Cabela’s Looks West; To Open First Utah Store

Cabela's is in negotiations to build a 150,000-square-foot store near Lehi, Utah, and plans to have it open for business by late 2005. Construction is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2004. Cabela's expects to employ as many as 400 people to

Gen-X Acquires Rights to Savier Brand

Gen-X Sports Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Forzani Group Ltd. has acquired the North American rights to the licensed trademark of “Savier”. Savier is an authentic skate shoe brand that is owned by a wholly owned subsidiary of Nike Inc…

Thibodeau Takes Over at Alpina as Schaer Retires

Rolf Schaer, President and CEO of Alpina Sports Corporation, has sold his interest in Alpina Sports Corp to Frank Thibodeau, the company’s marketing consultant of the last 20 years. As a result, the reins of Alpina Sports have been handed from Rolf Schaer

Axis Outdoor Gets the Ball Rolling

Axis Outdoor has finalized it's sales force, covering all of North America and hired Allan Slade as Sales and Marketing Manager. Additionally, the distributor has picked up the 2003 ISPO new product innovator award winning 'Dryzone' product

Head NV Sees Tax Hit Hurt Q2 Profits…

Head N.V. saw their bottom line take a major hit in the second quarter, as a $20.6 million (€17 mm) income tax expense drove the net loss for the period up 245%, or up 225% when measured in the company’s native Euro currency..

Collegiate Pacific Outlines Team Deals…

Collegiate Pacific revealed in SEC filings last week that the acquisition of Kesslers Sport Shop in April of this year was valued at $13.75 million, consisting of $6.5 million in cash and 906,250 shares of BOO common stock valued at $7.25 million…

Outdoor Retailer to Stay Put in Salt Lake City…

Well, we survived another one. Another Summer Market that had too many things to see and too little time to see them. But once again, The B.O.S.S. Report pulled off a marathon adventure at Outdoor Retailer, emerging with the impression once again that o

Amer Q2 Results Hurt by Tax Expense…

Amer Group still expects to be the number one sports equipment company in the world, but may have slipped in the second quarter in their drive to achieve that goal. Total company net sales in Q2 were impacted by the company’s withdrawal from the tobacco

Huffy 2003 Loss to Widen; Will Also See $70 mm Q1 Loss…

Huffy Corporation announced late Friday that $3.5 to $5.0 million in accounting entries, related primarily to customer deductions, credits and reserves for inventory valuation and doubtful account receivables for the former Gen-X Sports business, should h

Head NV Sees Tax Hit Hurt Q2 Profits…

Head N.V. saw their bottom line take a major hit in the second quarter, as a $20.6 million (€17 mm) income tax expense drove the net loss for the period up 245%, or up 225% when measured in the company’s native Euro currency…