Winmark Corp., the parent of Play it Again Sports, reported sales rose 17% to $8.9 million from $7.6 million a year ago. The Minneapolis-based franchis..or earned $937,300, or 17 cents a share, in the period against earnings of $629,800, or 11 cents per s
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Eddie Bauer Sees 0.5% Q1 Comp Gain
Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. reported overall comps inched ahead 0.5% in the first quarter ended March 28 versus a 9.5% gain in the prior year's quarter. Comparable retail store sales increased by 2.9% on top of a 16.4% increase a year ago. Comparable
Spira to Sponsor Disney’s Endurance Series
Spira Footwear has signed a three-year agreement with Disney’s Wide World of Sports in which Spira will serve as the official performance footwear sponsor of Disney’s Endurance Series events at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, FL., and Disneyland Re
Markwort Acquires Vettex Mouthguards
Markwort Sporting Goods Co. has purchased the Vettex Mouthguards product line. Markwort will continue to produce the Vettex line in the USA…
Pedro’s Sold in Management Led Buyout
Sports adVentures International S.A. (SaVI) of Lausanne has financed a management buyout of the Pedro’s brand of cycling accessories in a deal that will be consummated May 1st. SaVI is developing a portfolio of small-cap companies with products and servic
Skechers Partners with Luen Thai
Skechers USA Inc. said that it recently held its first national sales conference in China with its joint venture partner Luen Thai Enterprises, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate with investments in various industries in Asia, North America and the Pacific Re
Nike Completes Bauer Sale
Nike Inc. completed its sale of Bauer Hockey to an investor group led by Kohlberg & Company and Canadian businessman W. Graeme Roustan for $200 million in cash. The company also announced that Bauer CEO Mark Duggan, a long-time Nike executive, will remain
SGMA: Despite Q4 Drop, Sales Outpaced GDP in 2007
In 2007, total manufacturers' sales (in wholesale dollars) for the sporting goods and fitness industry in the U.S. grew at an annual rate of 3.3%. Sales were growing near their 2006 pace, or at about 6%, until the fourth quarter, when they dropped of
SportsMyx Acquires CoolXposure
SportsMyx Holdings LLC has acquired majority ownership in CoolXposure LLC, a patent pending advertising unit that attaches to the back (intake) of Port-A-Cool units. CoolXposure is an authorized distributor of Port-A-Cool portable evaporating cooling unit
MPI Outdoors Gets Grabbed
Grabber Performance Group has acquired MPI Outdoors, which manufactures and distributes personal safety, comfort and protection products for use in the outdoors.
Winmark Profits Rise 17%
Winmark Corp., the parent of Play it Again Sports, reported sales rose 17% to $8.9 million from $7.6 million a year ago. The Minneapolis-based franchisor earned $937,300, or 17 cents a share, in the period against earnings of $629,800, or 11 cents, a year
Callaway Expects Q1 Sales to Rise 9.4%
Callaway Golf Company expects to report first quarter net sales of approximately $366 million, increasing 9.4% from $334.6 million last year. In addition, the company expects net earnings to increase approximately 25% to a range of 59 cents to 61 cents pe
JJB Sports to Close 72 Stores
JJB Sports Plc plans to close plans to close 72 stores and cut 800 jobs as it reported an expected 28.5 percent slump in full-year underlying pretax profit. The U.K.-based sports retailer and health clubs group, which currently operates about 410 stores,
Prince Americas Names President
John Embree will be joining Prince Sports, Inc. as its new president of Prince Americas. John is a 17-year veteran of Wilson Sporting Goods, where he rose to be the VP and General Manager of their global racquet sports division before leaving in 2003…
Phoenix Footwear Q4 Sales Down, But Net Loss Slims
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. reported a 3.2% decrease in net sales from continuing operations for the fourht quarter to $19.4 million from $20.1 million last year. Sales of Tommy Bahama products grew by 99% for the quarter. Net loss for the quarter totale
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