AND 1 is planning a new advertising campaign entitled The United Streets of America to commemorate the return of the AND 1 Mix Tape Tour 2007 featuring a tournament between the world's best basketball playground players. The campaign from 72 & Sunny,
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Acushnet Golf Q1 Results Hurt by Product Timing, Weather…
Fortune Brands reported that first quarter revenues were relatively flat at its Acushnet golf division, which includes the Titleist, Cobra and Footjoy brands, due primarily to the timing of new product launches, which they expect will benefit the second q
Payless Hires Sears Exec as VP, Corporate Strategy
Payless ShoeSource hired Paul Fenaroli to serve as division senior vice president of corporate strategy. He was most recently head of new store development at Sears. John Smith, who previously served as vice president, corporate strategy has been promoted
Bowling and Billiards Soft for Brunswick in Q1…
Brunswick Corporation saw a 2% decrease in net sales for the first quarter to $1.39 billion from $1.41 billion last year. Overall net earnings from continuing operations for the company were down 53.7% to $34.3 million, or 38 cents per diluted share, from
Helly Hanson to Sponsor Raid the North Extreme
Helly Hansen has signed on as the official apparel and footwear provider for this year's expedition style adventure race in North America: Raid the North Extreme in Prince Rupert, B.C. Helly will be providing performance HH Dry shirts with LIFA Stay
Sports Gilbert Rousseau Looks Canada-Wide
Sports Gilbert Rousseau, which operates five hockey superstores around Montreal, has formed an investment group with a goal of expanding the concept across Canada. The “category killer” hockey specialty retail chain, as SGR called it in a release, will op
LaCrosse Posts Strong Q1 on Outdoor, Work Gains
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. for the first quarter of 2007 reported consolidated net sales of $23.7 million, up 11% from $21.4 million in the first quarter of 2006. Net income was $0.6 million or 10 cents per diluted share in the first quarter of 2007, up 54%
GSI Commerce Narrows loss in Q1; Net Sporting Goods Sales up 36%…
GSI Commerce Inc. cut its Q1 net loss to $2.3 million, or 5 cents per share, from a loss of $4.4 million, or 10 cents, a year ago. Revenues grew 28% to $146.3 million from $114.2 million, driven by a 19% growth in product sales and 66% growth in service
Mizuno Sponsors Int’l Softball Conference
Mizuno has signed on to become the newest sponsor of the International Softball Conference (ISC). The ISC is a non-profit organization for the promotion and administration of men’s and boy’s fastpitch softball in North America…
Hanesbrands Q1 Profit Tumbles…
Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of Hanes and Champion, reported relatively flat sales for the first quarter, but profit tumbled 84% as the company continued its transition to a standalone business…
NGF: March Rounds Played Jump 11% Over Last Year
According to the National Golf Foundationa, rounds of golf played in the U.S. increased 11.3% on a same-store basis in March 2007 vs. March 2006. March’s better performance brought the first quarter figure to -4.0%. Regionally, the Northeast experienced a
Innes Names Skate Team and Internet Content Manager
Innes appointed industry veteran and former pro Lance Conklin to the dual post of Skate Team Manager and Internet Content manager. Kristian Svitak has decided to step down as Team Manager due to increased demands on his time from both his own skate brand,
K2 Inc. Sees Strong Q1 on Balanced Segments…
K2, Inc. saw strong single-digit sales increases during the first quarter of 2007 due to growth in sales within the Marine & Outdoor and Apparel & Footwear segments. Earnings were boosted during the quarter by stronger margins, particularly in team sports
Coleman Boosts Profits on Lower Sales in First Quarter…
Jarden Corp.’s net sales for the first quarter increased approximately 4% to $821 million compared to $792 million for the same period last year. Organic growth across all of Jarden’s brands was about 2.5%. Net sales in the Outdoor Solutions segment were
Amer Sports Q1 Hit by Winter Sports Slow-Down…
Amer Sports continued to suffer through the first quarter due to the exceptionally warm winter and slow re-orders of Salomon and Atomic snow sports equipment. However, in spite of the heavy declines in the top line for these two segments, the company was
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