Rocky Brands Q2 Revenues Limp Ahead 2.6%; Loss Expands…

Rocky Brands, Inc.'s Q2 sales increased 2.6% to $58.8 million from $57.3 million. A 16.6% increase in retail revenues offset by a 2.7% decrease in wholesale sales. It also showed a steeper loss due to weaker-than-expected wholesale revenues, increase

LaCrosse Footwear Q2 Income Slips on 14% Sales Gain

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. second quarter consolidated net sales were $24.9 million, up 14% from $21.8 million in the second quarter of 2006.Operating income was $1.4 million in the second quarter of 2007, up 44% from $1.0 million in the second quarter of 20

Implus Footcare Acquires Sneaker Balls

Implus Footcare acquired Sneaker Balls, a patented shoe deodorizing product. “The Sneaker Balls acquisition further complements our commitment as a leader in the footwear accessory market,” said Todd Vore, Implus President. “We are excited to add Sneaker

Open Air Demo Relocates

Due to poor waterfront conditions at Willard Bay State Park, the 2007 Outdoor Retailer Open Air Demo will relocate upstream to Pineview Reservoir near Ogden, Utah. The event dates, August 7-8, 2007, will remain the same…

Bushnell Acquired by Private-Equity Firm…

Bushnell Outdoor Products was sold from one private equity firm to another last week as MidOcean Partners acquired the optical and outdoor products firm from Wind Point Partners. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but local papers reported the total e

Possible Port Strike Could Stymie Holiday Deliveries…

The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles currently face a strike that could send ripples throughout the sporting goods industry, causing late deliveries of fall and back-to-school product. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union threatened to hono

Crocs Inks MLB Licensing Deal

Crocs, Inc. has reached an agreement with Major League Baseball Properties that allows Crocs to license the names and logos for all 30 Major League Baseball teams and related properties with worldwide distribution rights. The products include a primary te

Weak Marine Sales Causes Brunswick to Lower Guidance…

Brunswick Corp. has lowered its guidance for the fiscal year to a range of $1.20 to $1.35 per diluted share from continuing operations due to lower production of marine products in the second half of 2007 as a result of continued weakness in retail market

FFR Sees Strong Attendance Growth…

With new show dates of September 16-18, 2007, FlyFishing Retailer total attendee registration is currently up 25% over last year, with retail store registration numbers also showing double-digit increases…

Camelbak Better Bottle Wins Design Award

The CamelBak® Better Bottle™ joins product design heavyweights like Herman Miller, Apple, Sony and the BMW Designworks as winners in I.D magazine’s prestigious Annual Design Review. The CamelBak® Better Bottle™ won an Honorable Mention in the Consumer Pro

Nike Suspends Release of Zoom Vick 5 Shoe

Nike, Inc. — and a number of retailers — may take a bit of a financial hit this summer as a result of the legal problems associated with one of its key athlete endorsers. After the firestorm surrounding the federal indictment of Michael Vick for allege

West Marine Q2 Comps Continue to Decline

West Marine’s comparable store sales for the second quarter decreased 2.9% due to a generally slow boating market in Florida and higher gas prices impacting water sports. Net sales for the quarter were $247.8 million, a decrease of 6.3% from net sales of