The CPSC and Pelagic Pressure Systems are recalling Oceanic-brand ATOM 2.0 dive computers with serial numbers 1 through 2,079 (Revisions 2E, 3A, and 3B) and AERIS-brand EPIC dive computers with serial numbers 1 through 712 (Revision 1A). In addition, The
Category: Outdoor
Gregory Moves Ahead with New Team and New Ideas…
After Armor Holdings acquired Gregory Mountain Products in January of 2005, the company was left trying to figure out how an outdoor pack brand fit into the broader strategy of a massive military contractors’ holding company. The brand ended up floating i
Skram Media Restructures Climbing Magazine…
Shortly after acquiring Climbing Magazine from Primedia, Skram Media has decided to restructure the title and move the primary editorial offices out of their current Carbondale, CO location. The new offices should open in April and will be located in Boul
JJB Sports is Refused Appeal in Price Fixing Scheme
JJB Sports PLC sought leave to appeal to the House of Lords on certain aspects of the Court of Appeal's judgment on the action taken against JJB by the Office of Fair Trading on the price-fixing of certain replica kit products during 2000 and 2001. J
Blacks Leisure to Close 45 Stores in U.K…
Blacks Leisure will close about 45 unprofitable stores over the next two years. The company made the announcement shortly after it revealed sales will be flat for the 2006 year, which ended at the beginning of February. The retailer said these closures re
VF Corp. Majestically Steps Onto the Field…
VF Corp.’s Imagewear coalition made a major splash in the licensed apparel business as it acquired the only pro-league uniform supplier not named Reebok or adidas, picking up Majestic Athletic, Inc. and its related companies. This deal gives VF the licens
K2 Sports to Move Warehouse to Seattle…
K2 Sports plans to transition its shipping operations into a warehouse facility adjacent to the company’s new headquarters in Seattle.
K2 began relocating its finance, legal, sales, customer service and operations personnel in September 2006, and with th
A Young Life Cut Short
SportsOneSource mourns the loss of a family member. Ben Powell, son of Matt Powell, a long-time sporting goods industry analyst and a founding partner of this newsletter, succumbed to injuries suffered in an automobile accident in Murdo, S.D. He was 21
Russell Corp. to Close Alexander City Plant
Russell Corp. plans to close a plant in Alexander City, AL. More than 400 workers at a plant learned last week that they will be losing their jobs when the plant closes later in the year. Some of the 425 employees will be let go as early as March 12 and a
Deckers Sees All Three Brands Contribute in 2006 Fourth Quarter…
With just over one year as CEO of Deckers, Angel Martinez has managed to turn the company from a holding company with only true one growth brand into a multi-brand platform that is driving double-digit growth in all segments. At the same time, the compan
NBA’s On-Site Sales at All-Star Game Sets Record
The NBA said that on-site retail merchandise sales during All-Star 2007 in Las Vegas increased by 54 percent versus the prior sales record set in Los Angeles in 2004…
Head Fourth Quarter Sales and Profits Decline…
Head N.V. echoed the reports coming from other snow sports hardgoods manufacturers during their fourth quarter as winter snow did not materialize until late in the season for Europe, and much of the Northeast and Midwest in the U.S. Fourth quarter net re
Smartwool Announces Rep and Agency of the Year Awards
SmartWool's inaugural Rep of the Year and Rep Agency of the Year Awards, were given to Matt Ronca from the Hawk Sales Group, and the Alpert Tebrich agency of California. The awards were given based on growth, strategic planning and brand support, pro
Escalade’s Q4 Sporting Goods Revs Up 11% on Acquisitions…
Driven by acquisitions completed in the first half of fiscal 2006, Escalade Inc. said fourth quarter revenues in its sporting goods segment were up 11% in the fourth quarter and 13% in the year. Sales into the mass retail market were relatively unchanged
K2 Sports and Nike Open New Distribution Centers
K2 Sports plans to transition its shipping operations into a warehouse facility adjacent to the company’s new headquarters in Seattle. In other news, Nike, Inc. reached an agreement to acquire a 125-acre land parcel in Memphis, TN, known locally as Northr
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