McDavid USA has hired Paul Andre in a new position as sales manager – Western U.S…
Category: Sports/Fitness
OIA VantagePoint: April Outdoor Product Sales up 10.4 Percent
Sales of outdoor products grew a robust 10.4 percent to $710.8 million in the four week fiscal April period that ended April 30, according to retail point-of-sale data from the April 2011 OIA VantagePoint™ Trend Report. Outdoor Footwear led the pack, up 1
Puma Takes Over Puma Bodywear and Socks Company Dobotex
Puma will acquire 100 percent of its Dutch licensee Dobotex, which develops, produces and distributes Puma socks and bodywear. Puma currently holds 50.1 percent of Dobotex' shares and will acquire the remaining stake on the 1st of January 2012…
U.S. Soldiers Wearing Foreign-Made Athletic Shoes
Maine lawmakers are asking the U.S. Department of Defense to explain a procurement policy that allows U.S. service members to acquire foreign-made athletic shoes. New Balance, which operates shoe plants in the U.S., including three in Maine, has spoken ou
Masseys Launches Online Travel Hub
Masseys has created an online hub for customers to access local and destination adventures on its web site. Masseys customers will be able to quickly locate and book trips with local canoe, backpacking, fishing, and surfing guides. The site will also sign
Timberland Launches Geocaching Campaign in Europe
Timberland has launched a GPS-enabled treasure hunt that spans six European cities to promote its Earthkeeper footwear range. The Trail of Heroes campaign will run in Berlin, Brussels, London, Madrid, Milan and Paris until June…
Deckers Outdoor to Acquire Sanuk for $120 Million Plus
Deckers Outdoor Corporation signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire the Sanuk brand for $120 million plus earn outs, or nearly three times Sanuk's 2010 sales of $43 million. Deckers said Sanuk is profitable, will be accretive to earni
New Balance Creates Casual-Comfort Company
New Balance announced the creation of an independent company to accelerate the growth of company's two casual-comfort footwear brands, Aravon and Dunham, as well as create new brands in the casual-comfort space. Bob Infantino was named president of
Antigua Extends License Agreement with LPGA
The Antigua Group, Inc. and the LPGA Tour have agreed to extend their license agreement for an additional three years through 2013…
Mountain Hardwear Adds Sales Managers
Mountain Hardwear said Tom Shores will serve as its western regional sales manager, while Mark Kallerud will fulfill the role of regional specialty sales manager for the Mountain Hardwear and Montrail brands…
NSSF Completes Study on AR-style Rifles
With so many MSRs purchased from 2008 to early-2010, , the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, wanted to learn more about owners’ use and attitudes related to these firearms…
Canadian Tire Posts Weaker Q1 Sales and Stronger Net Income on Slower Traffic
Canadian Tire Corporation, Ltd, which last week announced a deal to acquire Forzani Group, reported that first quarter consolidated retail sales increased 3.7 percent to CN$1.96 billion, with total consolidated revenues increasing 4.6 percent to CN$1.98 b
Broder Bros. Q1 Sales Up 13.3 percent
Broder Bros. Co. reported net sales for the first quarter ended March 26 were $173.9 million, up 13.3 percent from sales of $153.5 million for the first quarter 2010…
SRAM Floats IPO to Buy Out Investment Company; 2010 Net Jumps Triple-Digits
SRAM LLC plans to raise up to $300 million in an initial public offering after taking on more debt to cash out an investment firm that bought a 40 percent stake in the company at the height of the financial crisis in September 2009…
Asics America Sales Up 18.4 Percent in Fiscal 2011
Asics Corp. said revenues at Asics America Corp jumped 18.4 percent in its fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. The growth was driven by footwear posting its highest sales figures in recent years at over 18 percent, while apparel showed an increase of almost
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