KEEN, Inc. renewed a partnership with The Conservation Alliance that has played a key role in the growth and evolution of the Alliance over the past five years. Through its Hybrid.Care program, KEEN will cover a significant percentage of the organization&
Category: Sports/Fitness
Total Apparel Group Reports Growth in Q4
Total Apparel Group, Inc., the U.S. distributor of the FIFA, Kappa and Robe Di Kappa brands, reported revenues of$552,990 in its fourth quarter. It also said it remains committed and on pace to complete its audit by the end of Q1 2010 and will immediately
Big 5’s Q4 Profits Surge 77.8%, Sees Q1 Above Consensus
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. reported earnings vaulted 77.8% in its fourth quarter. Sales advanced 8.2% to $237.6 million from $219.6 million with comps inching up 0.1%. The sporting goods chain also said it expects first-quarter earnings to range between 1
Sports Direct Halts Turnaround Plans at Rival Blacks Leisure
Struggling British retailer Blacks Leisure was forced to postpone its annual meeting indefinitely last week when a rival chain—opposed to its turnaround plans—acquired a 28.5% stake in the company…
Volcom Beats Street, Swings to Profit in Q4 on Reduced Retail Discounts
In the closing quarter of a year that Volcom management called “one of the most challenging for our company and our industry,” the action sports apparel manufacturer handily exceeded analysts’ earnings estimates to wrap up 2009…
Cloudveil Founder Resigns
Cloudveil’s Co-Founder and President Stephen Sullivan has resigned following the recent sale of the brand. As reported, Spyder Active Sports last week sold the outerwear firm to Windsong Brands LLC, a private equity firm based in Westport, CT.
Wenger Opens First U.S. Store
Wenger has opened its first U.S. store, in Boulder, CO. The 3,000 square-foot store will open in April and sell Wenger's new line of technical footwear; tents, sleeping bags and backpacks…
New Balance to Sponsor NSSF Outdoor Nationals Event
New Balance announced an official multi-year partnership with the National Scholastic Sports Foundation (NSSF) in the Outdoor Nationals event, renamed the New Balance Outdoor Nationals…
Direct Business Sinks Nautilus’ Q4 Top Line 16%
Nautilus, Inc. said net sales from continuing operations for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 fell 16.0% to $53.7 million from $63.9 million in the year-ago period. Continuing results include the company’s direct and retail businesses but exclude th
Man Arrested for Embezzling $400K from Bass Pro
A fifty-two-year-old man was charged with stealing at least $457,750.82 over several years from Bass Pro's flagship store in Springfield, MO. Eugene Black worked as a contracted vendor, selling figurines and carved crafts at The Little Glass Shack i
REI, Timberland Join Climate Counts Industry Innovators
Six charter companies – Amtrak, Ben & Jerry's, Clif Bar, REI, Shaklee and Timberland – have signed on as charter members of the Climate Counts Industry Innovators (i2) project…
Genesco’s CEO Robert J. Dennis Adds Title of Chairman
Genesco Inc. said Robert J. Dennis, president and chief executive officer, has been named to the additional office of chairman, effective April 1, 2010. Dennis will succeed Hal N. Pennington as chairman…
ATF: Cav Arms Corp. and Owner Plead Guilty
Cavalry Arms Corporation and its owner Shawn Michael Nealon, 38, of Mesa Arizona., pleaded guilty to the felony offense of Illegal Sale by a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer to an Out-of-State Resident, in federal district court in Phoenix, according to
Coalition Calls on Administration to Make Fisheries Management Changes
A coalition of marine recreational fishing, boating, and conservation organizations and businesses called on the Obama administration to take immediate action to address a crisis within the federal fisheries management system…
Nike Increases Sponsorship Deal for Soccer Star Ronaldo
Nike Inc. will pay Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo €6 million ($8.1 mm) per year until 2014 million, under a new sponsorship deal, up from €4 million under its previous deal. Spanish newspaper Marca says Nike stepped up its bid for the Port