Specialized Forms Spanish Subsidiary

The Spanish bicycle and parts distributor, Dirt Racing, entered into a partnership with Specialized Bicycles to establish a new Specialized subsidiary, Specialized España S.L. The new company will be headquartered in Madrid and led by partner and Managing

Doug Martin launches Blue Room Sports

Doug Martin has formed Blue Room Sports, Inc., a marketing and communications company serving the cycling and sports’ industries. For Martin, who has held executive marketing and sports marketing management positions within the cycling industry for over

Zumiez June Comps Climb 10.7%

Zumiez total net sales for the five-week period ended July 2, 2005 increased 29.4% to $15.3 million, compared to $11.8 million for the five-week period ended July 3, 2004. The company's comparable store sales increased 10.7% for the past month, versu

Volcom Closes IPO; Raises $89 Million

Volcom announced the close of its initial public offering of 4,687,500 shares of common stock at a price of $19.00 per share and the simultaneous close of the underwriters' over-allotment option to purchase an additional 703,125 shares of common stoc

JJB Sports Reports 9.4% YTD Comp Sales Decline

JJB Sports reported that total Group revenues, including health clubs, for the 22 weeks ended 3 July 2005 were down 8.9% from the comparative period last year and included a 9.4% decline in comparable store sales. JJB said the results were affected by th

Mammut Names New Brand Manager

The Mammut Sports Group AG has a new Brand Manager for its mountain sports brand, Mammut. Jürgen Schütte started working at the head office in Switzerland on the 1st of July. Mr Schütte comes from the K2 Sports Europe Group where he worked for 13 years in

Lotto Sport Italia Inks First Division Soccer Sponsorship

Lotto Sport Italia and Udinese Calcio, Friuli’s first division football team have inked an official sponsorship agreement. As a result of this new synergy, Lotto will be the Club’s new “Technical Sponsor and Official Supplier” and “Official Sponsor” until

Recall: Nautilus Excercise Benches

Nautilus Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a voluntary repair recall of about 10,000 Nautilus NT 1020 Exercise Benches. The company is requesting that consumers stop using the exercise benches immediately an

OIF’s Participation Study Shows Positive Trends…

Over the past few years, the women’s specific market has been a driving force for much of the outdoor industry. On the Vendor side, companies like K2, Moving Comfort, Isis, and Sherpani all invested heavily in marketing and product development. According