Golf Galaxy said Dana Busch, a nine-year Golf Galaxy employee, was promoted to SVP of merchandising. Justin Royer, also a nine-year Golf Galaxy employee, was promoted to vice president of marketing…
Category: Outdoor
Yakima Increases OIWC Sponsorship
Yakima will become a gold level sponsor for the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC), a non-profit association organized for the purpose of equipping women to reach their professional success in the outdoor industries through educational programmin
TJX Net Falls On Year-Ago Benefit
The TJX Cos. Inc. reported income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter was $243 million, or 51 cents a share. That compares with $288.7 million, or 59 cents, a year ago. Sales increased 9% to $5.1 billion, and comparable store sales increase
Skechers Q4 Profit Soars 149%
Skechers USA Inc. reported fourth quarter earnings vaulted 149% to $14.6 million, or 33 cents a share, from $5.9 million, or 14 cents, a year earlier. Sales increased 36.2% to $304.5 million as compared to $223.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2005…
Cutters Gloves Partners with GreatCatch
Cutters Gloves, based in Phoenix, reached an agreement to partner with GreatCatch of Lafayette, Louisiana. Cutters will distribute the GreatCatch training device through its large network of retail outlets in the U.S., Canada, and abroad. Invented by Mark
Crocs Q4 and Full Year Revenues Outpace Year-Ago
Crocs, Inc. saw fourth quarter revenues jump 236.9% to $112.9 million from $33.6 million during last year's quarter. Net income for the quarter was $20.8 million, or 51 cents per diluted share, compared to $4.2 million, or 12 cents per diluted share,
Smartwool Shuffles Management Deck
Smartwool made several changes to its management structure with Mark Bryden, who had been SmartWool's acting President and General Manager, named the new president and GM. Christopher Hahn is now SmartWool's official VP of operations and supply
Nike Advertising Director Leaves Company
After 23 years with the company, Nike Advertising Director for U.S. Brand Marketing Saga Shoffner has departer. Shoffner, 47, joined Nike in 1984 and began her career as an advertising manager in the early years of 'Just Do It'…
Axcent to Create European Descente Subsidiary
Axcent Sports, the exclusive licensee of Descente cycle, run and triathlon apparel in North America, Europe and Australia has created a European subsidiary to distribute Descente athletic and cycling apparel directly to retailers throughout Europe. Riis C
Sea Otter Classic Partners with Toyota to go Green
The Sea Otter Classic announced today that the San Francisco Region, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., has joined the Sea Otter Classic and Clif Bar & Co. on a “Path to Sustainability.” The goal of Sea Otter's “Path to Sustainability” is to reduce th
Spalding Names Director of Branding and Licensing
Spalding has promoted Christy Hedgpeth to Director of Branding and Licensing. Hedgpeth will be responsible for brand consistency across all of the Spalding businesses and will also manage existing licensees, establish new licensing partnerships with strat
American Skiing Co. Sells Off Another Pair of Resorts
American Skiing Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Killington and Pico resorts in Vermont to SP Land Company, LLC, a major area landowner, for $83.5 million. The announced sale follows the recent announcement of the sale of Mount Snow
Puma AG Gets Boost from Distributor Integration; U.S. Backlog Declines at Year-End…
Puma AG passed the two billion euro mark for the first time in 2006 and looked to be on track to achieve its Phase IV objectives, but the work toward those goals continued to cause pain in the fourth quarter. Sales in the Americas and Asia Pacific got a
Collegiate Pacific Posts Less Than Stellar Q2…
Collegiate Pacific posted sales increases in the second quarter as well as improved margins and flat expenses, but was forced to lower its annual guidance as the sales gains were not quite up to expectations. According to Adam Blumenfeld, CEO, “top line g
Cybex Q4 Sales Increase 6%, Annual Results Stronger
Cybex International, Inc. posted its eighteenth consecutive quarter of year-over-year sales growth in Q4 with sales reaching $38.2 million, up 6.1% from $36.0 million in the year-ago quarter. For the same period, net income increased 13.8% to $2.8 million
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