Cutter and Buck Fiscal Q2 Profits Jump…

While Cutter & Buck reported a decline in total sales in its fiscal 2004 second quarter, the company continued their turnaround as net income jumped 600% due to actions emphasizing profitable sales, reducing costs and improving sourcing and product pricin

Variflex Looks to Shrek for Help…

Variflex had another tough quarter, with sales declining 4.0% from $12.6 million in fiscal Q1 2003 to 12.1 million in fiscal Q1 2004 ended October 31. VFLX swung to a loss of $477,000. or 10 cents per share, compared to $11,000, or $0 per share LY…

Spiegel Actions May Signal Renewed Focus on Bauer…

Spiegel is becoming more active with its management of their Eddie Bauer subsidiary, asking the judge overseeing their Chapter 11 bankruptcy for permission to close around 30 stores and open 17 new ones. This action may not bode well for LL Bean’s intere

Rocky Hits Wolverine with Stalker Suit…

Rocky Shoes & Boots and Wolverine Worldwide are duking it out over the “Stalker” brand name. Rocky last week sued Wolverine in Federal District Court in Columbus, OH, citing Wolverine’s use of the word “stalker” on a new line of hunting boots…

The White Weekend after Black Friday…

As the entire Northeast turned white under a blanket of snow last weekend, retailers from the fashion, electronics, and sporting goods sectors were reporting a disappointing outcome for the second biggest shopping weekend of the year. But outdoor retail a

InSport Awarded Navy SEAL Contract

InSport has been awarded a significant contract to meet the performance demands of the elite Navy SEALs. Under the contract, InSport will build the Navy SEAL’s next-generation combat clothing ensemble, known as the Protective Combat Uniform, or PCU.

Lu Rasmussen joines Precor

Fitness industry veteran Lu Rasmussen has joined Precor in
the newly created position of Director of Leasing. according to Precor VP of Commercial Sales Chris Torggler, Rasmussen has a directive to launch an ongoing, comprehensive leasing program that s

Collegiate Pacific Acquires Team Sports Distributor

Collegiate Pacific announced that it has executed a letter of intent to acquire Kesslers Team Sports of Richmond, IN., the nation's largest independent team sporting goods distributor with annual revenues exceeding $30 million. Kesslers is recognized

Singing Rock Expands

Singing Rock office team expands with 2 new employees.Vojtech Dvorak will be joining the team as the world wide brand manager, and Jan Novotny joins product development as sourcing manager. Vojtech's area will cover grafic work, shop displays, sales

Edwin Watts Golf Closes ReCap Deal…

Wellspring Capital Management LLC, a New York-based private equity investment firm and majority shareholder of The Hockey Company since 1997, has reportedly taken a majority stake in Edwin Watts Golf. Terms of the deal were not disclosed…