Aldila Inc. recorded sales of $15.9 million and a net loss of $449,000, or 8 cents a share for the three months ending Mar. 31, 2012 as compared to net sales of $11.3 million and a net loss of $535,000, 10 cents, for the comparable period in 2011…
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Prince Sports Sets Reorganization Plan Approval Hearing
Prince Sports received bankruptcy court approval to hold a final hearing May 24 on the reorganization plan the company submitted with its Chapter 11 filing last week…
Spy Inc.’s Q1 Sales Surge with Focus on Spy Brand
Spy Inc. reported net sales of its sunglasses and goggles increased by $1.4 million, or 22 percent, to $8.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, compared with total net sales of $6.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. Gross margins dec
Target to Open First Standalone C9 Active Apparel Store
Target Inc. plans to open its first standalone atlhetic sportswear under the C9 Active Apparel name. The 3,000-square foot store will open in San Francisco and sell the store's exclusive C9 by Champion collection…
NSGA Presents Inaugural All-Star Awards at Management Conference and Team Dealer Summit
The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) announced the winners of the association’s inaugural All-Star Awards, which were presented at the NSGA Management Conference & Team Dealer Summit’s All-Star Awards Luncheon on Monday, May 7. The
Trek Names New Brand Managers
Trek Bicycle shifted the roles and responsibilities of several key members of the Waterloo, WI-based global marketing staff to address the changing realities of marketing to an increasingly global audience…
DOJ Seizes $1.5MM in Counterfeit Proceeds
The Department of Justice has seized more than $1.5 million in proceeds from the distribution of counterfeit sports apparel and jerseys via websites traced back to Chinese operators. The funds were seized from interbank accounts and six money service busi
Heelys Widens Q1 Loss
Heelys, Inc.'s revenues improved 19.7 percent in the first quarter, to $7.3 million but lower margins caused its net loss to expand to $1.6 million, or 6 cents a share, from $1.2 million, or 4 cents, the prior year…
Nautilus Reports Second-Consecutive Profitable Quarter
Nautilus Inc.'s profits jumped 56.3 percent in the first quarter, to $2.5 million, or 8 cents a share, marking its second profitable quarter in a row. Revenues improved 6.1 percent to $51.3 million…
Under Armour Sues Sports Drink Firm
Under Armour Inc. filed a lawsuit against Body Armor Nutrition LLC, a sports drink maker based in Beverly Hills for trademark infringement. UA accused the firm of using a brand name and logo too similar to its own…
Brooks Joins Fair Factories Clearinghouse
Brooks Sports, Inc. has joined Fair Factories Clearinghouse (FFC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving factory working conditions…
Head Narrows Q1 Loss on Strong Racquet Sports Growth
Head NV reported that sales for the 2012 first quarter increased 17.1 percent to €70.1 million ($92 mm) compared to the first three months of the prior year driven by Racquet Sports and compounded by favorable exchange rate movements and positive re
OutDoor Renews Contract with Messe Friedrichschafen
Messe Friedrichshafen has secured a new contract with the European Outdoor Group (EOG) that ensures that Friedrichshafen, Germany will continue to host the OutDoor trade show through 2013 and for the years to follow…
SPOT Service Revenues Up Sharply as Unit Sales Drop
Satellite services company Globalstar reported that its SPOT service revenue during the first quarter was approximately $5.3 million, up approximately 27 percent compared to the same period in 2011. SPOT equipment revenue, by contrast, slipped 42.1 percen
Bikes Belong Hires Marketing Manager
Bikes Belong, the U.S. bicycle industry organization, named Tim Bock senior marketing manager, effective immediately…
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