When Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast last week it was first assumed that New Orleans had lucked out as the storm moved east and hit the Mississippi coast head on. As we all know by now, the subsequent flooding of the city of New Orleans, the effect
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World Wide Cycle Supply Recalls Bicycles
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with World Wide Cycle Supply, is voluntarily recalling about 25,000 Harley-Davidson 16-inch BMX Bicycles. The company stated that the fork that holds the front wheel can separate at the weld, cau
Black Dot Launches Spring Line at ASR
Black Dot, known for its performance snowboarding apparel, announced its plans to introduce a new lifestyle apparel collection to make the brand available to retailers year-round. The Spring 2006 line will be unveiled at Action Sports Retailer in San Die
Forest Service Rescinds Campground Fees for Hurricane Victims
The USDA Forest Service is taking another step to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina by temporarily rescinding the fee requirement for campgrounds and the 14-day stay limit
for camping on some National Forest System lands in the Southern Region. The norm
GBMI Appoints SVP of Global Product Development
Global Brand Marketing, Inc. announced the promotion of Andrew Tate to senior vice president of Global Product Development. Tate will oversee all aspects of product development for footwear for all of GBMI’s brands, as well as in footwear licensing in reg
Hurricane Katrina: The Impact and the Aftermath…
When Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast last week it was first assumed that New Orleans had lucked out as the storm moved east and hit the Mississippi coast head on. As we all know by now, the subsequent flooding of the city of New Orleans, the effect
Embargo Negotiations Stall in Beijing; Katrina Delays Talks…
As BOSS reported last week (BOSS_0535) the Department of Commerce in late June placed quotas on apparel imports from China. Those quotas, which were quickly filled when larger vendors and retailers aggressively moved to secure deliveries, have now
Forzani Posts Q2 Loss on Repositioning Charges; Sees Strong BTS Results…
The Forzani Group experienced a solid fiscal second quarter at retail with positive comps in both corporate and franchise stores. The retail increase was partly due to the inclusion of Nevada Bob's franchise retail sales and the National Sports corp
Kellwood Sees Q2 Strength in Outdoor Brands…
Kellwood Company, parent company to Kelty, Sierra Designs, and Slumberjack, reported relatively flat top-line sales during the second quarter, but the bottom line slipped into the red due to extensive restructuring charges. The restructuring did not have
Ashworth Gets Lift from Gekko to Post Fiscal Q3 Sales Gain, While Department Stores Eat into Bottom Line…
Ashworth, Inc. saw continued weakness in its domestic golf channel business in the fiscal third quarter ended July 31, but is also starting to learn the lessons of increased distribution in the department store channel as heavy markdown allowances attribu
Western States Take USFS to Court Over Roadless Rule…
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and Patricia Madrid, Attorney General of New Mexico joined Oregon Governor Ted Kulongsoki in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in California against the U.S. Forest Service to restore protection for wild fores
Antigua Sees Q2 Income Fall…
A 3.0% sales gain for the second quarter was not enough to prevent a sharp drop in the bottom line for apparel manufacturer Antigua Enterprises, Inc. Sales increased for the quarter to $13.2 million from $12.8 million last year.
Despite the sales gain, g
BIC Sport North America to Distribute Surf Line
BIC Sport North America, Inc. will distribute the BIC Surf product line in North America, including USA, Canada and the Caribbean with a launch at the coming Surf Expo in Orlando, Fl. This is another step in the transition of the distribution of BIC Sport
Colassi Picks Up Win in Cybex Lawsuit…
A jury verdict has been rendered in the patent infringement suit filed by Gary Colassi against Cybex Int’l, ruling that Cybex's Stableflex deck system, utilized in its treadmills, infringes a patent held by Collasi. The jury awarded $2.5 million in d
Delay of Talks on Embargoes Could Limit Assortments this Winter…
In late June, the Department of Commerce placed quotas on apparel imports from China. Those quotas, which were quickly filled when larger vendors and retailers aggressively moved to secure deliveries, have now turned into an embargo and many retailers may
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