Finish Line Inc. plans to roll out nationally a commission program to incentivize sales associates, according to its recently-filed 10K…
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ActionVillage.com to Hold Foreclosure Sale
ActionVillage.com, once a leading paintball online retailer, is closing its doors and liquidating its complete inventory, according to a listing on the Chicago Tribune's website…
Adidas Said to Be Among Final Acushnet Bidders
Adidas AG and Blackstone Group LP are among the companies vying for Acushnet Co., Fortune Brands Inc.'s golf division that includes Titleist and FootJoy, sources told Bloomberg News. Offers are due May 9, and Fortune Brands may negotiate with multipl
Adidas Outdoor’s 2010 Sales Reached Euro 265 Million
Adidas Outdoors’s global sales reached €200 million ($265mm) in 2010 and its sales are growing faster than the 22 percent rate reported by Adidas Group as a whole for the first quarter, Senior Vice President for Global Outdoor Rolf Reinschmidt
Gildan Sees Record Fiscal Q2 Results Despite Soaring Cotton Costs
Gildan Activear Inc. reported net sales for the second quarter ended April 3 were $383.2 million, up 17.3 percent from $326.8 million in the year-ago period and well above forecasted sales of $375 million…
Broder Bros. Q1 Sales Up 13.3 percent
Broder Bros. Co. reported net sales for the first quarter ended March 26 were $173.9 million, up 13.3 percent from sales of $153.5 million for the first quarter 2010…
Aldila Q1 Sales, Earnings Fall
Aldila, Inc. reported net sales were $11.3 million for the 2011 first quarter, down 29.7 percent from the $16.1 million achieved in the year-ago period…
Head NV Posts Weaker Q1; Sees 2011 Net Income Falling Short of 2010 Results
Head N.V. wrapped up the 2011 first quarter with revenue declines in all three of its primary business segments, including a 6.9 percent drop in its Winter segment that resulted partially from a significant weather-related drop-off in re-orders through mo
Heelys Posts Flat Q1 Loss
Hurt by sourcing delays and weakness in Japan, Heelys Inc. reported a loss of $1.2 million, or 4 cents a share, in the first quarter, flat to the loss it incurred in Q1 last year…
Report: Federal Hunting and Fishing Excise Taxes Generate Significant ROI for Industry
An analysis conducted for the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies found that federal excise taxes collected on the sale of hunting and shooting equipment represented an approximate 1,100 percent annual return on investment (ROI) to manufacturers bet
DSW Names SVP, Human Resources
DSW Inc. appointed Todd Cordell as senior vice president of human resources…
Maurice Sporting Goods Co-Partners for Health and Fitness for Kids
Maurice Sporting Goods has partnered with Playground Entertainment Group, Inc., a global media and consumer products company, to introduce a line of “kid-sized” equipment and DVDs starting late 2011…
Quiksilver Appoints Joseph Berardino to its Board
Quiksilver, Inc. announced that Joseph F. Berardino has been appointed to the Quiksilver board of directors effective immediately…
Sport Footwear Average Selling Prices Hold Steady in April
Average selling prices for Sport Footwear rose nearly 2 percent to $54.33 for the fiscal month of April, the result of stronger basketball, lightweight running and natural/minimalist running, outdoor and training/fitness footwear sales for the month. The
POC USA Inks Ben Wallace as New Vice President of Sales
POC Sports, the supplier of protective sports helmets, eyewear, body armor and apparel, hired action sports industry veteran Ben Wallace as POC USA vice president of sales. Previously serving at K2 Sports as U.S. national sales manager, Wallace will manag
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