Brunswick Pulls A Q2 Growth Trifecta…

Brunswick Corporation saw growth across the board in the second quarter ended June 30, with each of its three reporting segments posting gains in sales, earnings, and operating margins. For the company as a whole, net sales increased 12% to $1.6 billion,

Escalade Sports to Take Full Year Hit on Sears Changes…

Escalade Sports saw second quarter net sales decline 3.7% to $28.6 million from $29.7 million in the year-ago period. Operating income was down 8.0% for the period, resulting in a 10.3% operating margin. Net income in the Sporting Goods unit of Escalade

Cybex Gets Back into Positive Territory…

After Cybex posted a net loss last quarter, management was still optimistic about the year ahead, predicting growth in the second half. It appears the company is a quarter ahead of schedule as second quarter net sales jumped 13.0% to $27.2 million compare

Coleman Making a Comeback Under New Ownership…

Jarden Corporation, the parent company for the Coleman business, saw its second quarter sales more than triple due to the acquisitions of American Household, Coleman’s former parent company. Net sales increased 279% to $754 million compared to $199 millio

Big 5 Expects 2.7% Comp Sales Increase For Q2

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation reported that it achieved its 38th consecutive quarter of positive same store sales performance for the fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2005. The company expects to report, based upon preliminary sales results, a same store s

EOG Sees Growth in Outdoor Industry

The European Outdoor Group conducted research showing the outdoor-sports industry is on course for success. The Outdoor industry has recorded a growth in all key markets compared with 2003 with sales of €1.98 billion in 2004 (2003: €1.96 billion), the clo

Backbone Media Adds Another Vertibrae

Backbone Media has hired Greg Williams to meet growing demand for PR in the outdoor, fitness and lifestyle markets. Williams, formerly the Advertising Director at Climbing magazine, has joined the team to work closely with Polartec and to support a burgeo

Golf Galaxy Hits Public Market; IPO Prices Over Offering

Golf Galaxy, Inc. on Thursday announced the initial public offering of 3,950,000 shares of its common stock at $14.00 per share. The golf specailty retailer had planned the IPO in the $11 to $13 range. Golf Galaxy has granted the underwriters an option t

Black Diamond Wins AMGA Industry Award

Black Diamond Equipment is the 2005 recipient of the American Mountain Guides Association’s Industry Award. AMGA Executive Director Mike Alkaitis will present the award to Peter Metcalf, CEO of Black Diamond, at this August’s Outdoor Retailer Show.