Life Link Adds New Link

Life-Link, the leading manufacturer of backcountry travel gear, is proud to announce that world-renowned professional snowboarder, Travis Rice has signed with the company to promote its Avalanche Safety Gear and to help form Life-Link's New Avalanche

Martino Flynn Wins Leki Distribution

Martino Flynn, LLC, has been selected by LEKI USA, the world's leading manufacturer of Skiing, Hiking and Trekking Poles, to create marketing materials and launch a public relations campaign for its new line of Nordic Walking Poles.

Callaway Promotes Davis to SVP of Manufacturing

Callaway Golf Company has promoted Ian Davis to the position of Senior Vice President of Manufacturing. Davis has been with the Company since March 2000, most recently as Vice President of Club and Ball Manufacturing. In his new position, Davis will repor

Sears Tests Urban Shop Pilot for Holidays

Sears has initiated a pilot of 50 urban shops that also include popular male urban brands such as Icewear, Run Athletics by Russell Simmons, P. Miller and South Pole. The urban shops are located at select Sears stores in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Mi

Airwalk Foreclosure Plan Stymied at 11th Hour…

Airwalk International’s parent company, Sunrise Capital Partners, almost made it to the finish line in their bid to buy the troubled company out of foreclosure on Friday, but they were stymied at the eleventh hour by a group of Asian factories and an agen

Margins Help Adams Golf Pare Q3 Loss…

The combination of rising sales and improved efficiencies had an obvious impact on the bottom line at Adams Golf, with the company posting a narrowing its Q3 loss to $343,000 from a loss of $4.3 million in the year-ago period. Total net sales increased 3

Lower GM Hurts Golfsmith Q3 Profits…

Golfsmith International saw net income for the third quarter fall 70.6% to $1.1 million from $3.4 million in the year-ago period. Net income from U.S. operations contributed 85.3% of total earnings, while Canada operations contributed 10.4% and Europe pro

Warnaco Looks for More from Speedo…

Speedo parent Warnaco said that the company’s swimwear group always runs losses in the third quarter since the company sees just 10% of its total year revenues for the division in Q3. But the operating loss widened for the period to $8.6 million from $3.

New Balance Talks on China Strategy…

In an exclusive interview with Sports Executive Weekly, New Balance Athletic Shoe president Jim Tompkins threw water on a Chinese newspaper report that suggested that New Balance would open 70 stores in China by the end of next year.

Urban Outfitters Q3 Net Income Jumps 76%

Urban Outfitters, Inc. announced earnings of $14.1 million
for the third quarter ended October 31, 2003, a 76% increase over the comparable quarter last year. Third quarter earnings per diluted share rose to $0.35 this year versus $0.20 in the prior year.

SIA Booth Space Officially Sold Out

SnowSports Industries America (SIA)
reports today that the SIA. 4 SnowSports Show is officially sold out. The SIA.04 SnowSports Show will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 26-29, 2004…