Volcom, Inc. finished its first full quarter shipping product into its new European operations with management describing the results on a conference call with analysts as “right on target.” However, because of the general caution pervading the soft retai
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UA’s Kevin Plank Sells Stock
Under Armour, Inc. announced that Kevin Plank, chairman and CEO of Under Armour, filed a Form 4 with the SEC to report the sale of 1.5 million shares of stock, or about 10% of his holdings. The filing that on November 1, Plank and his family foundation an
Jarden Corp. Margins Slip Following
Jarden Corporation reported solid top-line growth and better than expected adjusted EPS and net income. The sales growth was in large part due to its acquisition K2 Inc. and Pure Fishing, both of which closed in August of this year. On the bottom line, mu
LaCrosse Q3 Sales Increase 12% Despite Warmer Weather…
LaCrosse Footwear Q3 sales rose 12% to $36.9 million from $32.8 million. Outdoor segment sales rose 7% to $21.8 million; work revenues grew 20% to $15.1 million from $12.5 million.
Cabela’s Income Slips Despite Double Digit Sales Increase
Cabela’s total revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 increased 11.5% to a $546.8 million compared to $490.5 million for the same period last year. Third quarter net income was $13.2 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, compared to $15.0 million,
Callaway Increases Guidance on 22% Q3 Sales Increase
Callaway Golf Company net sales for the third quarter were $235.5 million, an increase of 22% compared to $193.8 million for the same period in 2006. Fully diluted earnings per share were two cents on 67.6 million shares outstanding compared to a loss per
Cabela’s Reorganizes Senior Management
Cabela’s Incorporated made several organizational changes designed to better align the Company’s business units with its multi-channel strategy. Michael Callahan, SVP of retail operations, will assume SVP of business development and international operatio
Delta Fiscal Q1 Slips to Loss Despite Sales Gains
Delta Apparel net sales for the fiscal first quarter, which ended September 29, 2007, increased 15.8% to $72.6 million compared to $62.7 million in the prior year’s first quarter. The increase was driven primarily by the FunTees and Junkfood businesses, b
20 Degrees North Inks Xterra Footwear and Apparel License
20 Degrees North has signed a licensing agreement with TEAM Unlimited to design, market and produce performance and lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories under the Xterra brand name. All products – geared for the ageless, active-minded multi-sport
NSGA Appoints Four to Hall of Fame
Ron Kruse, Hayden's Athletic; Augie Nieto, Life Fitness and Octane Fitness; the late Kihachiro Onitsuka, Asics Corp.; and the late Randy Renfrow, Fitness Resource, were elected the NSGA's Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame. The four new member
Report: Starbucks Exec to Become Converse CMO
Converse is expected to name Geoff Cottrill, VP-global entertainment at Starbucks, as its new chief marketing officer, according to a report from Brandweek. He will replace VP and global marketing director, Dave Maddocks, who left the company over the sum
Report: PrAna May Be Sold In Package
PrAna, which is owned by Liz Claiborne, may be sold as a package with three other women's brands: Dana Buchman, Ellen Tracy, Sigrid Olsen, according to a report from Women's Wear Daily. The fashion paper reported that the Regatta division of Hon
NikeID Studio Opens in London
Nike Inc. opened a new NikeID Studio in its NikeTown store in central London. The store follows the opening of NikeID installations in New York, Paris and Osaka, Japan. The London location features a touch screen in the front window of the store where con
Ryno Names National Sales Manager
Ryno Ltd. has named Phil Steele as the company's national sales manager. Most recently, Mr. Steele was Vice President of Sales at Official Issue, an athletic apparel manufacturer in Harwood Heights, IL. From 2003 – 2006, he was Chief Operating Offic
Camelbak Shifts Away From BPA Bottles
CamelBak is converting its entire line of re-useable water bottles to a new material that is 100% free of bisphenol-A (BPA). CamelBak has teamed with Eastman and the bottles will now be made from Eastman Tritan copolyester…
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