, it and currently operates eight retail stores across Quebec. It has over forty across Canada…
Blacks Leisure Issues Warning
Blaming poor performances from its Freespirit and O'Neill surfwear chains, Blacks Leisure, the U.K. outdoor retailer, issued a post-Christmas profit warning and announce a major cost-cutting drive. Like-for-like sales at Freespirit and O'Neill t
Golf Report: PGA Merchandise Show Sees Crowded Halls and Excited Customers…
With one of the largest crowds in recent memory thronging the show floor last week, the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando demonstrated that the golf industry is alive and well despite all the economic and climatic turmoil affecting other sporting goods mark
Golf Report: Pure Footwear Sees Renewed Focus on Specialty Green Grass…
Ecco unveiled its C-Force collection, in which the company inserts a carbon force plate into its direct-injected polyurethane manufacturing process. Fiscal 2007 saw Ecco golf post its fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth and will focus its 2008
Golf Report: Performance Continues to be the Story in Apparel…
Summit Golf Brands has quickly become a high-end golf apparel holding company with its stable of brands including Fairway & Greene, EP Pro and Zero Restriction outerwear. The company acquired Fairway & Greene four years ago, when it was an 8-year-old cata
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