adidas celebrates its 20th year as the official footwear and apparel supplier of the Boston Marathon. In 2008, adidas continues its commitment to the marathon by playing a key role in the race and Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) marathon programs in
Category: Outdoor
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…
Timberland Shutters Mion and GoLite Projects…
In a bid to cut costs amid a nearly 78% decline in earnings since 2005, The Timberland Company is shuttering its Miôn and GoLite outdoor footwear lines in a sudden reversal of its multi-branded outdoor specialty strategy launched three years ago. The dec
Orange 21 Sees Growing Loss Despite Sales Gains
Orange 21 Inc. saw sales increases for both the fourth quarter and full fiscal year, but both periods also saw net losses that widened compared to last year…
Rocky to Keep Making Dickies Boots Through 2010
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co., makers of the Dickies workwear brand, has extended Rocky Brands' license agreement to exclusively manufacture and market footwear under the Dickies brand in the U.S. through 2010…
Brown to Move Famous Footwear HQ to St. Louis
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. said it plans to join together employees from its Famous Footwear division headquartered in Madison, WI with its St. Louis-based divisions to create a more connected footwear company. The company will be headquartered in St. Louis
Adidas Receives Possible Good News in Continued Stripe Fights
Adidas received good news last week in its ongoing fight to establish its three stripes mark as an actual trademark. European Union's highest court ruled Thursday that..
Timberland Shutters Miôn and GoLite Projects…
In a bid to cut costs amid a nearly 78% decline in earnings since 2005, The Timberland Company is shuttering its Miôn and GoLite outdoor footwear lines in a sudden reversal of its multi-branded outdoor specialty strategy launched three years ago…
Trek Counter Sues LeMond to Terminate Licensing Agreement
After eight turbulent years, Trek Bicycle Corp. finally severed relations last week with three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond over his continued allegations that Trek spokesman Lance Armstrong and other cyclists had used performance enhancing drug
Forzani Group Gets Boost from Ideal Winter Conditions
Benefiting from “outstanding winter conditions” and an aggressive markdown posture, The Forzani Group Ltd. reported a 36% hike in Q4 earnings on a 13% consolidated comp gain…
Gregory Parent to Pursue Other Outdoor Deals
The partnership that acquired Gregory Mountain Products in a management led buyout two weeks ago, plans to acquire other outdoor brands, according to one of its partners…
Late Snow Prompts Chain Stores to Discount Deeply in March
Despite the deepest snow pack in years, chain stores had to aggressively mark down product in March to clear out their inventories, according to retail point-of-sale data compiled by SportsScanINFO. The data shows year-over-year percentage growth in chain
TomTom Cuts Q1 Outlook
TomTom, the Dutch navigation device maker, cut its 2008 revenue outlook and warned price cuts would hit first quarter sales and profits. The maker of portable navigation devices (PNDs) for cars and mapping software for handheld computers said quarterly sa
West Marine’s Sales Fall 10% in Fiscal First Quarter
West Marine, Inc. reported net sales fell 10% for the 13 weeks ended March 29, to $113.3 million from $125.8 million a year ago, primarily due to a 9.4% drop in comparable store sales…
NRF: Online Sales to Grow 17% in 2008
According to the annual “State of Retailing Online” survey from the National Retail Federation, (NRF), online retail sales are expected to grow 17% to $204 billion in 2008. Apparel (US$26.6 billion), computers (US$23.9 billion), and autos (US$19.3 billion
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