Quiksilver Promotes Kaupas to VP Marketing

Quiksilver promoted of Natas Kaupas to Vice President of Marketing of Quiksilver Americas. In this capacity, Natas will oversee Quiksilver’s creative, advertising, promotion and online projects. He will also continue in his role as the Quiksilver Brand

LaCrosse Sees Q4 Sales Increase 4%; Net Slips

LaCrosse Footwear Inc. reported consolidated net sales of $29.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2005, up 4% from $28.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2004. Sales to the outdoor market were $14.2 million for the fourth quarter and $48.9 million for the

ANWR Battle Heats Up Again

In last week's State of the Union address, President Bush admitted that the United States is suffering from an oil addiction. Less than one week later, the President released his 2007 federal budget request to Congress- and it includes revenues from

adidas Closes Reebok Deal; Fireman Steps Aside…

adidas-Salomon AG closed its acquisition of Reebok International Ltd. last week, creating a new global sports equipment powerhouse with revenues of approximately €9.5 billion ($11.8 billion) in the athletic footwear, athletic apparel, and hardgoods catego

REI Honors Top Vendor Partners…

Recreational Equipment, Inc. named Eagle Creek as its Vendor Partner-of-the-Year at the 2005 vendor partnership awards at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. The annual awards program, established in 1993, recognizes three key vendors and one overall vend

G.I. Joe’s Takes Over a Former Wal-Mart Spot…

G.I. Joe's plans to open a new Kennewick, Wash. store. The opening is scheduled for late April. The Kennewick store, G.I. Joe’s 24th, will utilize 52,000 sq. ft. of the former Wal-Mart store located at 7011 W. Canal St., just off Columbia Center Boul

Golf Galaxy Moves into Newport News…

Golf Galaxy, Inc. will open the 16th new store of its 2006 fiscal year, which ends February 25. The new store, located in Newport News, Va., marks the retailer's 50th specialty golf store in the U.S.
The Newport News Golf Galaxy store opens to the p

Delta Again Looks to Junkfood for Growth…

Delta Apparel saw strong growth from its recently acquired Junkfood brand coupled with slight growth at Soffe overcome a less than spectacular performance from the company’s namesake Delta business. In the Activewear segment, which includes Delta, sales

Forzani Acquires Fitness Chain…

The Forzani Group Ltd. has acquired The Fitness Source Inc., a nine-store chain of fitness stores that generates approximately $20 million in annual sales. The acquisition was financed through existing credit facilities and was said to be immediately acc

Billabong Seals Nixon Deal…

Billabong International Ltd has completed the previously announce purchase of California-based Nixon Inc., a leader in the premium watch and accessories boardsports market (see SEW_0552). The purchase was announced on December 22, 2005 and was conditional

Warnaco Completes CK Europe Acquisition…

The Warnaco Group, Inc. completed its acquisition of 100% of the shares of the companies that operate the licenses and related wholesale and retail businesses of Calvin Klein jeans and accessories in Europe and Asia and the CK Calvin Klein “bridge” line o

Pacific Sunwear January Comps Climb 4.9%

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported that total sales for the month of fiscal January, ending January 28, 2006 were $75.3 million, an increase of 15.1% over total sales of $65.4 million during the same period last year. Total Company same store sa