Phoenix Footwear reported a net loss of $339,000, or 4 cents a share, in the first quarter. Sales from continued operations declined 8.5 percent while gross margins improved 190 basis points to 35.5 percent…
Category: Outdoor
Hi-Tec Sports Opens New Amsterdam Headquarters
Hi-Tec Sports, the outdoor outdoor footwear and apparel brand, is celebrating the grand opening of its new global headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The company relocated from London after 30 years…
Reef Holds Open House
Reef opened its doors at its global headquarters to 300 key retail and media partners, as well as the company's marquee athletes like Mick Fanning, Rob Machado, Shane Dorian and Alana Blanchard to launch the brand's Modern Gypsy campaign…
Injinji to Sponsor 2011 Western States 100
Injinji, the performance sock company, announced its sponsorship of The Western States Endurance Run – the world's oldest 100-mile race – for the third consecutive year…
Washington Resort Reports Record Snow, Extended Season
Crystal Mountain Resort in Washington said its ski season could last into July thanks to new snow last week that established a season record. The previous record set during the 1998/1999 season was 596”. As of Friday, May 27th, Crystal Mountain Reso
O’Neill Signs Supermodel Elyse Taylor as Brand Ambassador
O'Neill said supermodel Elyse Taylor will continue to serve as the international face of O'Neill in all advertising campaigns through 2012. Taylor will also represent the brand at special events worldwide and assist in the design of a new swim c
GoLite Gecko Trail Series Draws 88 to First Event
GoLite Footwear kicked of the GoLite Gecko Trail Series over the weekend in North Carolina. Created in partnership with Trail Runner magazine, the series includes eight trail events in four states: Colorado, North Carolina, California, and New Hampshire.
Chaco Donates to Tornado Victims
Chaco teamed with four Southeast-based retailers, Mountain High Outfitters, Kinnucan's, Eagle Eye Outfitters and Alabama Outdoors to drive relief efforts resulting from the violent storms and tornadoes swept through parts of the Southeast…
Adidas Olympic Push Aims to Overtake Nike in the U.K.
Adidas Group, the official sportswear sponsor of the 2012 Olympic Games, said it plans to use its London 2012 Olympic Games sponsorship to overtake Nike to become the leading sports apparel brand in the U.K. by 2015. Adidas it is expecting to sell 100 mil
Jarden CEO to Be Honored by Athletes’ Foundation
Martin Franklin, chairman and CEO of Jarden Corporation, will be honored at the fifth annual A Celebration of Heroes, Heart and Hope gala taking place June 8 at the historical Waldorf Astoria…
Alvanon Launches New Tools to Improve Fit of European Apparel
Alvanon said its new EU standard AlvaForm mannequins, the first of their kind in the world, will increase the percentage of European women who find an ‘excellent’ or ‘adequate’ apparel fit at retail by 57.5 percent while for menswe
Academy Sports to be Sold to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co L.P. (KKR) and Academy Sports + Outdoors entered into a definitive purchase agreement where KKR will acquire Academy Sports + Outdoors with the Gochman family retaining a minority ownership stake. Financial terms were not disc
Cabela’s Inc. Lays Out Strategy to Grow Business
In his opening statements to analysts Cabela’s Inc.’s recent Analyst/Investor Day in Allen, TX, CEO Tommy Millner credited the retailer’s successes in initiatives around improving the retailer’s return-on-capital, increasing stores
Perry Ellis Posts Q1 Gains in Swim and Golf
Perry Ellis International Inc.'s golf apparel and swimwear segments delivered a strong start to the year. In the first quarter, golf revenues grew 16 percent with a “solid” performance across the brands the company owns or licenses…
Pacific Sunwear Posts Positive Comps in Fiscal First Quarter; Posts Another Loss
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. lost $31.5 million in the second quarter as the surf-inspired retailer continues to undergo an image revival to help spark sales for a consumer base that is growing increasingly disinterested…
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